James France Building

James France Building is a conference and events venue at the heart of Loughborough University’s East Midlands campus. The building is designed to support conferences, academic meetings, seminars, exhibitions and professional gatherings, with a useful mix of larger presentation rooms, smaller breakout spaces and open areas for registration, networking and catering.

The venue includes several lecture theatres with capacities ranging from around 120 to 280 delegates, alongside seminar and flat-floor rooms for workshops, discussion groups and parallel sessions. Its large exhibition and breakout area covers approximately 576 square metres and can accommodate medium-sized exhibitions, sponsor stands, poster displays, buffet lunches or informal networking. The open layout also makes it suitable for delegate registration and event welcome areas.

James France works particularly well as part of a wider conference layout across the university campus. Organisers can combine its meeting and exhibition facilities with larger plenary rooms in nearby buildings, while campus accommodation is within walking distance. On-site café facilities, accessibility features, lecture capture technology and integrated communications support are available for suitable bookings.

The venue is well suited to universities, professional associations, businesses and conference organisers looking for a practical campus setting in the East Midlands. Its central position on campus makes it easy to move between plenary sessions, breakout meetings, exhibitions and networking activities. Events are supported through the university’s conference and venue management team, helping organisers coordinate room layouts, delegate movement and the wider event experience.