Travel and Transport

Save the Date! On 6 March from 11:00-14:00 the Sustainability team are hosting a Sustainable Travel Day in Palmer Quad. The day will feature lots of exciting opportunities to explore sustainable modes of transport and the benefits that they can bring to your health and our environment. Highlights include: Explore our beautiful campus, find out the benefits of meditation and see what signs of Spring you can spot on our nature walk from 11:30-12:30. Sign up here Discover Whiteknights by bike on our Campus cycle ride from 13:30-14:00. Sign up here Win free travel with Reading Buses Get bike security…

We all have to travel to University, now it is your chance to have your say. The Sustainability Team want to know how you currently travel, what you would like to see improved and any other travel ideas. Students - Complete the survey Staff – Complete the survey     This year, we’re offering the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of 3x£100 or 10x£20 ASDA or M&S vouchers which would be a welcome treat to brighten up January! The feedback from the survey will form the basis of our new 5 year travel plan so now…

  Bicycle thefts, attempted thefts and damages are a nationwide issue, and our campuses are unfortunately not exempt. We continually work to improve security around our cycle parking to ensure that cycling remains an attractive, safe and viable option for our staff, students and visitors.     What do we do already? Thousands of cycle parking spaces, including secure cycle compounds across Whiteknights campus and at various Halls; Our Security team actively works to tackle cycle thefts through ‘Operation Velo’; We offer free bicycle security labels and discounted bike locks (available from the Security window at Whiteknights House); Our weekly…

With the University’s ambitious new Sustainable Travel Principles committing to cutting carbon emissions from European train travel by 60% by 2026, I am sharing my recent experience of taking the train to Germany to visit friends in the beautiful town of Mayen in west Germany, a little south of Cologne. Travelling with my wife on Easter Saturday, we caught the 08:35 from Reading station to London St Pancras.  We’re well-practised at European train travel, so knew that the (poorly advertised)  “London International CIV” ticket is the best-priced ticket to connect with Eurostar.  There's loads more helpful hints for international train…

Calling all club goers of Reading university! You can still travel to and from 3-Sixty every Wednesday night by using the free 360 bus. Reading buses teamed up with RUSU in 2021, to supply students with a free bus service to and from the student housing area to 3- Sixty at RUSU during term time. This service provides a safer way to travel at night-time which is quicker, more convenient and sustainable. Due to the great success of the 360-bus, students are still able to use this service weekly. As someone who has used the service in the past, I…

Do you want to beat the traffic getting to University, save money and reduce air pollution? A new FREE Park and Ride service has been launched from Mereoak (Junction 11 of the M4, RG7 1WJ). We have partnered with Reading Buses and the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust to deliver this exciting new sustainable travel option for our staff and students – who can now use the existing NHS H3 service from Mereoak. It runs from 06:25 to 18:55 Monday to Friday from junction 11 of the M4, with buses every 20 minutes at peak times.  Travel survey results show interest…

The results are in from the University’s 2022 travel survey and we are proud to announce that we have achieved our Travel Plan target for 87% of all travel to be sustainable by 2022. Key findings 51% of students and staff travel by sustainable means to and from the University (with sustainable travel defined as anything other than single occupancy vehicle travel). 70% of our students travel to University locations by foot, which has risen by 10% since the last survey was conducted in 2020. The amount of students using public transport has remained static but the number of student…

Welcome to all new students that have joined our community at University of Reading. If you are wondering what the most sustainable way to get round your new home is, then this blog is for you! The carbon hierarchy, as above, shows travel methods in order of sustainability – it is a helpful tool to consider the impact of travel decisions and supports the consideration of suitable alternatives. For further information and offers, please visit our sustainable travel pages. Walking The University has beautiful campuses’ and each one is easy to navigate via foot. Our walking webpage shows how to…

We’re pleased to announce that we have launched an exciting new lift share tool. This forms part of the Doing #UoRBit platform, allowing you to earn Green Points simply by lift sharing. Every month there is the chance to win a £20 voucher for those users who have earned the most Green Points! The lift share tool allows you to connect with other Doing #UoRBit users who would like to share their commute – whether it be by car, public transport, cycling or walking. The tool is easy to use – you can add a new route to share the…