Travel and Transport

Over 300 new and experienced cyclists have benefited from the Cycle Safety Project which has been run at the University by training experts Avanti Cycling in conjunction with Sustainability Services. Over 70 different events have been held; attracting staff and students to take part in a range of activities from cycle based training; maintenance sessions; ride leader workshops and various awareness events - including "light up campus" giving away bike lights to encourage all cyclists to be seen. Cycle based training has helped beginners learn to ride; developing others confidence and improved road skills of regular commuters. A number of complete beginners have now progressed, gaining enough confidence…

The results of the 2018 University Travel Survey are now in A massive thank you to everyone who took part back in January (832 staff and 734 students). You've provided some excellent feedback that we will use to update our Travel Plan Action Plan (to be published in October).A brief summary of the findings is provided in this blog - please see the full results in our Travel Survey 2018 results report (includes a 3 page summary), and our Travel Plan and Monitoring page for further details. The all important prize draw winners The student entries prize draw was won…

If you need to pump up your tyres or make a few minor repairs to your bicycle while you’re on Whiteknights or London Road campuses you’re now in luck. We have two new locations where DIY bicycle maintenance equipment is available to borrow on campus, and improved equipment available in the Chaplaincy. Equipment is now available to borrow (for you to use on campus) from: The Chaplaincy Security Services in Whiteknights House Security Services at London Road. The Chaplaincy location is already marked on our campus Shower Map, and this will be updated to show the other locations soon. You…

Travel Survey 2018! – Let us know your views and suggestions - win an iPad It’s time for the University’s biannual staff and student travel survey. Take the travel survey We really hope you take the opportunity to let us know how you get to our campuses and your views on what we can do to improve this for you. You could win one of two iPads by taking part! Your views are important to monitor how we are doing against the University Travel Plan, and to develop the action plan for the next couple of years. See what we…

Learn to fix your own bike Reading Bicycle Kitchen is an excellent initiative run by volunteers who will show you how to fix your own bike in exchange for a donation.They will be holding some fix it sessions at the University - see below for details.Please see their website for more details about how they work.

For how to get your free lights please see our cycle skills page here:

The University is working with Avanti Cycling in a bid to encourage staff and students to ensure you have the right knowledge, skills and equipment to keep yourselves and others safe while cycling on campus and on the roads. We’re offering free cycle training at a variety of different levels – from complete beginners who need to learn to ride a bike safely, through road tips for experienced cyclists, to experienced foreign cyclists who may just need a top-up on UK road laws. We’re also offering free cycle lights to everyone who takes part! Cycle Skills Flyer Most people’s thought…

As a regular cyclist, buying a new bike through the University’s Cycle2Work scheme has always seemed tempting, yet I never quite got round to it. Until now that is, and I’m wondering why I didn’t do it years ago! The University’s sustainable travel pages were a handy starting point, pointing straight to the relevant HR page that explains the scheme further. The scheme is run through Halfords, and I was pleased to see there were a number of potential options with local independent shops too. The scheme is really straightforward – you just need to decide how much you want to…