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We use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to guide our activity. Our sustainable travel work is linked to the following SDGs: Goal 3 Health and Wellbeing, Goal 11 Sustainable Cities, Goal 13 Climate Action and Goal 17 Partnerships for the Goals.

Reducing and eliminating carbon emissions is a key strategic objective for the University and we have a strong track record for reducing single-occupancy car journeys made by commuters, as well as increasing the use of public transport and active travel.

We have invested in our campus and infrastructure to support modal shifts by upgrading our cycle paths, cycle storage, shower facilities and bus station facilities. We have also made improvements to our internal signposting (through ) to ensure that all the facilities available to staff and students are identifiable.

Our campus now has modernised arrangements for parking management and has supported the introduction of electric vehicles with the provision of charge points.

Existing links with local public transport providers have been maintained through Partnership Agreements and bus use supported with provision of discounted ticketing arrangements.

The University has continued to work closely with local authorities on transport planning and to improve the site and district transport arrangements

Travel Plan objectives

Supporting the travel plan is our revised business and academic travel guidance which applies a more rigorous and consistent application of the sustainable travel hierarchy, challenging the need to travel in the first instance, prioritising overland travel before air travel, and taking direct economy class flights where air travel is unavoidable. Unless in exceptional circumstances (caring responsibilities, EDI considerations etc.), domestic air travel is banned.

We will do this by:

• Continuing to reduce single occupancy vehicle travel by facilitating use of low carbon and sustainable travel modes.
• Measuring travel related carbon emissions to understand further measures needed to help achieve overall strategic goal of carbon net zero by 2035
• Continue to manage and enhance campus transport infrastructure to support sustainable travel and control parking effectively.
• Work with local authorities, public transport providers and other interested parties to develop off-campus infrastructure that supports low carbon travel modes, improves local air quality and is economically and environmentally sustainable.
• Develop approaches to enable the offset or capture of residual travel carbon emissions.

Travel mode targets

Travel mode targets for staff and students have been developed for the period of this travel plan. The student data is for students daily commuting from off-campus locations.

Student travel	2022 actual	2026 target	2029 target
Cycling	5.5%	7.5%	9%
Car alone	11.5%	11%	10%
Car share	9.5%	8.5%	7%
Bus	66.4%	68%	70%
Walking	3.7%	4%	4%
Motorbike	0.2%	0%	0%
Taxi	0.2%	0%	0%
Other	3%	1%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%

Staff travel	2022 actual	2026 target	2029 target
Cycling	13%	14%	15%
Car alone	48.5%	44.5%	41%
Car share	11%	12%	12%
Bus	21.5%	23%	25%
Walking	3.7%	4%	4.5%
Motorbike	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
Taxi	0%	0%	0%
Other	2%	2%	2%
Total	100%	100%	100%

Travel carbon targets - commuting

Daily commuting travel carbon emissions are dependent on several factors including travel mode, technology changes, student and staff numbers and proportion of working week travelling to campus and are hence more challenging to develop.

An indicative set of carbon reduction targets have been developed and are revisited annually.

	Actual emissions 22/23 (tCO2e)	Emissions target 25/26 (tCO2e)	Emissions target 28/29 (tCO2e)
Student commuting	3958	3900	2500
Staff commuting	2100	2000	1500

The student (living off campus) daily commuting emissions targets are based on changes in travel mode, the introduction of electric buses on local routes before 2028-29 and continuing robust parking policy controls on student parking on campus.

Staff daily commuting emissions targets are based on the travel mode targets, the introduction of EV buses on local routes before 2028-29, hybrid working at current levels, increases in staff using electric vehicles from 6%-20% by 2028-29, and an increase in use of low-carbon secondary travel modes.

Travel Plan monitoring and review

Progress on the Travel Plan objectives and targets is reviewed annually. The Travel Plan itself will be reviewed and an updated version produced at the end of this reporting period.

Comprehensive staff and student travel surveys will be undertaken every three years, with surveys planned for Spring 2026 and Spring 2029. On a more frequent basis the University will conduct other more limited surveys and sampling on a need’s specific basis. Certain aspects of travel may also be subject to internal and external audits as part of the ongoing operation of the Facilities ISO 14001 Environmental management System.

Policy owner/author: Sustainability Team - Dr Georgiana Allison (Head of Sustainability)

Version number: 1.0
Approved by: Sustainability Steering Group and Professor Simon Guy (Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global (Digital, International and Sustainability)
Approved Date: 25 June 2025
Date last reviewed: June 2025
Date of next review: June 2026