Sustainable Travel

Travel is essential to the everyday activities of the University’s staff and students, as well as connecting local research with the global academic community. 

However, transporting thousands of people to and from the university inevitably contributes to total carbon emissions, puts pressure on transport networks and local communities, and impacts air quality and noise levels. 

Our environmentally and socially responsible approach to travel 

The University’s Sustainable Travel Plan will help us achieve our strategic travel aims and work towards embedding sustainability across the University; maximizing the potential to address local and global challenges to help achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. This travel plan will help us to achieve our strategic aim to foster a student and staff body where sustainable travel is the norm enhancing the connectivity of our institution while reducing the associated negative impacts of travel such as congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution. 

It is the responsibility of the entire University community to push forward and help deliver our sustainable travel commitments. 

The Achieving Sustainable Travel principle of our Climate Plan sets out targets to maintain business travel and commuting emissions at 50% of their 2018/19 baseline level. 

Read more about our sustainable travel emissions reduction commitments in the University Climate Plan. Students and staff can also access more information and discussion channels in the Climate Plan Sharepoint Hub. 

Campus is full of sustainable travel infrastructure and evolving all the time. Check out our Sustainable Travel Map to find your nearest cycle parking, hygiene facilities, blue badge bays, Car Clubs, EV charging points, Leeds City Bike dock, and much more.

The map is a product of collaborative effort and will be continually updated, so please email [email protected] if you spot anything missing or in need of updating.