As the start of the new academic year draws nearer, many colleagues and students will be interested in planning how they are going to travel to the University over the next 12 months. To assist colleagues in planning their travel to the University, special information pages have been created for both staff and students to […]
This weekend marks the beginning of Bike Week 2012, a national event to encourage everyday cycling, and the University is celebrating with a number of cycling related activities on Friday, 15 June. A Bike Doctor will be located outside Maxwell building from 7.30am to 9.30am to perform free bike check-ups, make minor repairs and give […]
Due to popular demand and to coincide with national Bike Week 2012, a short summer application window for the University’s Cycle to Work Scheme will be open from Monday 11 June to Friday 22 June. As part of our commitment to encourage sustainable methods of travel, the scheme provides staff with the use of a […]
As part of the national Walk to Work Week challenge (14-18 May), Salford staff swapped their cars for a healthy stroll to the office and clocked up an impressive 134 miles, saved 23.23kg of CO2* and burned off a combined total of 12,869 calories. All staff were invited to take part in the challenge with […]
University colleagues are invited to take part in two active travel initiatives from next week – Walk to Work Week and the Greater Manchester Cycle Challenge. Walk to Work Week takes place from 14 – 18 May and is about more than just walking as a means of travelling in to work. […]
The University’s Cycle to Work Scheme is once again taking applications from staff wishing to benefit from the initiative. As part of our commitment to encourage sustainable methods of travel, the scheme provides staff with the use of a bike and safety equipment. There is also a financial incentive as the initiative is an HM […]
During November the University carried out a full travel survey of staff and students in order to provide baseline data to inform and shape the targets of the forthcoming University of Salford Sustainable Travel Plan. The Travel Plan itself covers a 5-year period and features measures aimed at increasing the amount of people travelling to […]
We were contacted by Ken Smart, a BA TV & Radio Production undergraduate, who wanted to publicise an interview he was doing as part of his studies with cyclist Carl Prince. Carl Prince ready to head to Paris Later this month Carl is riding his bike from Blackpool Tower to the Eiffel Tower and back […]
Take part in a five minute survey to tell us how you travel to the University for your chance to win £100 of Amazon vouchers. The results of the survey will help to inform the development of the University’s five-year Sustainable Travel Plan, which will set out a strategy to enhance the travel options available […]
At the beginning of the September the University offered staff the chance to get a bike through the Cycle to Work scheme for the first time. In the last few months, around 30 members of staff have signed up to the scheme, taking advantage of tax and national insurance savings on the purchase of a […]