The money that institutions spend on travel and transport is often not immediately felt or seen. Mileage claims and vehicle fleet management are among the few which are immediately visible; what's unseen are many hidden costs, not limited to financial expenditure. For example, costs associated with staff time spent travelling, providing parking spaces year-round, and the overall carbon footprint of student and staff journeys.
The impact on the environment can be significant, especially with international journeying for studies, business, and conferences remaining popular. The much needed measures to reduce excessive vehicle use are important for any university or college seeking to achieve the aims of its environmental commitments.
Connect with other EAUC members interested in this area of sustainability, by joining the EAUC's Transport Community of Practice. This group is for EAUC members only.
EAUC-Scotland's Travel and Transport Topic Support Network (TSN) is open to all, providing an opportunity for those working in or with the further and higher education sector to share ideas and questions and to get together to hear from particular speakers or discuss topics of interest.
Newcastle University’s car(bon) reduction
The Public Bodies Climate Change Duties came into play in 2016 with annual reports due each November. The universities and colleges of Scotland are supported by SSN and the...
A look at the 'Wider Influence' section of the Scottish Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Reporting which is due each year on 30 November
On Thursday 24th August 2017, the Travel & Transport Topic Support Network and ACT Travelwise met to discuss installing Electric Vehicles and their charging...
The University of St Andrews have developed a 10 year cycling strategy to exceed the Scottish Government’s 2020 target of 10% of journeys being made by bike by...
Carplus have published a case study of the Electric Car Club scheme installed into the University of St Andrews' campus. They have listed 19 tonnes of CO2 being saved...
The Scottish FHE sector submitted their reports for the first year of the required Public Bodies Climate Change Duties. The EAUC-Scotland have produced a analysis report with...
Green Travel Plan for the FX Plus Penryn and Falmouth campuses 2016-2021. In the last few years, there has been a significant shift towards more sustainable travel choices...
This workshop presentation is from the “Global Goals: Local Action” EAUC Annual Conference 2017, presented by Jayne Cornelius, Sustainable Travel Officer - Swansea...
Resources from the 'Financing and Managing Projects for Change' Summit from the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017.
Presentations from the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017 'Financing and Managing Projects for Change' Summit.
Useful Online Toolkit for helping organisations to implement travel work plans.
Katie Ridley, Sustainability Adviser, Northumbria University emailed the Transport Planning network to ask, “I am trying to get a feel for cycling facilities at other...
Transition University of St Andrews is part of the UK-based Transition Network, and a long-lasting example of a Transition University. Launched in 2009 by a group of...
See the UCC's Commuter Plan, giving advice on sustainable ways to get to work.
A report commissioned by Nottingham Trent University’s business support project, 'Working with you' and part funded by ERDF. "As Nottingham’s largest...
Nottingham City Council's draft specification for a joint sustainable taxi tender with fellow Nottingham organisations.
Sara Wilkes, Energy, Environment and Sustainability Assistant, Aston University emailed the Transport Planning network asking, “Has anyone set up a fleet of Enterprise...
On Friday 26th August 2016, the Community Engagement Topic Support Network met to explore the use and value of mapping ways to engage with sustainability in and...
The University of Winchester Sustainable Transport Initiatives.