Sustainable transport
With a UK staff and student community of over 40,000 and campuses in Malaysia and China, the University generates a significant demand for travel.
We actively encourage staff and students to use greener transport options and offer a range of green solutions:
- investment in cycling infrastructure
- extended hopper bus services
- discounted bus travel for staff
- opportunity to hire/buy cycles through payroll
- carshare scheme
- improved video conferencing facilities
We regularly review our travel plan through surveys, aimed at finding out more about staff travel patterns and choices.
Discounted staff travel
The travel pass scheme offers the opportunity to purchase travel passes through Payroll - many at discounted rates - while the cost is taken directly from your salary over 12 months.
Operators taking part are:
- Nottingham City Transport
- Trent Barton
- East Midlands Railway
- NET Trams
- Robin Hood (multi-operator pass, formerly Kangaroo)
For more detail on all of the above, see the Sustainability web page.
Hopper bus
We are one of the few universities offering a free hopper bus service to and from University Park, Jubilee Campus and King's Meadow Campus, and also between University Park and Sutton Bonington campuses, running throughout most of the year, with a more limited service outside of term-time.
More information, including timetables, can be accessed from the hopper bus services web page.
Staff and students travelling to Nottingham City Hospital are also able to travel free of charge on Medilink - simply show your University card.
Car share scheme
We've teamed up with the UK's largest car sharing network to provide a car share scheme for our staff. Car sharing can provide an easy way to cut your commuting costs and reduce your carbon footprint - and you don't have to do it every day. For more, see the Car sharing web page.
Parking permits
All our campuses have car parking facilities - details can be found on the Estates Office web pge.
Cycle2work scheme
Allows you to access up to £4,000 towards a bike or accessories, entering into a salary sacrifice agreement over a 12 month period. Find out more on the Employee Hub.
Car leasing
If you are thinking of getting a new car, we offer a car benefits scheme via Tusker. You can get a brand new electronic or ultra-low emission vehicles via a salary sacrifice scheme where a fixed monthly amount is taken directly from your gross salary. Find out more on the Employee Hub.