May 2003
Research and Teaching

Staff and Students Travel Survey

Staff and students are being asked about their travel patterns as part of a bid to improve environmental awareness in higher education.

The survey will consider how staff and students travel to and from the campus, and will examine issues such as parking and congestion. Students and staff will be able to access the on-line survey in early May.

The project's Director, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management Dr Peter Hopkinson, said: "The survey will provide us with invaluable information which can then be used as a benchmark for other universities. The outcome will be heightened awareness of opportunities for improvement."

The survey is part of the 'Higher Education - Environmental Performance Improvement' project (HEEPI). The two-year project is led by Bradford, and funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). It involves a partnership between four universities - Bradford, Gloucestershire, Leeds Metropolitan and UMIST - together with Yorkshire Universities and the Joint Procurement Policy and Strategy Group.

The project also has close links with the Association of University Directors of Estates. In September 2002, News & Views revealed how the project aimed to establish benchmarking schemes and enhance the change skills of key professionals in estates and procurement considering such issues as energy and water consumption, and transport and waste.

The HEEPI project has now been given £100,000 by HEFCE for Phase 2 of the project, which will involve rolling out the scheme nationwide.

• For further information on the survey, and the HEEPI project, logon to www.heepi.org.uk/ or contact Peter Hopkinson on (01274) (23)4235.

6 May 2003

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