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New Year’s Resolutions

A very happy new year from all of us here in the Off Campus team. Have you made any new year’s resolutions for 2015? We find they can be difficult to keep – especially once the festive lull is over and life reaches full-speed again as January plows on. In the face of essays to …

‘Ready, Set, Pedal’: On Reflection

‘Ready, Set, Pedal’, an Advantage Award student-led event, pedalled into success on the 18th November 2013. A busy morning was spent setting up our stalls ready for Sustrans, Dr Bike and the Pulp Friction smoothie bike. Then, from 11-3 in the Portland Atrium, we were actively involved with getting more students on their bikes. So, …

Could Sustrans help you to get on your bike?

Sustrans is a charity which encourages people to travel more by foot, bike or public transport. They work with communities and policy makers to promote healthier, cleaner and cheaper forms of transport. Their work has created better walking and cycling links, including the national cycle network, across the UK. Sustrans aim is to have 4 …

Ready, Set, Pedal! – What’s It All About?

Ready, Set, Pedal! is the project run by students involved in the Nottingham Advantage Award to promote the option of cycling as a way of travelling to university and to create awareness about the cycling facilities on the campus and in the city. A travel survey conducted on staff and students at the University of …