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Reducing the impact of our national and international travel

As a global university in the heart of London, our students and staff travel for fieldwork and fieldtrips, to share their research at international conferences and to build global partnerships.

King's recognises the impact that student and staff travel has on the environment. Travel is a significant area of emissions, reported in our Environmental Sustainability Report.

To address the environmental impact, we have developed travel policies and targets to reduce these emissions.

Sustainable travel policy

King’s introduced its Sustainable Travel Policy in November 2024. This is a key lever to help us achieve our commitment to reducing business travel flights by 5% every year to 2030 (King's Sustainability Strategy). Complete information can be found on our Business Travel webpages (internal only), including frequently asked questions.

Resources for sustainable travel

Travel to and between campuses

We encourage students and staff to travel actively to and between campuses where possible. Active travel, such as cycling, walking and wheeling, have health and environmental benefits and can help you save money. Secure bike storage facilities are available across our campuses, and many of these contain bike repair stands for simple bike repairs. Transport for London provide maps of cycling lanes in London, which can be used to plan your route.

Find out about King's Cycle to Work scheme (intranet page)Find out more about our cycling facilities
Bike shed at Guy's

Hear from our community

If you're unsure of where to get started, you can read about the experiences of several staff and students from King's who detail their experiences travelling by train in a series of blogs about the IGUANA project. Funded by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and run by Dr Uzma Zahid, the IGUANA project helps members of the IoPPN take low-carbon options such as rail when travelling for King's opportunities.

IGUANA: Much Ado About CarbonKing’s College London Decarbonising European Conference Travel Initiative (IGUANA) BlogsFrom Bordeaux with Low-carbon Love!Intercontinental train travel: The highs, the lows, and why I'd do it againTravelling Sustainably to the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ConferenceChoosing Trains Over Planes - Travelling to the EUNETHYDIS ADHD Conference
A train travelling through green mountains in Switzerland.

More about sustainability at King's

Education

Empowering our students to shape a more sustainable future.

Operations

Building sustainability into King’s actions and operations.

Take action

Learn more about how you can join in with King's sustainability activities.