Avid readers may have noticed that this blog has been slightly neglected lately but don’t let this fool you into thinking that there isn’t lots of brilliant projects for us to tell you about and do not fear… we aim to get this stream back to full health and brimming with all the latest goings on in the world of sustainability of campus.

We thought there was no better way to reignite our blogging than with exclusive behind the scenes coverage of our exciting roadtrip to the EAUC conference in Nottingham using one of the University’s own electric vehicles.

Since receiving confirmation of the loan of the car excitement has given way to trepidation as the complexities of the journey were realised (as well exactly how early we will need to get out of bed in the morning to make it for 11am!) Armed with a map of  rapid charging points along the way (along with standbys just in case) and some generous words of wisdom from our colleagues in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences we will embark from central campus at 6am tomorrow morning.

You can follow our journey on twitter using #EVRoadTrip and we will be updating the blog with our experiences!