The University of York has come eighth place in a league table of the UK’s most bike-friendly universities.
The survey in question was published by The Telegraph using data available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency and is based on the number of available bike spaces at the universities.
Those York students rejected from Oxford will be pleased to hear that the famously bike-friendly university only achieved 10th place with 2900 available bike spaces, whilst fellow research intensive establishment University of East Anglia just missed out on ninth place with seven bike spaces less than York at 3074.
Cambridge University was in a different gear however and its students don’t seem to tyre from cycling as it clinched first place with 6200 spaces.
Kallum Taylor told Vision he was relieved with our place in the league table saying:
“It’s somewhat of a relief to see that we’re doing alright on the cycling front. You could say that York’s not really built for cars, so it’s important that the university does what it can to accomodate student’s wanting to get about easier and quicker. Even better there’s no parking charges, so those who choose to cycle instead of drive save a little bit more cash.”
The cycling table comes as some respite for the green side of York, with the University recently slipped down to 126th place in the University Green League Table.
Cycling is the best! As a kid, me and my brother cycled everywhere. I would say my perfect physique is down to my years of cycling.
But, don’t kid yourselves. York is still very much out of the top ten in the *real* league tables.
Cute headline though.
Are you delusional Taylor? Your relieved? Who cares about the bikes… U might wanna focus on getting our rankings up in the tables that actually matter, and when I checked last, York was not on the top 10 and was looking pretty miserable.
Keep in mind that there is a reason for league tables and ranking. Oxford and Cambridge are always on top because they are genuinely amazing universities in terms of student accommodation, student-tutor ratios, teaching and research expertise, student satisfaction etc.
York needs to improve. Not just for the league tables, but because the improvements that will cause York to rise up in the league tables will be beneficial for all students (and staff).
The league tables are a compliment for excellent standards. Similarly, the league tables further entrench the reputation of some universities as being below par.
What’s with all the moaners on this website all of a sudden. Is everyone allergic to geese? It’s a perfectly innocuous article. This constant obsession with being ‘top 10’ in league tables is straight out of 6th form. Lighten up