Flight Ban Policy

Your Union
- Associate MembershipSU Memberships for recent grads, only £20!
- UCA Students' Union Digital Communities
- Your UCASU MembershipUCASU Membership details enclosed
- About UCASUInformation about how we do things and the rules we follow.
- UCASU ValuesOur plan to providing every UCA student an excellent experience.
- Follow usLinks to all our social media channels.
- Work at UCASUCheck out our current vacancies, and head here for staff onboarding if you've just joined us.
- Advertise With UCASUTap into a highly-engaged student audience by advertising at UCA Students' Union. Get in touch with our media partner, native, today.
- Making a ComplaintHow to make a complaint about the Union.
Advice & Support
- Knowledge BaseFrom wellbeing advice to understanding academic processes guidance and much more in between, visit our Knowledge Base!
- Resources & ToolkitsCheck out our Climate Conscious Toolkit, LGBTQ+ Education Pack, Mental Health and Disability Resouce and more.
- Reporting an IssueHow to report any issues you may be dealing with to UCASU directly or through the UCA Report + Support platform.
Student Voice
- Your Union PresidentsMeet your full-time elected Presidents, Cassie and Rajon. Find out about their campaigns and keep up-to-date here.
- Union CouncilFind our who's on your Union Council, what's being done to represent your interests and when our meetings are.
- Course RepsOur Course Reps represent positive academic change and development. Find out more and find your Course Rep!
- CampaignsInformation on all of our current campaigns and how you can support them.
- All Student Meeting (AGM)The All Student Meeting reports on our work and give students the chance to directly impact it.
Get Involved
- Clubs & SocietiesFind out about the Clubs and Societies already on your campus that you can join, and how to start your own!
- Events CalendarWant to know what's happening on your campus? Our events calendar is the place to go to be in the know.
- GlasshouseThe number one nighttime venue in Farnham, based right in the heart of campus – it’s brought to you by UCASU too!
- London PrideJoin us for the London Pride parade! Grab your free ticket and come wave your flags with us!
- Spring MarketJoin us on your campus for our Annual Spring Markets. Support the UCA community alongside local creatives and small businesses. Stall sign-up open to Students, Staff, Alumni and Public
- UnivisionInspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, Univision brings students from across the country together to represent their institutions in an all-out music competition. Hosted by the University of Surrey Students' Union, it is not to miss!
- Winter MarketJoin us on your campus for our Annual Winter Markets. Spread some festive cheer and support locally, stall sign-up open to students, staff, alumni and public.
- Union Awards X Summer BallOur Union Awards celebrates and offers recognition of achievements made throughout the year.
Elections
The Workshop
Shop
Contact
Search

Flight Ban Policy

Flight Ban

UCA Students’ Union is conscientious about its environmental impact. Travel undertaken by Union members must therefor take into account the effects on the environment.

Aviation currently accounts for 13% of the UK’s contribution to climate change, and is the fastest growing source of UK carbon emissions – it’s predicted for 1/3 of the UK’s carbon budget by 2050. The emission caused by domestic air travel are much larger than alternative means of transport such as bus or train.

Actions

For the Students’ Union to ban business air travel for staff and officers within Great Britain if it is less than 400 miles each way. Allowances to be made for air travel on an individual basis based on access needs. For the Chief Executive to be the arbiter of that system (aside from decisions about themselves). For any domestic air travel to be reported back to the Students’ Union Executive Committee for monitoring purposes.