Ms Colette Murphy:

The cost of driving for a young person is incredibly expensive. To be honest, most people do not want to drive unless they need to because it is very expensive. Many students living in urban areas do not drive or do not have their own cars. They may have a licence and may use their parents' cars or whatever. For students living in rural areas, the public transport infrastructure is not available. In the past, many students in rural areas would have moved to towns and cities, but the cost and lack of availability of accommodation has had a massive impact in that regard. The reality is that many students are driving but that is because there is no other option for them. It has been easier for staff to reduce their carbon footprint in that sense because they generally live closer to where they are working, whereas students often have two-hour commutes, etc.

It is harder from that perspective. Generally, it will be found that students who are living in urban areas are not driving to the same extent at all.