Cycle Parking Locations
Locking / Parking facilities
The following sites are available for staff and students to secure their cycles around the University. Please be advised, cycles are not permitted to be stored within University buildings at any stage:
| Site | Building/Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Rear of Administration Building | 10 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Front of entrance to International and Postgraduate Student Centre | 11 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Rear of International and Postgraduate Student Centre (opposite front entrance to The McClay Library) | 12 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Rear of The McClay Library | 8 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Front entrance to The McClay Library | 15 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Off University Square (towards Old Library) | 4 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Old Physics / Archway | 4 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | South Dining Hall | 5 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Peter Froggatt Centre | 5 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | College Park East | 10 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Main | Cloisters / Car park | 10 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Ashby | At entrance to Ashby Annex (Lab block) | 12 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Bernard Crossland | Front of Bernard Crossland Building | 5 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| DKB | Stranmillis road | 10 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| DKB | Internal Quad Area | 14 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| MBC | Front of Whitla Medical Building | 4 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| MBC | Front of the MBC Building | 15 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| MBC | Front of School of Pharmacy | 3 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Elmwood | Adajacent to Geography Building | 5 x 'sheffield' stands |
| Students Union | Main entrance off University Road | 15 x 'sheffield' stands |
| PEC | Opposite main entrance | 30 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| Chlorine Gardens | Architecture Building | 5 x 'Sheffield' stands |
| ECIT | Opposite main entrance | 15 x 'Sheffield' stands |
Security Tips
- Where possible, always use the University cycle stands provided on campus. Grills and gates can be cut with bolt cutters; if you lock up to a short post, determined thieves may unbolt the sign and lift the bike up and off the post
- Be sure to secure the frame, and not just the wheels, to a cycle stand. If you only secure the wheels, a thief may steal the bike and leave the wheels behind
- Invest in a good quality lock; D or U locks offer the most protection
- Remember - lock it or lose it - further tips for security locks
- When buying a bike, budget for security.
Get insurance
An easy way to do this is to extend your home contents insurance to cover your bicycle, but make sure it covers you for thefts outside the home. If your bicycle is particularly valuable you may need to insure it separately.
Keep a record of your frame number
Without it, the PSNI wont be able to reunite a recovered bike with you, the owner. You can also register your frame number online at www.bikeregister.com