Step Up Sheffield

Want to earn rewards for travelling to the University on foot, by bike or using public transport? Download the free BetterPoints app and find out how.

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Step Up Sheffield

Want to earn rewards for travelling to the University on foot, by bike or using public transport? Download the free BetterPoints app and find out how.

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Get started, it's as easy as 1-2-3

Pop the app in your pocket and earn BetterPoints for getting around. It can track you automatically so you don't even need to press start and stop.

Step 1

Download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

Step 3

Get out and get active! The app will track your trips and you will automatically be credited with BetterPoints to spend or donate.
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Step 2

Register with your @sheffield.ac.uk email address, join the Step Up challenge and make sure auto tracking is toggled on.

Get started, it's as easy as 1-2-3

Pop the app in your pocket and earn BetterPoints for getting around. It can track you automatically so you don't even need to press start and stop.

Step 1

Download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

Step 2

Register with your @sheffield.ac.uk email address, join the Step Up challenge and make sure auto tracking is toggled on.

Step 3

Get out and get active! The app will track your trips and you will automatically be credited with BetterPoints to spend or donate.
Mobile phone with betterpoints app.
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Earn BetterPoints for every trip then treat yourself or donate them to charity

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Reward yourself and your world

The BetterPoints you earn are a digital currency that can be spent at University catering outlets, redeemed for high street vouchers, or donated to charity.

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Win medals and gear from Beryl and Proviz to keep active and be seen this winter

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Last year, we made over 650,000 sustainable journeys, travelling over 1 MILLION miles and saving around 170 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

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What BetterPoints can do for you

What rewards can you earn?

There are lots of rewards on offer for tracking your active and sustainable travel with the BetterPoints app.

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The University and Sheffield City Council have lots of useful pages for relevant information

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Challenge FAQs

The Greener Future challenge is a free to join rewards program designed to help you get active, earn rewards and support local traders and charities. It rewards sustainable travel for commuting and leisure trips and encourages regular, healthy activity for residents and employees in Surrey. The challenge will run from Monday 17th January until Saturday 30th April 2022.

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Earn rewards for doing your bit to tackle climate change

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