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The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
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Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

Accommodation

Safe Cycle Storage

Cycling is one of the best ways to get around and explore Leeds, so there is nothing worse than discovering that your bike has gone AWOL…

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Written By

Accommodation Office

Published on 21 Nov 2017

If you have brought your own bike to University or have hired a Leeds Beckett hire bike there are some simple steps you can follow to minimise your chances of being a victim of bike theft, especially if you are planning on leaving your bike in Leeds during the Christmas break.

Tips to keep your bike safe

Always use a quality D-Lock and lock your bike to something solid. The university bike workshops offer high quality D-Locks for the bargain price of £20, you can also pick one up at Dr Bike which takes place on the first Monday of every month in the Rose Bowl Atrium, level 1, from 10.00-14.00.

On both campuses there are a number of secure cages available to students to store their bike. To get access simply email transport@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

All halls of residents also have secure cages, ask at your reception in the first instance and they will be able to provide access.

For tips on keeping safe at night, find out more here.