Reinstate the IMS (Institute of Marine Sciences) bus to make reaching class safer

I would like to reinstate the old IMS bus timetable, or find a new way to safely transport students to IMS. The IMS bus was cancelled without warning this summer. When we all applied for this course, a free bus to IMS was advertised as available, as the campus is far away from the main uni campus, where most students have found accommodation.

Alternative routes were suggested to students that asked for them:

The U1 bus stop closest to IMS (the only free form of transport now available) is from Bransbury Park, and is still at least 28 minutes from IMS walking. The walk to IMS is 40 minutes from Southsea; or an hour from the main campus. The biggest concern about walking is that the roads near IMS are not pedestrian or bike friendly, especially as the days begin to shorten.

The number 15 bus to Hayling Ferry was also proposed, but arrives at IMS only 2 minutes  before class starts, not allowing enough time to get to class punctually; and replaces a bus that used to run for free. If this bus became subsidised by the uni for students attending class at IMS; and if classes were scheduled to start 5 minutes after the hour, this would be an ideal alternative for reinstating the bus.

As we are entering third year, we sincerely value our time at IMS, as we feel it is integral in our growth into competent marine biologists. We hope that our transport to IMS could be held at the same level as any other UoP student, as support was shown for them by the intial changes to the bus service this year. We only ask that our transport needs are met by the university, as they have been successfully in the past.