Transport Teaching & Research - Directory

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Aston University
School of Engineering and Applied Science Aston University, Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
Phone: 0121 204 3593/3564

The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers post experience distance

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Transport Operations Research Group (TORG); Newcastle University
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Phone: 0191 222 7803
Fax: 0191 222 6502

TORG is employing advanced technologies and behavioural research to address the need for radical changes in transport provision, traffic network management and public behaviour. The group focuses on research issues raised by the Foresight Intelligent Infrastructure study, the Stern Report and the Eddington Review.

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University of Birmingham Edgbaston B15 2TT
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 3344

Transport based studies at the University of Birmingham has a long history and this continues to thrive today in a variety of areas that truly span across the discipline. The main areas of excellence are highway management and engineering, railway engineering, vehicle dynamics, safety and reliability management.

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Transport Research Institute
TRI, Napier University Merchiston Campus
Edinburhg EH10 5DT
Phone: +44 (0) 131 455 2951

The Transport Research Institute (TRI) is among the UK`s leading centres for transport research and consultancy and is the largest and most diverse of those in Scotland. TRI draws on the wide-ranging, multidisciplinary skills and experience of its experts to deliver solutions that have attained worldwide recognition for their quality.

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The Open University
Dept. of Design, Development, Environment and Materials Venables Building North, Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
Phone: (0) 1908 652634
Fax: (0) 1908 654052

The Open University provides support to transport professionals and policymakers across a range of services. We have completed research projects for several local authorities and government departments (e.g. on DRT, innovative public transport and travel plans) and have provided research-based advice (e.g. on transport taxation to the National Business Travel Network).

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Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
University Road University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Phone: +44 (0)113 343 5325

The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) provides integrated solutions across the professions engaged with transport. Whether its training & development, data collection and analysis, consultancy, in-depth research or simply help in identifying the need, ITS has a wealth of proven expertise.

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University of York
Department of Mathematics University of York
York YO10 5DD
Phone: 01904 628275:
Fax: 01904 433071

Mike Smith offers expert advice on modelling multi-modal transport networks, answering questions like: how should transport models best be designed, improved or utilised so as to reduce urban congestion?

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Centre for Transport & Society, University of the West of England
Centre for Transport & Society, Faculty of Environment and Technology Frenchay Campus
Bristol BS16 1QY
Phone: +44 117 32 82133
Fax: +44 117 32 83002

CTS teaches the following ourses in addition to supervising doctoral students. Most are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. All available full/part- ime:MSc/PG Diploma/PG Certificate Transport Planning MA/PG Diploma/PG Certificate Transport and Urban Design MPlan/BA(Hons) Planning with TransportBA(Hons) Geography with Transport

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Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Exhibition Road
London SW7 2AZ
Phone: (0)20 7594 6100
Fax: (0)20 7594 6102

We are one of the largest and most successful transport research groups in Europe comprising over seventy academic staff, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.