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ICORSI (the Independent Council for Road Safety International) launches a serie of international dialogues on current issues in road safety, starting October 20, 2020.
Each dialogue features an expert on the subject who will be in conversation with interlocutors like Dinesh Mohan, Honorary Professor or Geetam Tiwari, Professor at IIT-Delhi and Members of the VREF's network, on issues facing us in road safety interventions and research around the world. These dialogues are organised in collaboration with Universidad del Valle, Colombia.
The programme can be found here.
The Independent Council for Road Safety International is a not-for profit organization that provides independent authoritative advice on global road safety policies by road safety scientists that have no financial conflicts of interest.
ICoRSI aims to:
- Provide rapid, independent and evidence-based information on road safety policy and practice to policy makers and the public.
- Strengthen the capacity of safety professionals and policy makers to understand existing evidence and undertake new research.
- Facilitate in capacity building for safety professionals and policy makers in the field of transportation safety.
For further information & updates on the series and other events,visit icorsi.org
Details:
Event: Global Road Safety Dialogue
When: October 20, 22, 27, 29 and November 3 and 5
Where: Online series
CALL FOR NOMINATION FOR the Håkan Frisinger Award for Excellence in Transportation Research
The VREF invites universities located in Sweden to nominate candidates for The Håkan Frisinger Award (Håkan Frisingers pris till framstående transportforskare) and apply for a VREF Visiting Researcher Grant for the nominated candidate.
Open for nomination until 2021-03-15. Read more...
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MOBILITY GRANT 2021- MAC-MG 2021 (pdf, 443.4 kB)
The VREF invites PhD students and advanced master students from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) universities to apply for a Mobility Grant (MG) to support a visit to another SSA university with up to SEK 25 000.
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarships for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the international policy dialogue in these fields.
This yearly award is aimed at supporting young individual researchers and students in is pursuance.
Call deadline: March 1, 2021 .
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
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