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See you at the VREF Research Forum!
Mobilize week is here! And although we can't meet in Pune, India, we are delighted and grateful that we will still meet – and we are overwhelmed by the response that you have shown us during the planning of our first and virtual VREF Research Forum - Collective Action: Research in the Transformation of Urban Transport. Thank You!
This Tuesday and Thursday (October 27 and 29) we are more than 140 participants from 23 countries meeting in this new and co-created format. More than 50 of us will also contribute with content. Especially through the hosted conversations, which will address the topics that you by voting have ranked as most urgent and relevant.
The programme at a glance:
Plenary: Urban Transport Research in Times of Covid-19
Featuring Genevieve Giuliano, Henrik Nolmark, Winnie Mitullah, Jane Summerton, Christo Venter, Jose Holguin-Veras and Laetitia Dablanc
Hosted Conversations 10.00-11.00 AM EDT
Hosted Conversations 11:20 AM -12:20 PM EDT
Plenary: Advancing the Agenda for Future Urban Transport
Featuring Genevieve Giuliano, Henrik Nolmark, Heather Allen, Stanford Turner, and Torbjörn Holmström.
Hosted Conversations 10.00-11.00 AM EDT
Hosted Conversations 11:20 AM -12:20 PM EDT
Governing Urban Mobility System: How to (re)introduce Public Agency?
See below how you can access to the recorded plenary sessions.
Once again, thank you for the great commitment and enthusiasm that so many of you have put into the preparations of this week, and see you soon!
Details:
Event: MOBILIZE Week
When: From October 27 and 29, VREF Virtual Research Forum
Where: Virtual
Registration: closed but the plenary sessions will be recorded. As an already registered participant you can log in and read the full program here.
For further information & updates on the Mobilize virtual summit, you can even visit MOBILIZESummit.org
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... (pdf, 233.8 kB)
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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