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2017-08-22
MetroFreight: Visiting scholar Dr. Dablanc featured at a research seminar given by the University of Southern California
The METRANS Transportation Center hosted Dr. Laetitia Dablanc as a Visiting Scholar from the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), University of Paris-East. Dr. Dablanc directed research during her stay and featured as a speaker for a research seminar given on July 28 at USC and titled, Urban Freight Policy: Recent Developments in Paris.
The details of the visit and the documentation related to the seminar can be found on METRANS' page.
MOBILITY & ACCESS IN AFRICAN CITIES:
CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS: EXPLORATORY COMPARATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS
The current Call is mainly directed to sub-Saharan university-based researchers with expertise on sustainable and equitable mobility and access in sub-Saharan African cities, and/or previously engaged in transport-related research, and strongly interested in carrying out interdisciplinary research on issues related to sustainable and equitable mobility and access,
Call open until 2019-10-15
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.
Invitation open until 2019-10-31
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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.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
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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
