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Urban Freight Platform Conference- Designing urban space and managing flows – the importance of freight for liveable cities, Output
The Urban Freight Platform in Gothenburg had its 3rd VREF Conference on Urban Freight this mid-October. The conference presented current issues influencing urban freight research and discussed the complexity of designing urban space and managing flows for liveable cities.
The third edition of the International Conference on Urban Freight Conference VREF was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in mid-October. Speakers and participants from 25 countries attended the event.
Torbjörn Holmström, Chairman of the Board gave a welcome speech. Johan Woxenius, Member of the Scientific Council and Henrik Nolmark participated as representatives of VREF.
The Gothenburg Urban Freight Platform (G-UFP) who co-organized this 3rd conference together with Gothenburg University, has led the development of a book, Urban Logistics, which summarizes much of the results from the Theme Urban Freight. The book will be released in November 2018.
Further information on further conferences and program updates will be published on the conference website: www.urbanfreightplatform.se
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For personal inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us: info@urbanfreightplatform.se
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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2nd CALL FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE MAC-PROGRAM
The VREF invites Sub-Saharan based researchers with expertise on sustainable and equitable
mobility and access or related areas, and strong interest in carrying out interdisciplinary research. Open for application until 2020-09-29
MOBILITY GRANT 2020 - MAC-MG 2020
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.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
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 extended to April 30, 2020 due to COVID19.
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
