Diversity evident at gathering of transport academic researchers

University researchers in transport came together last week for the annual presentation of their work, exchange of knowledge and discussion. Rhodri Clark was there for LTT to hear some of the papers and assess the atmosphere

Dr Dimitris Potoglou, Cardiff University

Dr Dimitris Potoglou, Cardiff University

Prof Alexandros Nikitas, University of Huddersfield

Prof Alexandros Nikitas, University of Huddersfield

It is often said that transport planning and policy suffer from being dominated by white middle aged men, but last week’s annual conference of the University Transport Studies Group in Cardiff confirmed that, in academia at least, transport is a subject which appeals to a diverse range of people.

This is probably both a reflection and a cause of transport study topics being more varied than in the past, but some nervousness was apparent among those presenters whose research leads...

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