Events

Current Events

TSU 40th Anniversary28 June 2013, Nuffield College, Oxford

TSU's 40th Anniversary

The event will include short presentations, a drinks reception with a book launch, followed by dinner. The focus of the afternoon and evening is to celebrate TSU, past and present, and to meet former colleagues. A more detailed programme will be available closer to the time.

Recent Events

© Dennis Schroeder / NREL (2011)January - February 2013, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series: Transitioning towards Electric Vehicles

A series of seminars on the theme of 'Transitioning towards Electric Vehicles' delivered during Hilary Term 2013 in the A J Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford.

UTSG Logo2-4 January 2013, St Anne's College, Oxford

45th Annual UTSG Conference

The 45th Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) Conference was hosted by the Transport Studies Unit in January 2013.

TSU Seminar Series: Socio-Spatial Inequalities, Transport and MobilitiesJanuary - March 2012, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series: Socio-Spatial Inequalities, Transport and Mobilities

A series of seminars on the theme of 'Socio-Spatial Inequalities, Transport and Mobilities' delivered during Hilary Term 2012 in the Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford. Podcasts of the talks are available.

Heritage and Lessons28 November 2011, Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre, Saïd Business School, Oxford

Heritage and Lessons

Professor the Lord Foster of Thames Bank OM, Visiting Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment.

29 November 2011, Danson Room, Trinity College, Oxford

The Future of Airport Capacity

A symposium following the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Architecture lecture entitled 'Heritage and Lessons' delivered by Professor the Lord Foster of Thames Bank OM on 28 November 2011. Convened by the School of Geography and the Environment and chaired by Professor David Banister, Director of the TSU. Contributors included experts in infrastructure, environment and planning.

Efficiency and Productivity of Urban Public Transport7 July 2011, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Efficiency and Productivity of Urban Public Transport: Case of post-communist Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Dr Alexandr Akimov, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance, Griffith University, Australia.

Saving Ourselves11 July 2011, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Saving Ourselves: The need for knowledge sharing and technology transfer among the islands and nation-states of the American Mediterranean in response to climate change and other extreme events

Dr Beverley Ward, Anthropology Department, University of South Florida.

Sustainable Income Standards11 May 2011, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Sustainable Income Standards: Towards a greener minimum?

Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University, and Angela Druckman, Surrey University.

Future Research in TransportJanuary - March 2011, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series: Future Research in Transport

A series of seminars on the theme of 'Future Research in Transport' delivered during Hilary Term 2011 in the Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford.

 15 September 2010, St Anne's College, Oxford

Visioning and Backcasting for Transport Futures in Chinese Cities

A workshop to review project progress on data collection, urban transport baseline, and urban transport future visions; and to discuss the methodologies to project future urban transport scenario and pathways.

 21 September 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminars - Professor Erling Holden and Dr Kristin Linnerud

Professor Erling Holden: 'The Troublesome Leisure Travel: Contradictory results of three sustainable mobility policies' and Dr Kristin Linnerud: 'Climate change, nuclear power and energy supply security.'

 13 September 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Transport and Climate Change - Auckland and France

A lunchtime seminar, featuring talks by Dr Patricia Austin, University of Auckland, on 'Strategic responses to climate change mitigation, Auckland' and Dr Hector Lopez-Ruiz, National Centre for Scientific Research, Lyon, on 'Scenario analysis and low carbon transport, France.'

7th Cycling and Society Symposium and Workshop6-7 September 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

7th Cycling and Society Symposium and Workshop

A symposium and workshop exploring critical perspectives on cycling and society from a broad variety of disciplines.

 6 August 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Geo-Narrative: Analyzing qualitative data with GIS in mixed-method for transport and health research

Professor Mei-Po Kwan, Department of Geography, Ohio State University.

 2 July 2010, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford

Oxford's Electric Scooter Trial Summary Meeting

Presentations on the trial and an opportunity to view the bikes and meet Gnewt Scoot - the company behind the trial.

The Future of Transport and Energy Use25 June 2010, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford

The Future of Transport and Energy Use

A one day workshop organised by Dr David Bonilla in conjunction with the James Martin Institute of Carbon and Energy Reduction in Transport. Featuring sessions on 'Freight is great' and 'Fuel economy or Fools economy' by Dr Lee Schipper, University of California, Global Metropolitan Studies, Berkeley, and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford.

 9 June 2010, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford

Transport in Jerusalem: Planning for whom?

Professor Eran Feitelson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

TSU Seminar SeriesJanuary - March 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series - Hilary Term 2010

A series of seminars delivered during Hilary Term 2010 in the A J Herbertston Room, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford.

 26 November 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Global Container Security, Transport Management and Freight Flows in the Electronics Industry

Dr Gary Graham, Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Manchester Business School.

 24 November 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

A Review of Global Road Safety

Dr Godfrey Jacobs.

 3 November 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Sustainability in European Logistics

Mr Adrian Malupa, Logistics and Freight Markets Expert.

 9 June 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Book Launch: Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain

Peter Headicar, Oxford Brookes University.

 29 May 2009, St Anne's College, Oxford.

Long Term Scenarios in Transport and Energy: In Search of New Methodologies

Organised by Dr David Bonilla in conjunction with the Institute of Carbon and Energy Reduction in Transport.

Future Research in TransportJanuary - February 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series: Sustainable Transport - Hilary Term 2009

A series of seminars on the theme of 'Sustainable Transport' delivered during Hilary Term 2009 at the School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford.

 10 December 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Nudging People to Make Better Choices: Transport Applications

Dr Erel Avineri, Reader in Travel Behaviour, Centre for Transport & Society, University of the West of England, Bristol.

 15 December 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Analytical, Critical and Cultural Understandings of Everyday Mobility and Beyond

Dr Tim Schwanen, Transport Studies Unit, Oxford

 26 September 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

Transportation, Land Use and Sustainable Development Meeting

The meeting formed part of a 'travel study' for the group of policy-makers, which took in the UK, the Netherlands and Denmark. The focus of the tour was on what is - and is not - working with regards to land use and transportation policy issues in the context of sustainable development.

 12-14 September 2008, Transport Studies Unit, Oxford

Integrated Transport Workshop / NECTAR Cluster Meeting

OxTran funded a NECTAR (Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research) cluster conference over the 12th and 13th September, under the theme of 'Integrated Transport: from policy to practice'.

 22 April - 3 June 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU/ECI-LCF Lunch Seminar Series - Trinity Term 2008

A series of lunchtime seminars held jointly with the Lower Carbon Futures group at the Environmental Change Institute.

TSU Seminar SeriesJanuary - March 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford

TSU Seminar Series - Hilary Term 2008

A series of seminars delivered during Hilary Term 2008 at the School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford.

 24 September 2007, St Anne's College, Oxford

European Rail Policy: A New Era?

The TSU hosted a seminar on railways, entitled 'European Rail Policy: A New Era?' on 24 September 2007 at St Anne's College, Oxford. The seminar was organised by Prof. David Banister, Dr Moshe Givoni and Dr Torben Holvad.