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The story of HEAT continues

The latest developments of the World Health Organisation 'HEAT' tool provide the cover story for a new publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Over the past 8 years, the TSU's Christian Brand has helped develop the tool, which quantifies the health and carbon benefits of walking and cycling, and is used by local and national governments across the globe.

04 Nov 2020

NEWS

A transition to working from home won't slash emissions unless we make car-free lifestyles viable

TSU researcher, Hannah Budnitz discusses whether a seismic shift to home working in-light-of COVID-19 is good news for the environment in her newly-authored article for The Conversation.

06 Oct 2020

IN THE MEDIA

Dr Hannah Budnitz wins 2020 Royal Town Planning Institute Early Career Researcher Award

Dr Hannah Budnitz was honoured to win this year's Royal Town Planning Institute Early Career Researcher Award for her research into the non-work activities and trips taken by telecommuters. Read why it is important to land use planners to consider the location and accessibility of non-work destinations.

24 Sep 2020

IN THE MEDIA

New online executive education course - Global Challenges in Transport : Urban mobility after COVID-19

The TSU is delighted to launch a new fully online executive education course starting November 2020. The new course 'Global Challenges in Transport : Urban mobility after COVID-19' builds on the experience and networks that the TSU has established via running its popular Global Challenges in Transport Programme.

05 Aug 2020

NEWS

What's in a name? Belonging!

Dr Juan Pablo Orjuela has been working with low-income women in Itagüí, part of the Medellin metropolitan area (Colombia), but COVID-19 has brought new challenges on how to engage with communities in the midst of lockdown measures. Read his blog entry on the PEAKUrban website on how the co-creation of a group name and image has helped in the process.

04 Aug 2020

Juan Pablo working with women from Itagüí

IN THE MEDIA

Reducing the carbon footprint of academic travel post COVID-19

Prior to the global pandemic, climate researchers identified an uncomfortable truth: the very meetings and events meant to support the fight against climate change were themselves causing vast greenhouse gas emissions through international air travel.

15 Jul 2020

IN THE MEDIA

Oxford COVID-19 Impact Monitor

Dr Won Do Lee has been involved in a research project entitled Oxford COVID-19 Impact Monitor. It seeks to develop an online interactive digital dashboard and involves collaboration with Oxford University researchers across several departments.

12 May 2020

Daily population movement in kilometers. Oxford COVID-19 Impact Monitor.

NEWS

Hackathon - Bogota, Colombia

As the COVID-19 epidemic reached Colombia and the possibility of a national lockdown was being proposed, Dr Juan Pablo Orjuela took part in a hackathon organised by NUMO, in alliance with Despacio and Datasketch. The main aim was to analyse available data on COVID-19 and Bogota's mobility systems to contribute to solutions aimed at improving transport during the pandemic.

12 May 2020

NEWS

Finalist for the Guardian University Awards 2020

The University of Oxford's #TruePlanet campaign, which featured researchers from across the School of Geography and the Environment, has been selected as a finalist in the Guardian's annual awards. The campaign, which highlighted Oxford's global research on climate, energy, food, water, waste and biodiversity, is shortlisted in the category of marketing and communications.

04 Apr 2020

IN THE MEDIA