An ambitious new project to decarbonise the UK’s transport infrastructure and help the nation achieve its net-zero commitments. Led by @Heriot-Watt University and the @University of Glasgow. SHARE YOUR VIEWS! Input from industry, science, policy and end users is key to developing the digital twin of a transport ecosystem that is effective, and widely accepted by all. We are leading an open consultation to establish the immediate priorities and challenges of digital twinning for transport decarbonisation. Join the discussion at: http://transit.ac.uk/contact-us/
External link for TransiT Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation
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Research opportunity at Heriot-Watt University. Moving fast to scale up our team.
More opportunities to join the amazing research team for TransiT Research Hub - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation. We've got a fantastic team of researchers already, and there are great opportunities to develop in this high-profile, high-impact work. https://lnkd.in/ewBX2HJ3
We have 2 vacancies for new posts in the ever-expanding TransiT Research Hub's core team. See the links mentioned for full details of the jobs' context and how to apply. - Communications & Engagement Manager (based at Heriot-Watt), see https://lnkd.in/egbDU9mt, and - Project & Industrial Engagement Manager (based at Glasgow), see https://lnkd.in/eh4zzhrM Applications for both these fulltime posts close 6 October, and funding for them is available to June 2029. For more info, send an email to [email protected], the TransiT Programme Manager (Janey Andrews).
Following this week's official announcement that the #TransiTHub has secured £46m funding to create a new national hub for transport decarbonisation, our academic co-leads Professor Philip Greening and Professor David Flynn spoke to The Herald about the project, and its role in making UK travel and transport greener, cleaner and more sustainable. Read it at: https://lnkd.in/efRMYTAB UK Research and Innovation EPSRC Heriot-Watt University University of Glasgow #DigitalTwins #DecarboniseTransport #energy #TransportNetworks #science #data #energy #KnowledgeExchange #NetZero
Rapidly decarbonising transport in the UK, including road, rail, air and maritime, is the focus of a new national hub jointly led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. In collaboration with a further six universities across the UK, the TransiT Hub will pioneer the use of digital twins – digital replicas of the physical world – to identify the lowest cost, least risky and most energy-efficient way to decarbonise transport. TransiT has secured £20 million in funding from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK. Another £26 million in support is being provided by 67 partners across the digital, energy and transport sectors, including transport operators, regulators, vehicle makers, technology companies and energy suppliers. Transport Minister Mike Kane said: “The launch of TransiT is an important step which will bring together academia, industry and government to research and realise the benefits of this technology for the transport sector.” The eight universities in the TransiT hub are each centres of expertise in core project areas. These are: • Heriot-Watt University – logistics and freight – including the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight and The Centre for Logistics and Sustainability. • University of Glasgow – digital twinning and cyber physical systems – including the university’s research groups in Energy and Sustainability and Communication, Sensing and Imaging. • University of Leeds – transport decarbonisation policy development – including the university’s Institute for Transport Studies, one of the UK's leading departments for transport teaching and research. • University of Birmingham of Birmingham – rail – including the university’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, one of largest centres of its kind. • Cranfield University – aviation – including the university’s globally-recognised Centre for Digital Engineering and Manufacturing. • University College London (UCL) – maritime – including the shipping research group at the university’s UCL Energy Institute. • University of Cambridge – road freight – including the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, a collaboration between Cambridge, Heriot-Watt and Westminster universities with industry and government partners. • Durham University – engineering of public transport systems – including work on hydrogen transportation in the Durham Energy Institute. Digital twins use data collected from the physical world in real time to test and improve different scenarios. More here: https://lnkd.in/eDd_axaN #SustainableHWU #sustainabletransport #netzero #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #decarbonise #digitaltwin #digitaltwinning #transport #road #rail #airtravel #maritime
‘We just want to make things work better for everybody.’ Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University Professor Philip Greening 📣 calls on hauliers 📣 to share data in an effort to identify strategic options for on-route charging or refuelling facilities. Can your organisation help? 🤝🏼 Through their findings, Greening’s team will be positioned to offer strong recommendations to investors for priorities and phasing around charging facilities in the future. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eDZauPYn #logistics #transport #transit #chargingstations #decarbonisation #roadtonetzero #netzero #net0 #hauliers #supplychain Janey Andrews Andrew Smith
Genuinely inclusive transport needs fresh ideas and new ways of thinking. Delighted that we have Kate Sang on the team to support our inclusion agenda for transport decarbonisation.
Wonderful celebration of International Women's Day with different generations of pioneers. Yu-Chu Doong who has developed inclusive leadership training, pictured with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. An honour to meet both inspiring women #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
This Gemini Call https://lnkd.in/e-H_qF4k will give an excellent overview of the https://www.transit.ac.uk programme by lead PI Philip Greening
We're excited to announce the line up for the second Gemini Call of 2024, at 10.30am GMT tomorrow, Tuesday 16 January. Please do join us for an informative session featuring the esteemed Dr Bola Abisogun OBE (Hon DUniv, Hon MBA) of Digital Twin Skills Academy CIC who will be presenting on 'Digital Twin and ‘socio-economic’ value creation'. In addition, we are delighted to feature Philip Greening of TransiT (https://transit.ac.uk), who will present 'TransiT Phase 2 - Stakeholder update and collaboration'. Join the Gemini Call Network to secure your invitation to this enlightening session. 📣 #GeminiCall https://lnkd.in/eTeButih #digitaltwin #digitaltwins #transit #transport #decarbonisation #skills #digitalskills Connected Places Catapult Innovate UK
Thank you to everyone who has engaged with the #TransiT hub during its initial consultation phase. Whether you attended one of our workshops (pictured) or focus groups, or shared your views in our online survey and one-to-one interviews, we have appreciated all of your input. Your contributions have provided valuable insight into the social, technical, economic, policy and regulatory factors that need to be considered when creating #digital solutions for the #decarbonisation of transport. We look forward to shortly sharing the results of our consultation and continuing to work with all our stakeholders as we plan our objectives for the next phase. Decarbonisation will be challenging, but with everyone's ongoing support, we can help ensure that future investment delivers the outcomes that will be of maximum benefit to industry, communities, the environment and to transport across the country. Keep an eye on our website for the latest updates: https://transit.ac.uk/ #DigitalTwins #DecarboniseTransport #energy #TransportNetworks #science #data #energy #KnowledgeExchange #NetZero Heriot-Watt University University of Glasgow EPSRC Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom
"Designing transit networks that meet transport demand (customer primary needs) is a key piece of the decarbonising jigsaw... "I believe an empirical, digital, data resource funded and curated centrally and available to all transit agencies would allow this: a significant facilitator of partnership working across transit modes and regulatory regimes. That’s my hope for TransiT." Some thought-provoking observations from Insights Lead at Stagecoach Group Limited Neil Mackinnon, following his attendance at the #TransiT workshop in Newcastle last week. Check out the full blog post below 👇 #TransiTHub #DigitalTwins #digital #transport #networks #energy #TravelFlow #data University of Glasgow Heriot-Watt University
We know that transport is a significant contributor to carbon emissions (an estimated 34% of UK emissions in 2022). What are transit operators doing to reduce carbon emissions? Well, Stagecoach has a long history of innovation in our buses. But is it all about the vehicles? What role does data have in supporting transit network design. Are those data affordable to operators? Should UK PLC curate a single source of anonymised origin/destination data to operators to allow transit planning? Some thoughts on TransiT Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation.. Meg Bartholomew Dr. Nilton Chan
TransiT's 3rd workshop hosted by Swansea University has got underway today. The workshop is kindly hosted by Helen Griffiths (Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for Research & Innovation at Swansea University) and Chenfeng Li (Head, Zienkiewicz Institute), who treated the attendees to the warmest of Welsh hospitality with a most enjoyable lunch.