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		<title><![CDATA[2012 Digital Economy All Hands Conference to be held in Aberdeen]]></title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Call for Papers and Workshops for this year's Digital Economy All Hands Conference has now been released.

The conference is to be held in Aberdeen, 23rd - 25th October. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dr Anable joins the call for a stronger Energy Bill]]></title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The current energy bill lacks teeth in a number of key areas, and needs to include measures to ensure a greater diversity of players in the market, reduce the complexity market rules, improve links with EU policy and make it easier for energy customers to play a more active role, according to leading energy experts.
 
CTR's Dr Anable was on the steering committee for a workshop to discuss challenges and solutions surrounding energy governance. The workshop was organised by The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the Energy Policy Group at the University of Exeter. The meeting brought together around 100 energy professionals from academia, business, the public sector, and nongovernmental organisations and its findings are summarised in a report of the event which is published today.

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		<title><![CDATA[CTR academics produce comprehensive atlas of UK transport and energy research]]></title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Mark Beecroft and Dr Jillian Anable of the Centre for Transport Research at the University of Aberdeen have carried out a comprehensive assessment of the landscape on "Energy Efficiency- Transport" on behalf of the UK Energy Research Centre. The resultant document includes all recent and current R&D activity being carried out in the UK across the whole transport spectrum : road, rail, air, shipping, freight, and surface transport behaviour.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CTR PhD student Craig Morton wins finalist place in the prestigious European YEAR2012 competition ]]></title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Craig submitted an abstract relating to his research on the diffusion of low emissions vehicles and an analysis of the emerging consumer market. He wins funding to attend the four-day Transport Research Arena conference in Athens at the end of April and will exhibit his work to an estimated 1,500 delegates.
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		<title><![CDATA[Applications invited for Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer / Chair in Digital Economy, School of Geosciences]]></title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The University of Aberdeen is embarking on a new and ambitious programme of investment with up to one hundred new academic positions are on offer.

We seek a candidate with a strong track record of research linking Digital Economy to socio-economic issues.  A priority area is sustainable societies (e.g. impacts of digital technologies on behaviour change; ICT built-environment interactions) but applicants with wider interests in the interactions between technology and society are encouraged to apply.   Closing date for applications is: Friday 4th May 2012.


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		<title><![CDATA[John Nelson and Mark Beecroft amongst City Ambassadors recognised at awards reception ]]></title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Academics and business leaders who have helped to bring conference business worth £8million to the North-east have been recognised by the Aberdeen Convention Bureau for their contribution to the local economy. Professor John Nelson and Dr Mark Beecroft were recognised for their part in CTR hosting the 44th University Transport Study Group conference on 4th-6th January.


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		<title><![CDATA[Volunteers sought for travel disruption study]]></title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[People from Aberdeen city and shire who have recently experienced travel disruption are being asked to share their experience as part of a major new study.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dr Beecroft to chair transport security interest group]]></title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Mark Beecroft has been elected Chair of the ITS UK Security Interest Group. He previously served as the Group's Honorary Secretary. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[STAR Conference call for abstracts]]></title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The 8th annual Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference will be held on Wednesday, 16 May 2012.


The deadline for Abstracts is 24th January.


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		<title><![CDATA[Member of CTR urges Scottish Government to maintain spending on active travel]]></title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposition that the Scottish Government may reduce spending on walking and cycling by a third motivated Dr Anable to write to the Herald newspaper in collaboration with Professor Tom Rye from Edinburgh Napier University.
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		<title><![CDATA[Aberdeen ranked top in Scotland for scientific collaboration]]></title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The University of Aberdeen has been ranked top university in Scotland for scientific collaboration with other academic institutions, in a new league table.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elderly driver safety and winter weather disruption among topics at transport conference]]></title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[How can elderly drivers become safer on the roads? How could road systems be improved to reduce accidents? And what is the cost of winter weather travel disruption to individual travellers?]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dr Beecroft to study role of technologies to support personal security in travel by public transport]]></title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The role of technology and its interaction with user needs and perceptions in supporting personal security in travel by public transport is the fundamental theme of this research. The key aim of the research is to develop fundamental understandings relating to this interaction and as a consequence to enable transport technologies to better support personal security in travel by public transport.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CTR Academic to give prestigious lecture on Road Safety and Sustainability.]]></title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Jillian Anable has been invited to give the 22nd PACTS Westminster Lecture on 30th November 2011 in London. Her lecture: 'More Haste, Less Speed: changing behaviour for safety and sustainability', will explore the potential for a transfer of knowledge between the road safety and travel sustainability professions about how to change behaviour. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aberdeen academic argues against increased speed limit]]></title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Government proposals to raise motorway speed limits would please a vocal minority of just one in five voters, according to Dr Jillian Anable, senior transport research expert at the University of Aberdeen.]]></description>
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