Seminar Archive

The CTR seminar series welcomes Dr Kathryn Stewart, Lecturer in the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University. "Evaluating the Impact of Innovative Cycling Measures in EU cycling cities" The impact of “softer” measures to improve cycling mode share are often difficult to quantify and assess. The recently completed CHAMP project brought...

Please join us for a talk given by Prof. John Wainwright of Durham University, author of the book Environmental Modelling: Finding Simplicity in Complexity.  Prof. Wainwright will speak on “What do I talk about when I talk about modelling (connectivity)?”

Please join us for two talks given by colleagues from the Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas, La Serena, Chile: Shelley MacDonell: Ice in the desert: understanding the role of glaciers in the semiarid Andes of Chile Eric Sproles: Developing a scientific- and community-based understanding of water resources from the ground...

Please join us for a talk given by Dr. Philippa Ascough of SUERC on "The burning issue: Disentangling sources and turnover times of fire-derived Black Carbon in the environment”.

Please join us for a seminar given by Dr. Mike Heap of the University of Strasbourg on “Rock mechanics in a volcano”.

Please join us for a seminar given by Dr. Philip Benson of the University of Portsmouth on “Laboratory geophysics simulations of crystal processes: the missing link between field and model”.

The CTR seminar series welcomes Mr Donald Kent, Transport Executive with Nestrans. "European Car free day the Getabout way" Car free day continues to enjoy major success in other parts of Europe, but in Britain it has suffered an unprecedented collapse following the financial collapse and the cull of sustainable transport practitioners in...

Please join us for a seminar given by Dr Rosalind Preston on 'MERLIN+ Reconstructing Palaeo-Earth – Reducing Exploration Risk Using Source Facies and Reservoir Prediction'. Dr Preston is a lead Petroleum Geologist at CGG. She has been working at Robertson North Wales for the last 4 and a half years after...

The CTR seminar series welcomes Mr Alan Simpson, Transport Planner with Aberdeen City Council. "Car Clubs and EVs: How is Aberdeen participating?" The Co-wheels car club in Aberdeen launched in April 2012. For the private individual, the intention was to give city dwellers a real alternative to owning a car whilst allowing the...