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Free online training rolled out for those returning to clinical roles during COVID-19 pandemic
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Transport - Social Sciences - 25.03.2020
Transport - Innovation - 30.01.2020 
US Department of Transport discusses electric vehicles, smart cities at Imperial
The US Department of Transport's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Diana Furchtgott-Roth visited the College last week.
Transport - 28.01.2020
Mechanical Engineering - Transport - 17.12.2019
Transport - 30.10.2019
Environment - Transport - 15.10.2019 
Households could make big emissions reductions with the right Government support
An independent report for the UK Committee on Climate Change by an Imperial expert recommends policies that will help people make greener choices. The Government is legally committed to reaching a ‘net zero' UK economy by 2050. Net zero is when a region (such as a city or country) balances the carbon they emit with the carbon they remove.
Innovation - Transport - 26.08.2019
Transport - Innovation - 13.06.2019
Transport - 05.06.2019
Transport - 19.05.2019
Innovation - Transport - 13.05.2019 
Ground-breaking driverless car project showcases vision for a connected transport future
The multi-organisational team behind the £5.5 million FLOURISH connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) project is today [Monday 13 May] celebrating the completion of three years of collaborative research and development with the launch of its latest findings.
Transport - 12.03.2019 
Driverless car project researches advances in vehicle connectivity
The £5.5m FLOURISH driverless car project has successfully completed the latest phase of its investigations into the requirements of the cyber-physical infrastructure of the future.
Transport - Innovation - 04.02.2019
Transport - 24.01.2019
Transport - Innovation - 04.12.2018
Business / Economics - Transport - 10.10.2018 
Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict retail failure | University of Cambridge
Researchers have used a combination of location and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail. One of the most important questions for any new business is the amount of demand it will receive. Krittika D'Silva from ten different cities around the world, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, have developed a model that can predict with 80% accuracy whether a new business will fail within six months.
Innovation - Transport - 24.09.2018
Transport - 12.09.2018
Transport - 30.08.2018
Innovation - Transport - 21.08.2018
Transport - Administration - 20.08.2018 
Gig economy drivers and riders at heightened risk of traffic collisions
The pressures that come with being a self-employed courier or taxi driver may significantly increase the risk of being involved in a collision, a new report by UCL finds. The majority of those surveyed - 63 per cent - are not provided with safety training on managing risks on the road. Sixty-five per cent said that they are not given any safety equipment such as a high visibility vest and over 70 per cent resort to providing their own.
Innovation - Transport - 09.07.2018
Business / Economics - Transport - 23.04.2018
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Women 10% more likely than men to report feeling unsafe on city public transport
A worldwide study of 327,403 metro and bus passengers found that women are ten per cent more likely to feel unsafe than men on urban public transport.
A worldwide study of 327,403 metro and bus passengers found that women are ten per cent more likely to feel unsafe than men on urban public transport.
The US Department of Transport's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Diana Furchtgott-Roth visited the College last week.
An independent report for the UK Committee on Climate Change by an Imperial expert recommends policies that will help people make greener choices. The Government is legally committed to reaching a ‘net zero' UK economy by 2050. Net zero is when a region (such as a city or country) balances the carbon they emit with the carbon they remove.
Cardiff camera sees through sides of trucks
A heat-sensing camera developed by astrophysicists at Cardiff University is being used to spot people and animals in the back of moving trucks and lorries. The technology, which is being brought to market by Sequestim Ltd, works by using extremely accurate sensors - originally designed to map distant stars - to detect minute changes in radiation and heat.
A heat-sensing camera developed by astrophysicists at Cardiff University is being used to spot people and animals in the back of moving trucks and lorries. The technology, which is being brought to market by Sequestim Ltd, works by using extremely accurate sensors - originally designed to map distant stars - to detect minute changes in radiation and heat.
The multi-organisational team behind the £5.5 million FLOURISH connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) project is today [Monday 13 May] celebrating the completion of three years of collaborative research and development with the launch of its latest findings.
The £5.5m FLOURISH driverless car project has successfully completed the latest phase of its investigations into the requirements of the cyber-physical infrastructure of the future.
Birmingham experts develop gas turbine tech boost to electric vehicles’ range
Electric vehicles that travel a complete journey on each charge - making them more appealing to drivers - have moved a step closer, thanks to an innovative gas turbine engine being developed by experts in Britain and China. University of Birmingham scientists have received a £554,000 grant from Innovate UK to work with partners in China to develop the turbo range extender which charges vehicles on the run and resolves the range concerns associated with electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles that travel a complete journey on each charge - making them more appealing to drivers - have moved a step closer, thanks to an innovative gas turbine engine being developed by experts in Britain and China. University of Birmingham scientists have received a £554,000 grant from Innovate UK to work with partners in China to develop the turbo range extender which charges vehicles on the run and resolves the range concerns associated with electric vehicles.
£11.15m grant secured to pilot driverless taxis in London
The University of Nottingham is part of a major new government-backed initiative to trial self-driving taxis around parts of London.
The University of Nottingham is part of a major new government-backed initiative to trial self-driving taxis around parts of London.
Researchers have used a combination of location and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail. One of the most important questions for any new business is the amount of demand it will receive. Krittika D'Silva from ten different cities around the world, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, have developed a model that can predict with 80% accuracy whether a new business will fail within six months.
Making roads safer in an age of self-driving vehicles and smart cities
A £1.7m project, funded by Innovate UK, has developed smart technologies to help driverless vehicles connect and communicate with each other and their surroundings to reduce collisions and traffic jams. The two-year i-Motors* project - partnered by innovative digital technology firm, Control F1 (now part of the Intercept IP Group) and the University of Nottingham - produced a mobile platform for data transfer and storage by vehicles from different manufacturers.
A £1.7m project, funded by Innovate UK, has developed smart technologies to help driverless vehicles connect and communicate with each other and their surroundings to reduce collisions and traffic jams. The two-year i-Motors* project - partnered by innovative digital technology firm, Control F1 (now part of the Intercept IP Group) and the University of Nottingham - produced a mobile platform for data transfer and storage by vehicles from different manufacturers.
The pressures that come with being a self-employed courier or taxi driver may significantly increase the risk of being involved in a collision, a new report by UCL finds. The majority of those surveyed - 63 per cent - are not provided with safety training on managing risks on the road. Sixty-five per cent said that they are not given any safety equipment such as a high visibility vest and over 70 per cent resort to providing their own.
News in Brief
Health - Apr 7
Innovative ’pop-up tent’ could be latest line of defence for frontline NHS staff treating patients with COVID-19
Innovative ’pop-up tent’ could be latest line of defence for frontline NHS staff treating patients with COVID-19
Health - Apr 7
Free online training rolled out for those returning to clinical roles during COVID-19 pandemic
Free online training rolled out for those returning to clinical roles during COVID-19 pandemic