Speed enforcement and education increasing in Warwickshire
“We know that some people don’t think that speeding is wrong or indeed an offence, but it’s a fact that even small increases in speed result in significant increases in risk to you and other road users. Your speed determines the severity of any crashes and injuries.” So says Inspector Dave Valente, who goes on […]
Southampton secondary school students secure funding for their active travel and road safety campaigns
Southampton City Council welcomed students from six secondary schools in the Southampton area to the first Modeshift Active Travel Ambassador event. The event was opened by the Southampton-born, Team GB paralympic gold medallist, Aaron Phipps MBE who praised the students for being role models. Aaron won Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Wheelchair Rugby […]
Pupils help spread clean air day message in Dundee
Dundee school pupils are being encouraged to spread the word about this year’s Clean Air Day, which is on Thursday June 20. As part of work to support the campaign in city primaries, a competition is underway for classes to design a banner to get the message across to the public. It comes as city […]
LCRIG announces new partnership
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) has announced the start of a partnership with STEM curriculum specialists Primary Engineer to help address the skills gap. “Our partnership with Primary Engineer is going to be a key one for us and with Skills being one of our four pillars this new relationship will help us […]
Mabey Hire welcomes Select as a STEM programme partner
Recognising the need to inspire the next generation of engineers and help combat the skills shortage, Mabey Hire is delighted to announce that Select, a subsidiary of Laing O’Rourke, is joining its STEM Education Programme as a Programme Partner. First launched in 2018, Mabey Hire’s STEM Education Programme was developed as a means of proactively […]
Transport Scotland looks to inspire future engineers
Bookings are now being taken for visits and online sessions as part of Transport Scotland’s expanded education programme for schools, based at the Forth Bridges Education Centre in South Queensferry. The popular STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) programme provides hands-on engineering-based learning opportunities for pupils from Primary 3 and above across Scotland. Originally set […]
Loughborough University launches MSc in Intelligent Transport Systems
Loughborough University is recruiting students for a new MSc in Intelligent Transport which will start in October 2021. Designed in collaboration with industry, the university says it’ll look at transport challenges, new technology innovation and modelling. The MSc will be taught by members of the Transport and Urban Planning Group (TUPG) in the School of […]
University launches Masters in C-ITS
Middlesex University in London is setting up a new Masters of Science qualification in Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems. Starting this autumn, the course will be offered with either a one year full-time or two year part-time options. It’ll be led by Dr Glenford Mapp, who is an Associate Professor working on the development of new […]
Kids’ radio station teaches transport
If you’re trying to work and home school at the same time, how about almost combining both and teaching the children about roads? You won’t have to do it yourself, because national children’s radio station Fun Kids, which broadcasts on DAB, has put together a series of features which it’s including in its regular programming […]
