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Institute for Transport Studies research recognised by REF 2021
Research carried out in the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
Pioneering fellowship for transport safety researcher
Rafael Cirino Gonçalves, a PhD researcher in the Institute for Transport Studies, has been awarded a fellowship by transport safety company Seeing Machines.
Unintended consequences of mask mandates
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.
Plastic shields could be answer to COVID risk for motorbike taxis
A new study suggests that affordable plastic shields reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection for passengers on motorcycle taxis.
Making self-driving cars human-friendly
Automated vehicles could be made more pedestrian-friendly thanks to new research which could help predict when people will cross the road.