Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers,

We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA).

In this bulletin, we report on the following issues:

Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary Published
Customised RSS feeds: your personal updates on new TRKC content!
Send us your news

Enjoy reading!
The TRKC project team

NEWS

Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary Published

This document provides a synthesis of available results from completed European research projects related to freight transport. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises relevant policy developments in the EU. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications and identifies the need for further research.

The Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary is available for download in the 'Publications' section of the TRKC portal.

Customised RSS feeds: your personal updates on new TRKC content!

As a transport specialist, you will probably focus on a specific area of transport research and would prefer to only receive updates relevant to this topic. Now, it's possible.

Our customised RSS feature allows you to subscribe – using a desktop Newsreader software or an online feed reader service – to updates on any specific search result. For example, you could use our Browse by funding origin page to see all FP6 project profiles. After your search, you can subscribe to the RSS feed on that specific result list, by clicking on the RSS icon above the results. From that point on, whenever we upload a new FP6 profile, you will see it appearing in your feedreader client. Similarly, you could use the Advanced Search page to look for information concerning Freight transport – or any other query, that's entirely up to you – and subscribe to the RSS feed based on the results.

As this function is a new addition to our service, we are very much interested in your opinion about it. How useful do you think it is? How could it be improved? Please send us your thoughts via the TRKC Helpdesk.

Send us your news

We value your participation, therefore a new interactive tool has been developed on the TRKC portal so that you can send us your news about projects on transport research. You are very welcome to send us your contribution through the submit news webpage. With your input the Transport Research Community will be better informed and your activities and successes will be better known.

Links on Transport Research

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. On the TRB website you can subscribe to their Transportation Research E- Newsletter, a free weekly electronic service.

Other useful links can be found on the TRKC Links Library. You may fine-tune your search using categories provided by the search engine.

MORE UPDATES

New project profiles

See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continuously.

New transport events

Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly.

PARTICIPATE!

Submit your project

Whether you co-ordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website!

You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet.

Add your events

You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar.

Submit links

Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users!

Ask the helpdesk

Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. If you wish, you can subscribe here. Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here.

TRKC website: www.transport-research.info

Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.


June 2009 Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers, We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA). In this bulletin, we report on the following issues: Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary Published Customised RSS feeds: your personal updates on new TRKC content! Send us your news Enjoy reading! The TRKC project team NEWS Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary Published This document provides a synthesis of available results from completed European research projects related to freight transport. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises relevant policy developments in the EU. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications and identifies the need for further research. The Freight Transport Thematic Research Summary is available for download in the 'Publications' section of the TRKC portal. Customised RSS feeds: your personal updates on new TRKC content! As a transport specialist, you will probably focus on a specific area of transport research and would prefer to only receive updates relevant to this topic. Now, it's possible. Our customised RSS feature allows you to subscribe – using a desktop Newsreader software or an online feed reader service – to updates on any specific search result. For example, you could use our Browse by funding origin page to see all FP6 project profiles. After your search, you can subscribe to the RSS feed on that specific result list, by clicking on the RSS icon above the results. From that point on, whenever we upload a new FP6 profile, you will see it appearing in your feedreader client. Similarly, you could use the Advanced Search page to look for information concerning Freight transport – or any other query, that's entirely up to you – and subscribe to the RSS feed based on the results. As this function is a new addition to our service, we are very much interested in your opinion about it. How useful do you think it is? How could it be improved? Please send us your thoughts via the TRKC Helpdesk. Send us your news We value your participation, therefore a new interactive tool has been developed on the TRKC portal so that you can send us your news about projects on transport research. You are very welcome to send us your contribution through the submit news webpage. With your input the Transport Research Community will be better informed and your activities and successes will be better known.	Links on Transport Research Transportation Research Board (TRB) The Transportation Research Board provides leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. On the TRB website you can subscribe to their Transportation Research E- Newsletter, a free weekly electronic service. Other useful links can be found on the TRKC Links Library. You may fine-tune your search using categories provided by the search engine. MORE UPDATES New project profiles See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continuously. New transport events Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly. PARTICIPATE! Submit your project Whether you co-ordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website! You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet. Add your events You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar. Submit links Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users! Ask the helpdesk Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. If you wish, you can subscribe here. Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here. TRKC website: www.transport-research.info Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.

June 2009