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:

TRKC passes 6000 project milestone!
TRKC workshop on transport research information at TRA 2010

Enjoy reading!
The TRKC project team

NEWS

TRKC passes 6000 project milestone!

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) database now features more than 6040 projects funded at European (FP4, FP5, FP6 and FP7) or national levels (covering 30 countries from the European Research Area).

Projects have been categorised according to the following information coverage:

Short profile includes information on origin, programme funding, thematic transport categories and available point of contact.
Profile, in addition to the above, features a more detailed project outline including background, objectives and methodology.
Results provide information on key project outputs as well as technical and policy implications. Available final reports and other useful project deliverables may also be downloaded.

You can browse for projects and results by funding programme or research theme or search using the Advanced Search.

TRKC workshop on transport research information at TRA 2010

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre will be present at the Transport Research Arena 2010 in Brussels with a workshop on 'Accessing transport research information'. The workshop, to be held in the afternoon of 9 June, will be chaired by Professor Anthony May of the Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University, UK. The aim is to present and analyse a range of portals and online resources for transport research and identify complementarities, synergies and potential improvements.

Jointly organised by the European Commission, the Conference of European Directors of Roads, and the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, the third edition of the European Road Transport Research Arena (TRA) will take place in Brussels from 7 to 10 June 2010. The main theme of TRA 2010 will be 'Sustaining Road Transport Mobility through innovation in Europe'. The aim of this four-day event is to provide stakeholders of transport research and development with a platform to debate innovation for sustainable mobility in Europe, leading to a greener, safer and smarter transport system.

For further information on TRA 2010 please see:

http://www.traconference.eu/

Thematic Research Summaries

All 16 TRS publications now have bookmarks

The TRKC has now added internal bookmarks to each of the 16 Thematic Research Summary (TRS) publications available online.

Each publication focuses on an individual theme and aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of available results from completed European EU-funded research projects related to the theme in question.

The first part of the TRS includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the main policy developments at EU level relevant to the theme. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects and identifies the implications for further research.

The new TRS publications are available for download from the Thematic publications section of the TRKC website!

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 continually.

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 coordinate 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 online. 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.


March 2010 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: TRKC passes 6000 project milestone! TRKC workshop on transport research information at TRA 2010 Enjoy reading! The TRKC project team NEWS TRKC passes 6000 project milestone! The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) database now features more than 6040 projects funded at European (FP4, FP5, FP6 and FP7) or national levels (covering 30 countries from the European Research Area). Projects have been categorised according to the following information coverage: Short profile includes information on origin, programme funding, thematic transport categories and available point of contact. Profile, in addition to the above, features a more detailed project outline including background, objectives and methodology. Results provide information on key project outputs as well as technical and policy implications. Available final reports and other useful project deliverables may also be downloaded. You can browse for projects and results by funding programme or research theme or search using the Advanced Search. TRKC workshop on transport research information at TRA 2010 The Transport Research Knowledge Centre will be present at the Transport Research Arena 2010 in Brussels with a workshop on 'Accessing transport research information'. The workshop, to be held in the afternoon of 9 June, will be chaired by Professor Anthony May of the Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University, UK. The aim is to present and analyse a range of portals and online resources for transport research and identify complementarities, synergies and potential improvements. Jointly organised by the European Commission, the Conference of European Directors of Roads, and the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, the third edition of the European Road Transport Research Arena (TRA) will take place in Brussels from 7 to 10 June 2010. The main theme of TRA 2010 will be 'Sustaining Road Transport Mobility through innovation in Europe'. The aim of this four-day event is to provide stakeholders of transport research and development with a platform to debate innovation for sustainable mobility in Europe, leading to a greener, safer and smarter transport system. For further information on TRA 2010 please see: http://www.traconference.eu/	Thematic Research Summaries All 16 TRS publications now have bookmarks The TRKC has now added internal bookmarks to each of the 16 Thematic Research Summary (TRS) publications available online. Each publication focuses on an individual theme and aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of available results from completed European EU-funded research projects related to the theme in question. The first part of the TRS includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the main policy developments at EU level relevant to the theme. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects and identifies the implications for further research. The new TRS publications are available for download from the Thematic publications section of the TRKC website! 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 continually. 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 coordinate 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 online. 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.

March 2010