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 draws interest with TRA2010 workshop on 'Accessing Transport Research Information'
3 new Thematic Research Summaries published on TRKC

Enjoy reading!
The TRKC project team

NEWS

TRKC draws interest with TRA2010 workshop on 'Accessing Transport Research Information'

An audience of some 50 participants attended the workshop on "Accessing transport research information" organised by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) at the Transport Research Arena 2010 on Wednesday 9 June.

Four databases - TRKC, ELTIS, Press4Transport and ENTrada - presented themselves, as well as the forthcoming database on transport research programming from the ERA-Net initiative.

Following a lively debate that overan the session's scheduled time-slot, the workshop concluded that the main problem is the scattered landscape of numerous transport research databases and portals. This should be tackled, as the major barrier facing all databases is the difficulty in finding and accessing information sources, as well as the question of trustworthiness of the sources.

3 new Thematic Research Summaries published on TRKC

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has published three new Thematic Research Summaries (TRS).

The first, on Rail Transport, aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to that theme. This is done separately for three sub-themes that are important in rail-related research: 'Development, planning and organisation of rail services in Europe', 'Rail management systems' and 'Development of rail technology'.

A second publication updates the TRS on Freight Transport. It addresses the movement of all kinds of goods from raw materials to finished goods and waste products. Freight Transport makes use of local, regional, national and international transport systems and is increasingly adopting intermodal and multimodal solutions. It is also concerned with the organisation and management of the supply chain and logistics activities. The updated 'Thematic Research Summary on Freight Transport' aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to this theme.

Finally, a new updated TRS on Waterborne Transport starts from the observation that there is a growing imbalance between modes of transport in the European Union. The growing success of road and air transport is resulting in worsening congestion, which could be helped by a greater focus on Waterborne Transport. This updated paper provides a structured guide to the results of research and technical development projects relating to Waterborne Transport, carried out in transport research programmes throughout the European Research Area.

The 3 new Thematic Research Summaries can be downloaded 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, over 160 from FP7, and more than 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!

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July 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 draws interest with TRA2010 workshop on 'Accessing Transport Research Information' 3 new Thematic Research Summaries published on TRKC Enjoy reading! The TRKC project team NEWS TRKC draws interest with TRA2010 workshop on 'Accessing Transport Research Information' An audience of some 50 participants attended the workshop on "Accessing transport research information" organised by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) at the Transport Research Arena 2010 on Wednesday 9 June. Four databases - TRKC, ELTIS, Press4Transport and ENTrada - presented themselves, as well as the forthcoming database on transport research programming from the ERA-Net initiative. Following a lively debate that overan the session's scheduled time-slot, the workshop concluded that the main problem is the scattered landscape of numerous transport research databases and portals. This should be tackled, as the major barrier facing all databases is the difficulty in finding and accessing information sources, as well as the question of trustworthiness of the sources. 3 new Thematic Research Summaries published on TRKC The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) has published three new Thematic Research Summaries (TRS). The first, on Rail Transport, aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to that theme. This is done separately for three sub-themes that are important in rail-related research: 'Development, planning and organisation of rail services in Europe', 'Rail management systems' and 'Development of rail technology'. A second publication updates the TRS on Freight Transport. It addresses the movement of all kinds of goods from raw materials to finished goods and waste products. Freight Transport makes use of local, regional, national and international transport systems and is increasingly adopting intermodal and multimodal solutions. It is also concerned with the organisation and management of the supply chain and logistics activities. The updated 'Thematic Research Summary on Freight Transport' aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to this theme. Finally, a new updated TRS on Waterborne Transport starts from the observation that there is a growing imbalance between modes of transport in the European Union. The growing success of road and air transport is resulting in worsening congestion, which could be helped by a greater focus on Waterborne Transport. This updated paper provides a structured guide to the results of research and technical development projects relating to Waterborne Transport, carried out in transport research programmes throughout the European Research Area. The 3 new Thematic Research Summaries can be downloaded 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, over 160 from FP7, and more than 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, modify your subscription or unsubscribe . 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.

July 2010