Research Summer School - UK Transport Research Centre
Understanding Change
7th-9th September 2010, University of Leeds
The UKTRC Summer School (http://www.uktrc.ac.uk/summerschool/index.html) is a unique practical, research-led residential event designed for PhD research students and early career researchers from across the social sciences who are working on issues of transport and travel. The Summer School will provide participants with:
· Workshops to challenge and develop theoretical and methodological approaches
· Opportunities to present, discuss and reflect on their own work
· Access to other students and researchers in the field
· Informal opportunities to think, work and play
The summer school is organised around the theme of understanding change: be that change in the fabric of society, in methods of organising transport and travel or in the detail of how people respond to short term changes in modes and costs of getting around. Participants will have the chance to consider methods of analysing and understanding change at different scales and with reference to different units of enquiry. For example, changes will be considered over the life course, in relation to trajectories of institutional and infrastructural innovation and to the role of the state. The summer school also addresses change in policy: how is policy change conceived and enacted; how do policies change practice, and how do policies themselves evolve? Equally, now is institutional change facilitated and blocked.
Researching change from any of these perspectives presents significant theoretical and methodological challenges. Summer School 2010 is the first of an annual series of such events designed to provide participants with new ideas, insights and opportunities to develop their research.
The summer school is priced at £150 for PhD students and £200 for Early Career Researchers and includes all accommodation and meals.
Full details about the Summer School including the programme, speakers and details on how to register are available at http://www.uktrc.ac.uk/summerschool/index.html
Spaces are limited to 40 so please register early to avoid disappointment!
Anyone with any queries about the event including eligibility to attend should contact Dr Greg Marsden ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Speakers
Whilst the event is designed around activities and interaction, several leading speakers from different disciplines will provide think piece discussions around the theme of understanding change. The opening plenary address with be given by Dr Theo Arentze of the Eindhoven Institute of Technology. Participants will also hear perspectives from policy makers and practitioners including David Brown, Head of Strategic Transport Analysis and Review at the Department for Transport. A full listing of speakers is available at http://www.uktrc.ac.uk/summerschool/speakers.html
About UKTRC
UKTRC was established in 2009 as a £7.25m research centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Department for Transport and Government Scotland. The aim of the Centre is to support top flight social science research and to bring new insights and evidence to bear on the UK's transport policy issues. The UK Transport Research Centre (UKTRC) is jointly operated by Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Leeds.
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Greg
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Dr Greg Marsden
Director of Research Capacity Building
UKTRC
c/o Institute for Transport Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 (0)113 3435358
Fax: +44 (0)113 3435334
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