RAC Foundation

🎄 Excited to share our latest blog post recapping a special Christmas episode of Lunch with Leon! Great conversation with transport experts Sharon Kindleysides, Christian Wolmar, and Steve Gooding exploring 2024's biggest stories - from HS2 to Tokyo's transport efficiency. Read how we tackled infrastructure challenges, climate resilience, and AI's impact on transport. Plus, there's an AI-generated song that had us all laughing! https://lnkd.in/dVtVZehD #TransportIndustry #Blog #ChristmasSpecial #Transport2024

I am a huge fan of anything that uses bin lorries as a platform for data collection. After all, what other vehicle sees so much of the nooks and crannies of our local road network on such a consistent basis? Anything that tells us more about the simply inadequate state of mobile connectivity on our roads is important. But there is something odd to me about this story from Norfolk - Ofcom is already mapping exactly this sort of thing (https://api.ofcom.org.uk/). Why is one bit of Government doing the what looks like quite similar (perhaps even the same?) stuff to another bit? https://lnkd.in/eau2m5-6

Are you interested in bringing the latest data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary topics like Robotics, Neuroscience, Healthcare, and beyond? We’ve got six fully funded PhD studentships (around £26-28k take home pay) that include a year of team-based training and leadership development. In return, you’ll be helping to support our Data Science MSc students so an interest in teaching is essential. If you are expecting a 1st class result in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree and you are maths and computing literate - send an email with your CV to David.Barton@bristol.ac.uk and RE.Wilson@bristol.ac.uk and we’ll give you details of the formal application process when it opens. At the University of Bristol, we strive to build a culture of inclusion and empathy where people can be themselves at work, recognising the value that diversity of people, perspective and experience bring to our ability to innovate and to maintain our position as a leading research-intensive university.

Do you have experience organizing events and capacity building activities? We are looking for a new colleague to be our next Events & Membership Officer. Join the FIA Region I office in Brussels! Deadline for applications: 13 January 2025 Ideal starting date: 3 February 2025 More info https://lnkd.in/e5qwwEc7 #hiring #jobsinbrussels #vacancy #brusselsjobs

Happy Christmas from the RAC Foundation

Here in sunny Leeds to be on the panel for Louise Haigh's firing of the starting gun on developing her Integrated National Transport Strategy. Now, as they say, the hard work begins...

Was honoured to be invited to the RAC Foundation Winter Reception this evening representing Amey and LGTAG - Local Government Technical Advisers Group Was extremely excited to get the opportunity to talk to Louise Haigh MP about her plans for long term funding aligning to the asset management focus I want to push next year at LGTAG. This picture displays a group of strong women looking to make a difference in the sector .. and I feel privileged to be a part of it! Ann Carruthers Hannah Bartram ADEPT

I'm only posting this because Shaun Helman didn't want me to! Despite it being a lovely selfie with Jill Weekley too. While I'm here I'd like to say thank you to the RAC Foundation for hosting their Winter Reception. An organisation that does a superb job of supporting innovative transport research with partners like LSE Cities, TRL, Agilysis Limited and many others. Nice to see some familiar faces like Kate Carpenter, Tom Leggett, James Evans, Bruce Walton, Dr Scott R. Fox, Bhavin Makwana, Dr Suzy Charman, Nick Reed, Jamie Hassall, Elizabeth Box, Ivo Wengraf, Victoria Pyta, Emma Kelly MBA BA (hons), even if I didn't get a chance to catch up with you all!

Two ministers in a day proximity matters, as Thomas Forth would say