TransiT is a UK research hub developing digital twins to rapidly decarbonise transport. Led by @HeriotWattUni & @UofGlasgow. Supported by @UKRI_News & @EPSRC

Edinburgh / Glasgow
Joined June 2023
At the House of Lords this week, industry guests joined TransiT and @CPCatapult to discuss digital twins, energy systems and the future of UK transport Full story: tinyurl.com/mv527fnz #Transport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #EnergyNetworks #CNI #TransportPolicy #NetZero
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#Truck operators in #Scotland are being invited to test #ScotVolt, an innovative new planning tool to help fleets switch to electric heavy goods vehicles More here: tinyurl.com/4ja639t9 #RoadFreght #Decarbonisation #eHGV @scotgov @transcotland
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#Funding of £1.2m is still open to UK #transport #decarbonisation researchers. Submit your initial application to TransiT by Mon 19 Oct. Six UK research projects could win up to £200,000 each. Full details here: tinyurl.com/3kh9f2rv #ZeroEmission #ResearchFunding @UKRI_News
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#Transport digital twins that work together reliably, safely and at scale will play a vital role in #decarbonising the UK’s transport system, an industry event for UK research hub TransiT heard last week. More here: tinyurl.com/ycymfzb2 #FederatedDigitalTwins #DataSharing
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#Connectivity isn't a side detail – it’s critical to driverless vehicles, digital twins and other ‘intelligent’ transport systems of the future Read about our latest TransiT event with @CPCatapult here: tinyurl.com/ykrx6xdb #Transport #Decarbonisation #CyberPhysicalSystems
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Funding of £1.2 million for #transport #decarbonisation research is being offered by UK research hub, TransiT. Those applying for funding must be eligible to receive funding from @UKRI_News More here: transit.ac.uk/1-2m-funding-a… #Research #Funding #DigitalTwin #NetZeroTransport
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#Bus routes in #Birmingham are part of new #TransiT research that shows the critical importance of electric bus reliability and the need for a route-by-route approach to fleet #electrification. More here: tinyurl.com/6eb6kwt7 #ElectricBus #TransportPlanning #ZeroEmission
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A new digital twin blueprint could accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero transport. #Transit researchers at @CranfieldUni led the research. More here: tinyurl.com/552u9mzp #Transport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #ISO #SustainableAviation #ZeroEmission #RoadFreight
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Congratulations to our transport & logistics researcher Dr Siti Fariya for being shortlisted as a finalist in the Women in Tech Awards, which celebrate the achievements of women in the tech sector More here: tinyurl.com/2s3vv7db #WITA26 #WomenInTech #Transport #DigitalTwin
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“If I say ‘car’ and you say ‘car,’ do we mean the same thing?” Read TransiT’s latest blog with Paul Harvey, an autonomous systems and #ontologies expert at University of Glasgow More here: tinyurl.com/3d8m87cy #TransportOntologies #DataModelling #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin
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Why #governance and #policymaking matter in #transport #decarbonisation – read our latest #TransiT blog with Professor Kate Pangbourne from the Institute for Transport Studies at @UniversityLeeds More here: tinyurl.com/43epzxa3 #TransportPolicy #TransportGovernance @ITSLeeds
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#Transport data professionals and decision-makers are being invited to join a high-level event in London to explore the critical role of #ontologies in digitally twinning and #decarbonising the UK’s transport system. More here: tinyurl.com/2n5k6n65 #TransportData #Ontologies
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#Cybersecurity research on digital twins lacks ‘real-world’ organisational insight, new #TransiT research warns More here: tinyurl.com/25v8v3bv #DigitalTwin #Governance #SecurityCulture #Transport #Decarbonisation @UofGEngineering
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In our latest blog, TransiT Co-Investigator Dr Maryam Farsi discusses her work at Cranfield University on the digital twinning of air and road freight More here: tinyurl.com/4tykuxhe #AirFreight #RoadFreight #DigitalTwin @CranfieldUni @dhlexpressuk @EMA_Airport
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In today’s #TransiT newsletter, #transport digital twins event series, #AI aids passenger transport research and superfast digital twin testing tool. Click +Subscribe in the newsletter to join our mailing list: linkedin.com/pulse/transit-n…
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How to #decarbonise our roads, railways and other #transport #infrastructure, while also ensuring it can withstand and adapt to climate change, is a key focus of our researcher Emine Zehra Akgün. Read more: tinyurl.com/y2cf4kvu #NetZero #Resilience #Adaptation #ClimateChange
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Getting humans into ‘digital twins’ is vital to #decarbonise #transport, a TransiT industry event with Connected Places Catapult heard this week More here: tinyurl.com/32e7ss4t #HumanFactors #DigitalTwin #NetZero @CPCatapult
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#Cybersecurity in #decarbonised #transport was in focus last week at an industry event hosted by Connected Places Catapult and UK research hub TransiT More here: tinyurl.com/mvnzj2k2 #DigitalTwin #CyberDefence #CyberResilience #NetZero @CPCatapult @UofGEngineering
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TransiT researchers are using #AI to help build passenger #transport simulators that more closely resemble human behaviour. More here: tinyurl.com/5fza6nc5 #PassengerTransport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #WestMidlands
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