Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and UK Rail Research and Innovation Network’s (UKRRIN) Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock teamed up to organise an event at the University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research. The University of Huddersfield’s renowned Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has hosted an event bringing industry and academic leaders together […]
MxV Rail is delighted to announce the 14th World Congress on Railway Research – WCRR 2025, will be held 17-21 November in Colorado Springs, USA. Held every three years, the World Congress of Railway Research (WCRR) is the world’s largest international congress on railway research, providing the best forum for the gathering of researchers, technical […]
Save the date! The first student-led UKRRIN Student Conference is taking place Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 January 2025 at the University of Sheffield, all focused on railway engineering. Supported by UKRRIN, RSSB, and Network Rail, this event will feature posters, presentations and keynote addresses from industry leaders including the University of Birmingham and British […]
Introduction We are collecting information about rail-focussed PhD studentships at UKRRIN (UK Rail Research and Innovation Network) universities to enhance coordination between academia and industry. We are particularly keen to raise awareness about the work being undertaken by PhD students amongst a wider stakeholder audience to encourage collaboration. To help us with this, we would […]
Data Science in Transport Conference: Call for papers and input The Department for Transport’s Data Science Conference will take place on 24th May 2023 in London. The conference will: Showcase the latest data science innovations applicable to or using transport data Share methodological best practice Build links and foster a collaborative transport data science community across academia, Government and the […]
Over the coming weeks, you will notice changes to the SPARK website, as it migrates to a new platform. SPARK, the rail knowledge hub is managed by RSSB in partnership with UIC and was launched in 2011 as a key resource for the global rail industry to find information on rail research, capabilities, and […]
Did you know our founding member RSSB, working with Network Rail, RDG and RIA, is an active supporter of the UKRI Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), based at the University of Nottingham? Working with over 40 industry partners, the CDT focuses on digital identity, personal data and data creativity within the global digital economy, […]
The World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR) is the world’s largest international congress devoted to railway research and innovation. The 13th edition took place on 6 – 10 June 2022 in Birmingham, UK and was hosted by UKRRIN founding members RSSB and the University of Birmingham. UKRRIN was proud to host a Masterclass on the Collaborative […]
