TU Dublin joins Transport Research Arena Conference 2024

Published: 1 May, 2024

TU Dublin joined the recent Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference 2024 between Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April, and event which gathered thousands of industry and public sector experts from around the world to the major event in the RDS, Dublin. The TRA conference is the largest research and innovation conference on transport in Europe and takes place in a different European city every two years.

The TRA conference is of particular interest to many researchers and academics within TU Dublin, who may be working in the areas of transport, mobility, the built environment, engineering, policymaking, and sustainability, and the event is a great opportunity for students and staff at TU Dublin to learn about the future of transport and from fellow researchers, policymakers and stakeholders. Participants can explore the latest technological and industrial developments in the sector as well as looking at innovative transport policies in Europe and worldwide.

The main themes of this years TRA were Safe and Inclusive Transport, Sustainable Mobility of People and Goods, Collaborative Digitisation and Efficient & Resilient Systems. Check out the video interview where TU Dublin Sustainability caught up with Sustainability Action Research & Innovation Lead, Dr Lorraine D’Arcy and School of Architecture, Building and Environment Lecturer, Dr Sarah Rock to hear about their engagement with the event.

Also joining and presenting at the event was School of Business Technology, Retail, and Supply Chain Lecturer Dr Nikolas Kostanous, Head of Head of Logistics Supply Chain and Project Management Declan Allen, and School of Transport & Civil Engineering, Lecturer, Matt McGuinness.