[sustran] PhD studentships in Transport & Society (UK)

[Eric Britton]

From: Erel Avineri [mailto:Erel.Avineri at uwe.ac.uk] 
Sent: Friday, 28 May, 2010 15:12
Dear Eric,

Please find information on PhD Studentships in the Centre for Transport &
Society (CTS), University of the West of England, Bristol. Could you please
bring this to the attention of friends and colleagues at WorldTransport,
KyotoWorldCities and other relevant groups?

Thanks,

Erel


Two 3-year PhD Studentships are available in the Centre for Transport &
Society starting in October 2010.
Closing date for applications: Friday 25 June 2010.

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The University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) is now inviting
applications from highly capable and enthusiastic individuals who wish to
study for a PhD in the area of 'transport and society'. UWE's Centre for
Transport & Society (CTS) has a strong focus across its research on
understanding and influencing travel behaviour. We expect this new PhD
research to further support the Centre's aim to improve and promote
understanding of the inherent links between lifestyles and personal travel
in the context of continuing social and technological change.

The available studentships are not attached to pre-defined topics though the
following are illustrative of areas of interest to the Centre:

- Ageing, older people and transport behaviour
- Barriers and enablers to greater uptake of cycling
- Car ownership decisions and car-free or 'low-car' living
- Changing notions of ownership and use in the transport sector
- Decision making and the role of information
- Information age implications for social practices and travel
- Interactions between transport and spatial planning
- Reasons for the recent levelling off in car travel
- Road user attitudes and behaviour in relation to safety
- The lifestyles and travel characteristics of emerging generations of
adults
- Travel time use and value
- Understanding and influencing attitudes

As a strong candidate you will be attracted to this opportunity to shape
your own topic as part of the application you submit.

For further information and to apply please visit
<http://www.transport.uwe.ac.uk
<http://www.transport.uwe.ac.uk%20%3chttp:/www.transport.uwe.ac.uk>  >
>www.transport.uwe.ac.uk. Dr Erel Avineri
Reader in Travel Behaviour
Centre for Transport & Society
Faculty of Environment and Technology
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
Telephone: 0117 32 83197
Fax: 0117 32 83899
Email: Erel.Avineri at uwe.ac.uk
Web: http://www.transport.uwe.ac.uk/