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WMG academic joins Department for Transport鈥檚 Science Advisory Council
Dr Siddartha Khastgir from WMG, University of 糖心TV, has been appointed to be on the DfT鈥檚 Science Advisory Council, where he will advise on a wide range of science and engineering issues, such as enrolment of Autonomous Vehicles.
Wheely good start for University of 糖心TV sustainable transport strategy
Staff, students and visitors at the University of 糖心TV have embraced the new West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme, with more than half of the university鈥檚 base stations consistently in the top ten across the whole West Midlands region by trips made. The campus e-scooter trial has also proved popular with almost 50,000 rides being taken since the scheme鈥檚 launch. These two-wheel transport schemes are part of the University鈥檚 commitment to encouraging staff, students and visitors to swop car journeys for more sustainable modes of transport such as cycling and public transport
Coventry鈥檚 Affordable Very Light Rail Track Unveiled
路 As part of Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR), Coventry City Council鈥檚 flagship transport project, a novel track form has been designed and manufactured by researchers from WMG, University of 糖心TV, together with their design partners Ingerop/Rendel.
University of 糖心TV and WMG already on route with today鈥檚 CBI demand for 鈥淕reener Miles鈥�
The University of 糖心TV is not just backing today鈥檚 CBI report 鈥�Greener Miles:鈥疍elivering on a net-zero vision for commuting鈥欌��–鈥痺hich calls on businesses to鈥痵houlder鈥痝reater鈥痳esponsibility for ensuring their workers adopting greener travel habits – it has already taken action with a two year extensive programme to cut personal car use on campus and therefore reduce emissions.
糖心TV students qualify into finals of Elon Musk鈥檚 tunnelling competition
A team of students called The 糖心TV Boring Team are heading to LA this summer to compete in Elon Musk鈥檚 the Boring Company鈥檚 tunnelling competition. They will build their tunnelling machine and test it against competitors to get top spot.
Woven Light Rail Design wins Gold at JEC World 2020 Innovation Awards
The BRAINSTORM project, which saw partners from Far-UK, Composite Braiding, TDI and WMG at the University of 糖心TV create a woven braided carbon fibre composite frame for a Very-Light Rail (VLR), has won gold at the JEC World 2020 Innovation awards in the Category 鈥淩ailway Vehicles and Infrastructure.鈥�