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We had an incredible response to our first Visiting Fellows application process, with many good applications. After shortlisting, we have managed to offer four Fellowships, to Farzaneh Bahrami, Amy Lubitow, Denver Nixon, and Nancy Smith Lea. While Covid-19 has postponed plans for them to visit in person, we continue to work together virtually, and will be featuring some of their work in our upcoming virtual Summer Programme, including our new podcast.

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PhDPOD: How a ‘practice theory’ approach can help us make sense of cycling experiences, cultures, and activism July 30, 2020
Our second PhD pod showcases Dr. Rorie Parsons’ PhD research. Rorie used a range of different qualitative methods, including archival analysis, interviews, and ride-alongs, to explore cycling cultures and cycling advocacy in Newcastle. This takes in both contemporary practices and those that came before them, exploring links between what cycling means, how infrastructure is designed […]
PhDPOD: New qualitative research delves into the why and how of active travel July 15, 2020
Some of the most exciting active travel research is done as part of a PhD, and this is our first Active Travel Podcast to showcase a couple of recent PhD studies.These two projects, from Dr. Katja Leyendecker and Dr. Emma Mbabazi, use qualitative methods to dig into the how and the why of travel. Katja’s […]
Active Travel Podcast - data in active travel, part two July 1, 2020
Data in active travel is big news right now, and this is our second in a two-part series discussing some of the latest research in the field.When a global pandemic required us to avoid public transport and, ideally, cars, making cycling's usefulness for everyday trips even more apparent, transport authorities needed to know quickly where […]
Active Travel Podcast - data in active travel, part one June 18, 2020
Big data is a big issue right now - and we are perhaps about to realise just how much information Google and Apple have on us. Data is hugely important in understanding how we travel, but while we've been very good at measuring car traffic, how we measure cycling and walking is far more primitive.David […]
Active Travel Podcast Pilot: Media reporting of Active Travel May 26, 2020
The Active Travel Academy's (ATA) Dr Rachel Aldred and journalist Laura Laker talk media reporting of active travel, in this two-part pilot episode of the Active Travel Podcast.First up, your hosts speak to researchers Tara Goddard (Texas A&M University) and Kelcie Ralph (Rutgers University, Alaska), on their paper Does news coverage of traffic crashes affect […]

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New posts at @_wearepossible! Car-free cities campaigners, working to co-design private car-free visions for London/Birmingham/Leeds/York/Bristol/Bath :) Spread the word! https://t.co/a3iu6Odnot

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Did you know the Active Travel Academy has its own podcast? Well, we do, in which we interview academics, and others, on all things active travel. Find it, have a listen, and subscribe, here: https://t.co/cj4pQ7nA1D

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The Active Travel Media Awards is your chance to nominate excellent reporting, broadcasting or blogging on active travel. It's a virtual event this year, but here's 2019's event to whet your whistle https://t.co/4pNeDpwhMP

Find out how to nominate, here: https://t.co/xm4BP7M7Xl

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