Past Events

• Social Impacts and Social Equity Issues in Transport: Transport & Health, 17th - 18th March 2011, Devonshire Building (Room G21), Newcastle University 
  Workshop 2 for the Scanning Exercise 1 was led by Professor Tanja Pless-Mulloli and her colleagues at the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, which addresses major research questions in the areas of public health, primary care and health services research.  The workshop was held over two days with speakers from academia, local government and NGOs and included a performance of a play specially commissioned for the event entitled Doors Opening, Doors Closing.  If you are interested in finding out more about the workshop series generally, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Extraordinary Lecture and Exhibition of Ideas: 17th January 2011, British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London
  The extraordinary lecture on 'climate change and everyday life: how the social sciences can help policy' presented and demonstrated new ways of thinking about behaviour change, routine and habit, with an exhibition illustrating the practical value of these ideas for climate change policy. The lecture was introduced by Professor Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University and performed by members of the social-change climate-change working party. The lecture follows a one-day seminar to launch the British Sociological Association Climate Change Study group.  The working party, the lecture and the exhibition of ideas are funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
  For details see http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/climate.htm
• UKTRC Summer School 2010: 7th - 9th September 2010, Bodington Hall, University of Leeds
• Initial framing Event for the Scanning Exercise 1 - 14th and 15th September 2010, St Anne’s College Oxford University.  See the event flyer here.  For further information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• The Mobilities of the Super-rich: A Workshop at Lancaster University
  21st September 2010, 10.30am to 6.00pm - Institute for Advanced Studies Meeting Room 2/3, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
  Organised by the Centre for Mobilities Research, Cosmobilities Network and the Faculty of Arts and Social Science
• Tubulent Trade Routes
  26th November 2010, 11.00am to 5.00pm - Institute for Advanced Studies Meeting Room 2/3, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
  Organised by the Mediterranean Mobilities Research Network - Centre for Mobilities Research in collaboration with Lancaster Environment Centre
• Transport & Social Exclusion Employment, Education & Training Perspectives
  2nd December 2010, Workshop 1 for the Scanning Exercise 1.  Organiser: Anne Green, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick.  For further information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it