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RRUK-A is funded by RSSB and Network Rail
A partnership between Britain’s rail industry and UK universities
www.rruka.org.uk
Rail Research UK Association
Anson Jack – Co-chair
Today’s schedule
Welcome and Introduction
Keynote Speech – Rt Hon Theresa Villiers
Case Studies from Universities and Industry – Chaired by Andy Doherty
Keynote Address – Professor Martyn Kemble
Questions and Answers
Summing Up – Simon Iwicki
17.45 Reception
RRUK-A – a partnership
Industry Uses and funds
research
Universities Do research
22+ Universities and rising
Aims of RRUK-A
Common understanding of needs and opportunities
Identification of R&D application opportunities
Provision of solutions to industry
Support rail research in academia
AC
AD
EM
IAIN
DU
ST
RY
Bridge
Individual contacts and partnerships
Building on success
RRUK grant from EPSRC
Dedicated rail research teams
RRUKAssociation
SMEsNon-rail
non-transportindustries
Other parts of industry
New disciplines
Building and Reaching out
New universities
New departments
Known rail research
teams
Industry with existing
research links
Bringing the community together - Events
Railway problem owners
Experts
Suppliers
Rail researchers
Non-rail researchers
Innovators
FundersSharing
knowledgeCollaborating
Problem-solving
Blue-skies thinking
Manchester MetropolitanUniversity
City University
Heriot-Watt University
Imperial College
Loughborough University
Cranfield University
Queen Mary Universityof London
Transport ResearchLaboratory
University College London
University of BirminghamUniversity of Essex
University of Huddersfield University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
University of Kent
University of Hull
Newcastle University
University of NottinghamUniversity of Salford University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of the Westof England
Academic members
RRUK-A is funded by RSSB and Network Rail
A partnership between Britain’s rail industry and UK universities
www.rruka.org.uk
Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MPMinister of State
Department for Transport