Welcome to the Centre for Transport and Mobility (CeTraM) CeTraM is based around an interdisciplinary group of academics at Aberystwyth University (AU) who are researching transport and mobility. The co-directors, Professor Peter Merriman and Charles Musselwhite and core researchers are based in Human Geography (DGES) and Psychology.
The game-changing tactile maps made for people with visual impairments
Dr Shaun Williams, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University Some of our members from the THINK Network have published a blog on the potential benefits of 3D printing to support effective and inclusive communication of active travel designs in Wales. In their blog, collaborative project team (which included a…
Q methodology as a useful method to research transport
Dr Jason Bush, Lecturer in Psychology, Aberystwyth University (email: jeb64@aber.ac.uk) What is Q methodology Q methodology, developed by William Stephenson, allows for the study of subjective opinions (Stephenson, 1935; Stephenson, 1953). It does this by identifying shared views that exist on a topic as well as showing areas of consensus and disagreement between these views….
CeTraM agreement with the Academy of Mobility Humanities, Konkuk University, South Korea, 10th July 2023
Aberystwyth University has hailed a new partnership with Konkuk University in South Korea as a big boost for its transport and mobilities research. As part of the partnership, the two institutions will exchange scholars and academic material as well as undertake joint research programmes. The new agreement builds on links between the Academy of Mobility…
Blog post: From Intelligent Transport Systems to Integrated Transport Systems
A blog from Richard Harris The Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry has made incredible advances since the early pioneering days of the 1970s and 1980s. These have been driven by the revolution in communications, data capacity and computer processing capabilities. The way we describe what we do has also developed from the road/automobile communication systems…
Official launch of CeTraM
Minister Opens The Centre for Transport and Mobility (CeTraM) The official launch of our new research centre, The Centre for Transport and Mobility (CeTraM), took place on the 1st December during the University’s Festival of Research. The new centre co-directed by Professor Peter Merriman (Department of Geography and Environmental Science) and Professor Charles Musselwhite (Psychology; co-Director…