🚀 It's Science and Engineering Day this weekend!
Here's a sneak peek at what our academics & students have planned for the big day
🗓 Saturday 7 May
⏰ 10.30am - 4.30pm
📍 Highfield & Boldrewood Innovation Campuses
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/xlQwcXaI1V
#SOTEF#MakeItSO
We took 20 organisations to Newport ln GW, today to look at our composite electrification mast demo - before testing starts. Great to see so much interest. This is a small part the industry is doing reduce embedded carbon & lower cost (1/3).
@cinemachoochoo @Elwick70@RAIL@GarethDennis Published research can support these decisions - google Joel Smethurst at Uni of Southampton, eg https://t.co/aUH5lcYGdb "Mechanical and hydrological impacts of tree removal on a clay fill railway embankment"
Great opportunity for New Year! Apply by 10 Jan for a funded PhD studentship in railway infrastructure:
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@unisouthampton@UoSEngineering
We are delighted with the commitment of UK Government to work more closely with #UKRRIN.
UKRRIN is a partnership between academia, industry and Government, working to deliver research development and innovation in #rail.
We look forward to working with Great British Railways
⚡❌Electric resistant paint … Yeah – we said it!
🎨Check out the paint we developed with @unisouthampton 👉 https://t.co/zuq5kPazBE
😲 It protects low bridges from electric trains. Potentially, we don’t need to knock bridges down, saving a lot of time and money.
Sharon highlights @UKRRIN's work assessing future needs of the industry and outlines the two new Centres of Excellence the network is launching 👇
If you are interested in getting involved in these do get in touch with @UKRRIN!
#RailInnovation2021
Need to estimate demand for a new #railway#station or line? The Station Demand Forecasting Tool from @uos_trg is an automated tool to forecast demand for new local railway stations in GB. Available as an open source project with an easy Docker install: https://t.co/v8xigyhLL8
Last week for applications for PhD projects in railway infrastructure https://t.co/g6qG5yXqBm Five will be offered employment with Network Rail while studying @UKRRIN@UoSEngineering@networkrail@bcrre @PaulCliftonBBC
Great opportunity with long term prospects