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16 September 2026

Second DARe Researcher Conference showcases expertise, innovation, and collaboration

Building on the success of last year’s event, over 80 researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders from across the transport sector came together for the second DARe Researcher Conference.

Members of the DARe Hub team sat together on stepped seating, smiling at the camera
15 August 2025

Meeting of minds: DARe team convene in Newcastle

In June, the DARe Hub came together for a productive Full Team Meeting at Newcastle University.

Side view of the green-domed Diana Temple in the Munich Hofgarten
Opinion

DARe resilient transport simulation scenarios stand out at MATSim User Meeting

DARe team members received the Best Paper Award at the MATSim User Meeting 2025 for work on simulating extreme rainfall impacts on transport.

21 July 2025

Building transport futures: Highlights from the DARe Researcher Conference

Committed to aiding capacity building and development across the transport sector, DARe hosted a Researcher Conference that brought together over 80 attendees across 27 institutions.

Opinion

UTSG 2025: Planes, trains and automobiles (and a ferry)

DARe researchers David Alvarez Castro, Matt Burke, and Yimeng Liu share their thoughts and experience of the UTSG Conference in Dublin, which brought together academics working across all areas of transport

Qin Zhang presents from a podium next to a slide that reads 'My days in different cities' on a large screen
Interview

An interview with… Dr Qin Zhang

Dr Qin Zhang from the DARe Hub team shares why understanding travel behaviour is key to sustainable transport, how agent-based modelling can aid understanding, and advice for fellow researchers.

Two images together - The first shows Kristina Wolf accepting her award from EuroSDR, and the second Kristina giving her presentation at EuroSDR
Opinion

EuroSDR 2024: Knowledge sharing across Europe

Kristina Wolf recounts highlights from her trip to collect a prestigious award for her PhD and attend the EuroSDR delegates meeting.

22 July 2024

Hackathon #1: Towards resilient urban transport systems

During the first DARe Hub hackathon focussed on resilient transport systems, the team produced a conceptual integrated agent-based modelling framework and case study that highlighted the impacts of disruption of strategic urban transport assets.

Opinion

MATSim User Meeting 2024: The use of MATSim for transport simulations and mobility

David Alvarez Castro from the DARe team shares some of the latest innovations presented at the MATSim User Meeting 2024

Opinion

Transport Research Arena 2024

Dr Sripriya Rengaraju shares her thoughts on the key themes and topics that stood out during the TRA 2024 conference.

Interview

An interview with… Dr Sam Cocking

Dr Sam Cocking from the DARe Hub team shares why he got into structural engineering, what a typical day on DARe looks like, and his advice for fellow researchers.

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