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Alistair Ford @alistaircford.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Lovely to be back in TU Delft for #ICRS2026 International Conference on Resilient Infrastructure, presenting work from the @darehub.bsky.social researchers. Enjoyed the keynote from Caroline Field of PA Consulting this morning, and this must be the best conference freebie ever!

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Last week we held DARe's 3rd Funder & ALB Workshop, with EPSRC, DfT, Network Rail, National Highways, and HS2. Great questions, thoughtful challenges, and lots of discussion on how to ensure DARe’s work is useable and accessible. #transportinfrastructure #transportresilience

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

DARe Hub members had the great opportunity to share DARe research at the 105th TRB Annual Meeting (@nationalacademies.org). Dr Wei Bi presented the DARe integrated #modelling framework, which combines #rainfall, flood, and agent-based #transport modelling (AgBM). ➡️ bit.ly/DARe-TRB2026

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

To capture varied local perspectives, our @cam.ac.uk team recently hosted a workshop that brought together a diverse group of Cambridgeshire-based stakeholders to share insights and collaboratively identify the most critical and vulnerable #transport network routes. dare.ac.uk/news/dare-wo...

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DARe Workshop Explores Criticality and Vulnerability in Cambridgeshire - DARe

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Climate‑resilient transport isn’t optional, it’s essential. The collapse of Devon’s A379 after storm damage highlights the urgent need for long‑term adaptation and resilient transport planning recognising rising sea levels, stronger storms, and changing coastlines. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

DARe has helped shape the DfT’s Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport, which features the Hub's Transport Performance & Risk Analysis Framework (TPRAF). “Extreme weather is the UK’s new normal”, and our changing climate is having a major impact on UK transport. ➡️ bit.ly/DARe-DfT-CASfT

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DARe Contributes to the UK’s National Climate Adaptation Policy - DARe

DARe’s Transport Performance and Risk Analysis Framework (TPRAF) is featured in the DfT’s Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport 2025.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In this guest blog piece, DARe Project Partners, @urbanforesight.bsky.social, explore how Christmas travel patterns and demand remind us that successful electrification demands forward planning and systems-level thinking. #ElectricVehicles #TransportInfrastructure

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Reflecting on the International Day of #CleanEnergy, Dr Si Chen (@glasgow.ac.uk) said: "Clean energy is more than just how we generate power. It’s how we move, how efficiently we use energy, and how resilient our systems are when they are placed under stress.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Buses are key for population mobility, and correct representation is fundamental to simulating realistic scenarios. To develop DARe's North East case study and models, we met with local transport stakeholders to talk about #bus detours when both unexpected and expected events affect bus services.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

DARe is delighted to announce the successful completion of Flex Fund project, 'Cross-Sector Transferability of Infrastructure Resilience Interventions', led by Prof. Blainey (@unibirmingham.bsky.social) and Adrian Hickford (@unisouthampton.bsky.social). bit.ly/DARe-FF1-comp #Resilience #Transport

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Cross-Sector Resilience Insights for Transport: New DARe Report - DARe

DARe is delighted to announce the successful completion of the first project from the Hub’s inaugural Flexible Funding call.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

DARe attended the recent @ukri.org Building a Green Future Conference, an event that brought together different project teams to share insights, foster collaboration, and strengthen the research and innovation community driving the UK’s green transition. Read more: bit.ly/DARe-BAGF25

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DARe Joins UKRI’s Building a Green Future Conference - DARe

DARe attended the UKRI Building a Green Future Project Conference, which brought together project teams from across the UKRI portfolio.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Dr Azhar Mohammed, DARe Research Associate at @newcastleuni.bsky.social, joined the recent SWGEN 2025 conference which brought together global experts on stochastic weather #data generators. Azhar’s work focuses on developing #weather generators to predict future disruptions to UK #transport.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

It was great to meet delegates from the Singapore Institute of Technology and Crossrail International during their recent visits to @newcastleuni.bsky.social. DARe Hub members exchanged ideas on innovation, infrastructure, and collaboration to help shape the future of transport and sustainability.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Great two days at @newcastleuni.bsky.social for a #DAReHubNational full team meeting. Insightful discussions, research reviews, and progress on case studies and outputs. Thanks to all who contributed!💡 #TransportInfrastructure #Decarbonisation #Adaptation #ClimateResilience #ResearchCollaboration

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Alistair Ford @alistaircford.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

New paper alert! Our paper coupling together urban flood modelling and agent-based transport modelling to explore the impacts of flooding on road transport in Beijing is now published. Next we'll be testing adaptation responses (hard/soft/green)... Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Flood impact on urban transport networks considering the flooding propagation

Urban flooding significantly impacts transport networks and the mobility of people and associated air quality. This paper introduces a new dynamic fra…

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There's still time to sign up for our next webinar ⬇️ Smarter Maintenance Planning with Lifecycle Insights - From Data to Decisions 20 Nov, 12-1pm GMT, Online Tune in to hear from Dr Mahesh Pandey (University of Waterloo) and Dr Difei Wu (Tongji University). Book here 👉 bit.ly/DARe-webinar8

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Webinar: Smarter Maintenance Planning with Lifecycle Insights - From Data to Decisions - DARe

DARe webinar exploring how lifecycle insights can support maintenance planning, with expert guest speakers.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

DECEMBER #WEBINAR 📢 'Resilient Transport Networks - Supporting Emergency Services in a Changing Climate' Join our December webinar with guest speakers John Lamb, and Kris Westerby (Northumberland County Council). Book your free place here: bit.ly/DARe-webinar9 #Resilience #EmergencyServices

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

JOIN OUR NEXT #WEBINAR 📢 'Smarter Maintenance Planning with Lifecycle Insights - From Data to Decisions' Join us for an informative webinar with guest speakers Dr Mahesh Pandey (University of Waterloo), and Dr Difei Wu (Tongji University). Book your free place here: bit.ly/DARe-webinar8

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Congratulations to DARe's Dr Kristina Wolf for winning an “Excellent Young Researcher Award” at the International Climate Resilience Conference. She presented her work on extreme weather impacts on transport during mass events, using the Great North Run 2023 as a case study. #Resilience #Transport

Dr Kristina Wolf holds her award infront of a backdrop that reads 'International Climate Resilience Conference, 26-29 October 2025, Munich, Germany'.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Millions more homes across England, Scotland & Wales face rising #flood risks, and some towns may have to be abandoned. Densely populated areas like London, Manchester & NE England are especially vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Congratulations to #DAReNationalHub Co-Director, Prof Jennifer Schooling, who has been elected a Fellow of the @raeng.org.uk. #RAEngFellows #TransportResearch #TransportInfrastructure

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Interested in contributing to #rail #transport flooding #resilience using gaming? Join #DAReNationalHub Flex Fund project, CO-GREAT (@uofglasgow.bsky.social) for a workshop on #Flood Resilience #Gamification, and have a go at the hidden objective discussion based game! 👉 bit.ly/COGREAT-Oct25

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CO-GREAT Workshop : Flood Resilience Gamification

CO-GREAT (CO-created Gamified Resilience Engagement Accessible Toolkit) Workshop

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#WorldCarFreeDay is a timely reminder of what our cities could look like with fewer cars and more sustainable #mobility options. It’s not just about cleaner air and quieter streets, but also a spotlight on the urgent need to fundamentally rethink our approach to #transport. #NetZero

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

How do we measure #transport #resilience? Dr Wei Bei is working to address a gap in both academia and industry, developing a set performance metrics to assess the impacts of extreme #weather events.  Find out more 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uhS...

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Explainer: Developing Metrics for Assessing Resilience

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

@ice-engineers.bsky.social is launching its inaugural Resilient #Transport conference to help tackle growing challenges facing global transport #infrastructure. Find out more and submit your abstract: www.ice.org.uk/events/confe... ⏰ Submission deadline: 30 September 2025 #Resilience #NetZero

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ICE Resilient Transport 2026

The ICE's first Resilient Transport conference, taking place on 23-25 September 2026 in Manchester, UK, will discuss the big challenges facing transport networks worldwide.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

@alistaircford.bsky.social and Dr Jingyan Yu from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joined the RTPI event on #infrastructure in North East England. Dr Ford shared insights from the #DAReNationalHub, highlighting the need for cross-sector collaboration in building climate-resilient, future-proof communities.

Dr Alistair Ford presents from a podium as the slide behind him reads 'The importance of integrated planning in decarbonisation and resilience'

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

@alistaircford.bsky.social from our @newcastleuni.bsky.social team is taking part in the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference, sharing emerging research from #DAReNationalHub on the #resilience challenge for decarbonised #transport #infrastructure.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Where should Scotland place HGV charging points? What reinforcements are needed? How powerful do they need to be? Prof Phil Greening talks through his research exploring questions regarding Scotland’s road #freight and charging network. 🚚⚡️youtube.com/watch?v=MfqBiIA1fVQ #NetZero #Sustainability

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Explainer: Modelling Road Freight in Scotland

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Our #transport systems - rail, roads, airports, ports - are interconnected. When one part fails, it can cause impacts through the entire network. So what’s holding us back from building #resilience? DARe Project partners, Arup, outline 5 strategies to move us forward: 🔗 bit.ly/Arup-guest-blog

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Assets like drainage and track systems are typically evaluated independently, but in reality, their performance is closely connected.  Dr Ning Pan is exploring the importance of understanding asset interdependencies in our transportation networks. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=vQC_P0RGNnU

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Explainer: Incorporating Asset Interdependency

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

"I think connected intelligent transport systems - I think that’s the one thing that will make a real difference." Tune into this episode of 'Dough' on #BBC Radio 4 to hear #DAReNationalHub Director, Prof Phil Blythe CBE, discuss the future of cars. Listen here 📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hkxh

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Sliced Bread - Dough - The Future of Cars - BBC Sounds

Will your car soon be driving you? Greg Foot examines the rise of future wonder products.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Can we use US pavement #data to improve UK #roads?  Dr Sripriya Rengaraju explores how soil, #climate, and design affect #pavement performance, and how lessons from the US can help shape sustainable #TransportInfrastructure in the UK.   📺 youtu.be/zeUakJmYliQ?si=XCc05DYXK7PCIxsw

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Explainer: Road Maintenance in Different Climatic Zones

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

#Collaboration is key to tackling transport #resilience. At a #DAReNationalHub stakeholder meeting, we shared findings from our #GreatNorthRun case study and invited participants to help shape the next steps of our research. Read more 🏃 bit.ly/GNR-meeting

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DARe Shares Key Findings from Great North Run 2023 Case Study - DARe

DARe shares findings from the 2023 Great North Run case study with stakeholders during a roundtable event.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

“This is cutting-edge research which will harness AI to safeguard our #transport #infrastructure against the growing challenges of #ClimateChange”. Our team are excited to be working with Dr Syed Attique Shah and colleagues on this #DAReNationalHub Flex Fund project, led by @mybcu.bsky.social.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

"Increasing or maintaining track quality to a higher standard will result in higher carbon and higher cost. We found that it’s possible to maintain the track to different qualities." Find out more about #DAReNationalHub research on reducing rail maintenance impacts 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=yQ86o5bVGdM

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Explainer: Whole Life Carbon-based Decision Making

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Missed our latest #webinar? Recording now available! Catch up on 'Deterioration in #Infrastructure - Strategies for Ageing #Transport Assets', with Dr Chris Power from @mottmacdonald.bsky.social and Dr Ze Zhou Wang from the University of Cambridge. Watch it now📽️➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=lA5FXXSyqV8

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Webinar: Deterioration in Infrastructure

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"We're trying to understand; what is the carbon impact of future maintenance? What is the waste being generated? We're also collecting a list of low carbon materials." Find out more about #DAReNationalHub research on maintenance of the A120 road 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=mZMYV9_l7co #NetZero #Highways

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Explainer: Carbon Impact of Pavement Maintenance and Repair

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"The weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous" Colin Manning explores the unusual summer #storm, Floris, what such extreme out-of-season weather could mean in the context of #ClimateChange, and how it may influence future storms: bit.ly/Conv-Floris #ExtremeWeather

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Storm Floris: the weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous

Trees in full leaf are more likely to fall, which is why summer storms can be particularly disruptive.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In the first of our new series of short 'explainer' videos, Prof Jennifer Schooling explains what the DARe Decision Support Framework is, and how we're co-developing it with our Project Partners. Watch it here 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=hqm_ThxTQtI

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Explainer: DARe's Decision Support Framework

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Project Partners are integral to the #DAReNationalHub mission to help shape a #sustainable, #resilient, adaptable #transport system. We're delighted to welcome @urbanforesight.bsky.social as a new Partner, who bring a wealth of cross-sector expertise in zero emission mobility and #decarbonisation.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

NEW PAPER 📢 'The paradox of post-pandemic travel: Reduced car travel but unabated congestion? Insights from Cambridge, UK' Dr Li Wan (Uni of Cambridge) discusses the 'emerging paradox of post-pandemic travel' with insights from a Cambridge case study. Read the paper here: bit.ly/Camb-paradox

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Congratulations to DARe Co-Investigator, Prof Richard Dawson (@newcastleuni.bsky.social), who has been appointed to the new Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).

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IGNITE Network+ @ignitenetplus.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🔍 Survey Call - We Need Your Voice! 🔍 The @ignitenetplus.bsky.social survey to advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in #STEM and #Energy #research sector is live 👥STEM Researchers 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yx8u6uyx 📢 Please share to help us reach a wide audience #EDI #Inclusion #YourVoice

Promotional graphic for a survey - text reads 'Call for Participants: IGNITE’s EDI in STEM and the Energy Research Sector Survey.' The image features logos for IGNITE Network+ and UKRI EPSRC at the top. A large speech bubble contains the survey title. To the right, a hand holds a smartphone displaying a QR code with the label 'SCAN ME.' The background includes illustrations of diverse individuals and scientific icons like light bulbs, gears, molecules, and hydrogen symbols (H2).

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The @metoffice.gov.uk has warned that the UK is "breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm". www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...

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UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office

Scientists found evidence that climate change made the warmer weather last month more likely.

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Next webinar: Deterioration in Infrastructure - Strategies for Ageing Transport Assets 17 July, 12-1pm Join us for an informative webinar hosted by Dr Sam Cocking, with guest speakers Dr Ze Zhou Wang (Uni of Cambridge) and Dr Chris Power (@mottmacdonald.bsky.social). dare.ac.uk/events/webin...

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2nd Flex Fund. Congratulations to the PIs who we look forward to working with over the next 12 months. 🔗 Learn more about the winning projects and the DARe Hub’s mission: dare.ac.uk/news/dare-an...

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DARe Announces the Winners of its Second Flex Fund Competition - DARe

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DARe National Hub @darehub.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚗🚍 Do you live, work, or study in #Leeds? Researchers at Huddersfield Uni are exploring how weather impacts daily travel to help shape more resilient and inclusive #transport systems. 🌟 To take part, click here: enter.surveyengine.com/r.156e.616f....

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