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