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Transportation Research Centre
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

The Transport Research Centre (TRANSyT), created by agreement of the Governing Board of the UPM on December 19, 2002, is a research and development center of the highest scientific and technological level, whose MISSION is as follows:

Mission

Being a multidisciplinary research center on mobility and transport, addressing its economic, social, environmental and spatial dimensions to provide innovative solutions to society.

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Become a reference Centre in research and innovation in mobility, leader in knowledge generation and help for the sustainable development of society

Goals

TRANSyT has the following objectives:

  • Explore, imagine and design the future of sustainable mobility.
  • Generate leadership capacity and participation in cutting-edge research programs, projects and networks in the field of transport through a multidisciplinary team, linked to innovation and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Strengthen the relationship with other centers, national, European and the rest of the world, to promote the development of collaboration, knowledge and exchange networks within the area of knowledge of transport.
  • Being a bridge between the University and different transport agents: public bodies, companies and other sectoral organizations, as well as students and citizens interested in the area.
  • Support policies and decision making.
  • Consolidate our position as the best Spanish/European research center in mobility and transport for a sustainable and decarbonised society.
  • Increase the average level of excellence of our researchers and offer training programs of the highest quality.
  • Become a pole for attracting talent for researchers and students interested in mobility and transport for a sustainable and decarbonised society.
  • To be an engine of economic and social development in our environment.
  • Consolidate the governance and management model and take it to the highest levels of efficiency.

Job offers

Open Calls

ADMIRAL low carbon, digital and collaborative logistics survey
Links to the Research group of Transport, Infraestructures and territory website
Link to the Metropolitan Mobility Observatory website

Smart, sustainable and integrated mobility systems

Transport impact analysis

Energy & decarbonization

Freight and logistics

Policy regulation and business models

LAST PROJECTS

EU Funding

TRANSFORM

Urban mobility cultures in transition: socio-spatial implications of transformative practices.

PATH2ZERO

Accelerating net-zero transformation by advancing Europe’s transport pathways and cross-sectoral synergies

DS4MOBMODELS

Advanced Mobility Data Space that integrates transport, traffic, and travel data.

23-EU-TG-SCALE

 Strengthening C-ITS Adoption and Lining-up across Europe.


WinWin4WorkLife

Healthy, inclusive and sustainable remote work futures as a Win-Win for employees and employers in urban, rural and cross-border areas.

National Funding

ENTROPY

Improving mobility in cities through the integration of public transport and proximity urban planning.

VIR2ALL

Evaluation of virtual reality techniques as a collaborative scenario building tool for land-use and transport planning

IMPETUS

E-commerce impact on urban mobility trends after COVID-19: policy modeling to optimize sustainability.

FORTHCOMING

FOsteRing THe City Of proximity through Maas INteGration.


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