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Rail experts come together to study safety performance in the freight yard

• Experts from across the rail industry have joined together for a ground-breaking event at Newcastle University to discuss how understanding human factors can benefit performance in the rail freight yard

Seminar from Dr Josey Wardle, Innovate UK

• The Mobility and Transport NUCoRE was visited by Dr Josey Wardle on 12th November 2025, the Innovation Lead for ZEV infrastructure at Innovate UK

Mobility and Transport Early Career event

• Wednesday 5th November saw the first Early Career Network meeting of the Mobility and Transport NUCoRE

N8 Research Partnership tackles transport decarbonisation

• The Network for Innovative Sustainable Transport Co-Simulation (NIST-CS) has demonstrated how co-simulation can help disparate research teams come together to solve multidisciplinary problems, with an event at Newcastle University

A new era of urban mobility as self-driving shuttle arrives in Sunderland

• Sunderland is set to embrace a new ear of mobility with the arrival of the Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle (SAMS), marking a significant milestone in the city's journey towards self-driving transportation, as well as providing training opportunities and new cutting-edge skills

University to lead skills programme for the regional battery industry

• The Faraday Battery Challenge (FBC) has appointed Newcastle University to receive £1.3m in funding to support the North East’s battery manufacturing and innovation sector and skills development

Robots have potential to promote healthy aging

• Newcastle University research has shown that human-following robots can support the mobility and wellbeing of older people

Global initiative to promote healthy ageing and longevity in cities

• The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) has launched a new global initiative to promote healthy ageing and longevity in the urban environment

UK Funding Supports Rollout of Hydrogen Vehicles at Teesside Airport

• The UK government has granted 8 million GBP in funding to two projects in the North East of England that will support the rollout of hydrogen-powered ground support vehicles for airports

Autonomous lorries in closed environments hailed as a "quick win"

• The introduction of autonomous goods vehicles into closed environments such as ports and factory sites could have a "quick win" for the logistics industry facing rising costs and driver shortages

V-CAL

• V-CAL, led by the NEAA and a high-level consortium, seeks to scale and expand the deployment of Connected and Autonomous Logistics (CAL)

Regional leaders join forces for transport and health partnership

• Academics at Newcastle University are part of a new cross-sector partnership focused on tackling health inequalities through sustainable transport solutions

New funding backs the rollout of self-driving lorries and shuttles

• Self-driving vehicles will help deliver passengers and cargo in and around Sunderland