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TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation
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TransiT is the UK’s largest research hub dedicated to rapidly decarbonising transport using digital twins. We are a collaboration of eight universities and almost 70 industry partners, funded by EPSRC.
Visit us at www.transit.ac.uk
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Digitally twinning #road and #air #freight is the focus of our #modelling and #optimisation expert Christina Latsou and her team at Cranfield University

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#AirFreight #RoadFreight #DigitalTwin #NetZero #Logistics #DHL @emaairport.bsky.social
Dr Christina Latsou is a TransiT Co-Investigator and an expert in the simulation and optimisation of complex systems at Cranfield University. A flight leaving East Midlands Airport. Image courtesy of East Midlands Airport. Electric Ford E-Transit vans at a DHL depot. Image courtesy of DHL.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Scotland’s #Transport Cabinet Secretary, @fionahyslop.bsky.social, met road #freight operators & #logistics researchers at Heriot-Watt’s Panmure House as part of our Transport Scotland research

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#ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social
Fiona Hyslop MSP, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, addressing the event. Professor Phil Greening meeting the Cabinet Secretary. The event at Panmure House was hosted by the Zero Emission HGV team at Transport Scotland. The Heriot-Watt research team. From left to right: Guy Walker, Alan Logan, Siti Fariya, Adam Gripton, Tushara Kodikara, Dhanan Utomo and Phil Greening.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Two of our TransiT experts are taking part in next week’s UK Digital Twin 2025 event in Nottingham.

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#UKDigitalTwin2025 #NetZero #Transport #DigitalTwin #TransitTwin #UrbanTech @cpcatapult.bsky.social
The UK Digital Twin 2025 event takes place in Nottingham on 11 and 12 November. Dr Christina Latsou Dr Ahmad Taha
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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#Transport systems will become “increasingly reliant” on digital twins to operate and to advance #decarbonisation, suggests a #TransiT report by CENSIS, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for sensing, imaging & #IoT tech

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#DigitalTwin #NetZero @uofgengineering.bsky.social
A digital truck. Transport systems will become “increasingly reliant” on digital twins to operate and to advance decarbonisation, researchers suggest.
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Tomorrow’s Industry Day for the UK government’s National Digital Twin Programme will be joined by members of our #TransiT team.

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#DigitalTwin #NetZero #CyberPhysical #Transport #Decarbonisation #TransiTtwin #SustainableTransport
#transit #digitaltwin #netzero #cyberphysical #transport #decarbonisation #transittwin #sustainabletransport #climatetechnology #zeroemissions #energytransition #cleantransport… | TransiT Digital Twin...
Tomorrow’s Industry Day for the UK government’s National Digital Twin Programme will be joined by members of our #TransiT team. The programme aims to accelerate and grow the UK’s national digital twi...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Our #TransiT joint director David Flynn has been made Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and is joining Northern Ireland Electricity Networks as an independent board member

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#EnergyTransition #NetZero
#engineering #iet #proudtoengineer #engineeringexcellence #enerynetworks #energytransition #energyinnovation #energymarkets #northernireland #climatetech #transport #decarbonisation #digitaltwin… | Tr...
Congratulations to Professor David Flynn, our TransiT joint programme director, on the announcement of two new appointments. Professor Flynn has been appointed a Fellow of the Institution of Engineer...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The world’s first #quantum #maritime conference last week was addressed by our #TransiT transport and logistics researcher Dr Siti Fariya 🚢

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#QuantumMaritimeConference2025 #QuantumTechnologies #NetZeroShipping #TransportDecarbonisation
#quantum #maritime #transit #transport #logistics #quantummaritimeconference2025 #quantummaritime #quantumcomputing #quantumtechnologies #maritimeoperations #maritimetechnology #maritimeinnovation… | ...
The world’s first #quantum #maritime conference was addressed by an expert in port optimisation systems from #TransiT. Dr Siti Fariya, a #transport and #logistics researcher with a background in mari...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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#Policy continuity and collaboration are vital factors in the UK’s transition to #decarbonised #transport

Read more in our interview with #TransiT policy expert, Jo-Ann Pattinson: tinyurl.com/c26b9kt2

#TransportPolicy #ClimatePolicy #TechPolicy #NetZero @universityofleeds.bsky.social
#policy #transport #transit #transportpolicy #climatepolicy #cyberpolicy #digitalpolicy #techpolicy #aviationpolicy #shippingpolicy #roadspolicy #railpolicy #climatetechnology #zeroemissions… | Transi...
#Policy is the key lever that puts #transport change into practice. But it’s not all plain sailing. TransiT’s policy expert Jo-Ann Pattinson explains some of the challenges and opportunities. “Often ...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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#Ship owners and investors are being warned to stop investing in gas tankers, after a new interactive tool showed too many of them are being built.

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#CleanShipping #SustainableTransport #TransiTtwin
#ship #lng #transit #maritime #cleanshipping #netzeroshipping #decarboniseshipping #sustainableshipping #zeroemissionfuels #cleanfuel #fossilfuel #globalwarming #climateaction #lng #lngfleet #imo… | T...
#Ship owners and investors are being warned to stop investing in gas tankers, after a new interactive tool showed too many of them are being built. By 2035, researchers found that $48 billion investe...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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#Human decisions and actions are a key factor in #transport systems. #TransiT’s human factors lead Guy Walker explains why this matters for transport planning and modelling

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#HumanFactors #Psychology #Transport #DigitalTwin
Bus passengers. Photo by Nik on Unsplash. TransiT human factors expert, Guy Walker.
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The #shipping industry may miss its 2030 clean fuel target, a new report finds. The 2025 Climate Action in Shipping report: Progress towards shipping’s 2030 breakthrough, is co-authored by the UCL Energy Institute at #TransiT partner, @ucl.ac.uk

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#NetZero #SZEF #IMO
#shipping #szef #transit #cleanfuel #cleanshipping #netzeroshipping #decarboniseshipping #sustainableshipping #zeroemissionfuels #imo2050 #maritime #climateaction #imo #ghg #shipping… | TransiT Digita...
The #shipping industry may miss its 2030 clean fuel target, a new report finds. The 2025 edition of Climate Action in Shipping – Progress towards shipping’s 2030 breakthrough, finds that, although t...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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What is agent-based modelling and how does it help us understand #transport systems?

Read our interview with #TransiT researcher Wenhua Jiang: tinyurl.com/3e2wt72p

#TransportModelling #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #TransiTtwin #AgentBasedModelling
Wenhua Jiang, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at TransiT, the UK’s largest research hub dedicated to rapidly decarbonising transport using digital twins. A West Midlands tram and bus. Photo by Transport for West Midlands / West Midlands Combined Authority.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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TransiT, the UK’s national Digital Twinning Hub for #Decarbonising #Transport, has appointed a new Head of Data to help its research teams manage growing volumes of transport data

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#TransportData #BigData #NetZero
Barbara Alvarez Solanilla, Head of Data at TransiT. Cars, buses and trams in Edinburgh. Photo by Ben Glasgow Photography.
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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What will #decarbonised #transport of the future look like? #TransiT’s Dr Daniel Mitchell is exploring this, using #visualisation tools including computer #gaming engines and construction modelling software 🌍

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#NetZero #DigitalTwin @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Daniel Mitchell with Boston Dynamics robot, Spot.
September 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Congratulations to our #TransiT scientists Dr Ahmad Taha & Dr Mohammad Alquraan @uofglasgow.bsky.social for developing a module on Digital Twins-Enabled Wireless Communications for #Coursera 👏

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#Transport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin #NetZero #CyberPhysical #MOOC
#coursera #transit #transittwin #transport #decarbonisation #digitaltwin #digitaltwinning #netzero #cyberphysical #transit #sustainabletransport #road #rail #airtravel #maritime #autonomoussystems… | ...
Congratulations to our TransiT Co-Investigator Dr Ahmad Taha, PhD and TransiT Researcher Dr Mohammad Alquraan, both from University of Glasgow, for developing a module on Digital Twins-Enabled Wireles...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Congratulations to our #TransiT Co-Investigator & #transport #geographer Professor Kate Pangbourne for receiving the 2025 Hay Award for Significant Contributions to Transport Geography from RGS-IBG 👏

More here: tinyurl.com/y2w8d5nn

#TransportGeography #TransportPolicy #Transport #Decarbonisation
#transit #transport #mobilities #geographer #transportgeography #transportpolicy #transport #decarbonisation #digitaltwin #netzero #cyberphysical #transit #transittwin #sustainabletransport #road… | T...
Congratulations to our #TransiT Co-Investigator and #transport and #mobilities #geographer Professor Kate Pangbourne, who has been recognised for her ‘exceptional contributions’ to advancing transport...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Big thanks to #rail digital advisory expert Jon Elphick of global consultancy #WSP for the #TransiT mention in his interview with this month’s #RailProfessional magazine.

Read Jon’s interview on pages 16 to 19 here:
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#RailDigitalTwin #NetZero #Transport #Decarbonisation
Jon Elphick’s interview on pages 16 to 19 of this month’s Rail Professional magazine. The cover of Rail Professional magazine’s September 2025 issue.
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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#TransiT was delighted today to host a #Brazilian delegation of senior #infrastructure professionals from #leadership development programme #InfraLeaders2025 🌎

More here: tinyurl.com/cuf3ckfk

#ClimateResilience #SustainableHWU #Transport #Decarbonisation #DigitalTwin
#transit #brazilian #infraleaders2025 #brazilian #climateresilience #infrastructure #infrastructureinnovation #transportpolicy #decarbonisation #digitaltwin #netzero #cyberphysical #transit… | TransiT...
#TransiT was delighted today to host a #Brazilian delegation at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. 🌎 The event was part of a week-long visit to the UK by InfraLeaders 2025, a leadership developmen...
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September 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Congratulations to Dhanan Utomo, Siti Fariya and our other #TransiT researchers for winning an award for their work at last week’s Logistics Research Network Conference 2025 at University of Sheffield 👏

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#LRN25 #Transport #Decarbonisation #ABM #AgentBasedModelling
September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Congratulations to David Flynn, our #TransiT joint programme director, on being shortlisted for an IET Achievement Medal, which celebrates exceptional contributions to advancing science, engineering or technology 🎉

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#ProudToEngineer #IETAchievementAwards
Professor David Flynn, TransiT joint programme director and Professor of Cyber Physical Systems at the University of Glasgow.
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM