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Author: amynicholass

Systems mapping active travel for all in the UK

Posted on 25 September 20235 October 2023 by amynicholass

In the summer 2023 some of the THINK members got together to create the first draft of a systems map to capture the barriers and enablers of active travel for all in the UK. In total we spent a whole day together over two sessions, reflecting on how best to show the connections between elements…

Summary of THINK’s Public Agenda Setting Workshops 2023

Posted on 25 September 202325 September 2023 by amynicholass

A Summary of THINK’s Public Agenda Setting Workshops 2023 The full report can be downloaded from our publications page This is a short version of what the members of the public who took part in the workshops shared with us. There were 7 participants in total, 4 male, 3 female from cities and more rural…

The Human Factor

Posted on 21 September 202327 September 2023 by amynicholass

Author: Dr Burcu TEKEŞ, THINK Research Associate, Aberystwyth University The human factor, which has become an increasingly important concept worldwide, is a critical point to be considered not only in traffic but also in many other fields of work where safety is concerned, such as health, aviation, manufacturing or engineering. Human factor is an interdisciplinary…

Why do people use Age Connects Morgannwg for transport?

Posted on 18 April 202327 April 2023 by amynicholass

Guest blog from Bethan Shoemark-Spear, an award winner of the THINK Transport Issues in the Community Award As a charity Age Connect Morgannwg (ACM) pride ourselves on listening to older people and ensuring the services we provide are wanted and meeting their needs. We are a charity for older people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf,…

Tools you can use to reduce the barrier effect of busy roads on pedestrians

Posted on 14 December 202216 December 2022 by amynicholass

Guest author: Paulo Anciaes, Senior Research Fellow – Transport Behaviour Modeller, Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London. Key messages Roads are barriers to pedestrians. These barriers are linked with less walking and poorer social capital, health and wellbeing. The wider impacts of the barriers can be estimated…

Opening Streets for Play

Posted on 20 October 20229 November 2022 by amynicholass

Guest Author: Marianne Mannello, Assistant Director: Policy, Support and Advocacy for Play Wales The Impact of the Car Issues such as increased traffic and car use (moving and parked) are well-known barriers to children being able to play in their neighbourhoods.  Children continue to raise concerns about the speed and volume of cars and traffic in their…

Why slowing down is key to speeding up the COVID-19 recovery

Posted on 13 July 20223 April 2023 by amynicholass

Author Dr Sarah Jones, THINK Co-Director from Public Health Wales The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest threat to health and health services since at least the emergence of HIV in the 1980s, but arguably for longer. Recovering from it is a significant challenge on an individual and population health level, as well as for…

ICTH 2022 Cardiff Transit Stop 21/22 June highlights

Posted on 23 June 202216 January 2023 by amynicholass

On two warm sunny days in mid-June (and amid a national rail strike), THINK was delighted to host The International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH) “transit stop” at the beautiful Bute Park visitor centre and Glamorgan Cricket Ground conference centre known as Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. We got outside as much as possible to…

Welcome to the Transport and Health integrated research NetworK – THINK

Posted on 24 February 20223 May 2022 by amynicholass

This is your network, facilitated by the THINK team, so if you have ideas for what the THINK network could do to support greater integration of transport and health thinking into your work please email think@aber.ac.uk

THINK - the Transport and Health Integrated research NetworK
  • Research involvement in a gender sensitive approach to bus services
  • Systems mapping active travel for all in the UK
  • Summary of THINK’s Public Agenda Setting Workshops 2023
  • The Human Factor
  • THE E-MOVE TRIAL: E-CYCLING PRACTICES IN RURAL WELSH COMMUNITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT TRANSITIONS

THINK Podcast

Transport and Health Integrated research NetworK – THINK Podcast
Transport and Health Integrated research NetworK – THINK Podcast

THINK is a collaboration between the psychology department of Aberystwyth University and Public Health Wales, and is funded by Health and Care Research Wales to improve health outcomes for all, in relation to transport. The network is made up of individuals working in academic, practitioner, policy or charity roles across different areas of transport and health. THINK facilitates research, training and seminars to develop knowledge and provide opportunities to work collaboratively across four different themes – air and noise pollution; injuries and deaths stemming from vehicle crashes; the impact of active travel (walking and cycling) on health; and the impact of vehicles dividing communities. You can sign up as a member of THINK for free on the website https://think.aber.ac.uk/sign-up/ or follow us @TransportHealth

Access to Healthcare with Community Transport
byThe Transport and Health Integrated Research NetworK - THINK

Hear how community transport & health care providers in Pembrokeshire are leading the way on life giving collaborative projects. Featuring Emma Bingham (CTA), Debbie Johnson (PACTO), Gemma Lelliott (CTA), Kellie Lowther (PIVOT & Country Cars driver), Rod Bowen (Dolen Teifi Community Transport), Tina Norman (wheelchair accessible vehicle user and Chair of PVT) and community transport users of the Fflesci bus service trial in St Davids and Dolen Teifi Community Transport.

Access to Healthcare with Community Transport
Access to Healthcare with Community Transport
13 March 2023
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Wales and Community Transport with Gemma Lelliott, Director for Wales, Community Transport Association
9 March 2023
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Digital Futures in Community Transport
9 March 2023
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Co-production in Community Transport
9 March 2023
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More Than Just a Journey – Community Transport
8 March 2023
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