Our Members: A directory of RRUKA members and their capabilities Blue-skies thinking for real world problems... Edition 3 - May 2013 Contents Our Members .............................................................................................................. 3 Contact Details ........................................................................................................... 4 Co-chair Foreword ....................................................................................................... 5 RRUKA Members Industry Members RSSB ........................................................................................................................... 6 Network Rail ................................................................................................................ 8 University Members and Research Institutions University of Bath ....................................................................................................... 10 University of Birmingham ........................................................................................... 12 Brunel University ........................................................................................................ 14 City University London ............................................................................................... 16 Coventry University .................................................................................................... 18 Cranfield University .................................................................................................... 20 De Montfort University ............................................................................................... 22 University of Edinburgh .............................................................................................. 24 University of Essex .................................................................................................... 26 University of Greenwich ............................................................................................. 28 Heriot-Watt University ................................................................................................ 30 University of Huddersfield .......................................................................................... 32 University of Hull ........................................................................................................ 34 Imperial College London ............................................................................................ 36 University of Kent ....................................................................................................... 38 University of Leeds .................................................................................................... 40 University of Liverpool ............................................................................................... 42 Loughborough University ........................................................................................... 44 Manchester Metropolitan University .......................................................................... 46 University of Manchester ........................................................................................... 48 Newcastle University ................................................................................................. 50 University of Nottingham ............................................................................................ 52 Queen Mary University London ................................................................................. 54 University of Reading ................................................................................................. 56 University of Salford ................................................................................................... 58 Sheffield Hallam University ........................................................................................ 60 University of Sheffield ................................................................................................ 62 University of Southampton ......................................................................................... 64 University of Strathclyde ............................................................................................ 66 University of Surrey ................................................................................................... 68 Swansea University ................................................................................................... 70 TRL ............................................................................................................................ 72 University College London ......................................................................................... 74 University of Warwick ................................................................................................. 76 University of the West of England .............................................................................. 78 University of York ....................................................................................................... 80 1 2 Our Members 3 Contact Details If you are a member of the academic community and have questions about RRUKA please get in touch with our secretariat by emailing: [email protected] For rail industry engagement with RRUKA please email: [email protected] Follow us on @RRUK_A and visit our website: www.rruka.org.uk 4 Rail Research UK Association We are delighted to be promoting a wealth RRUKA is inclusive and aims to represent of knowledge and expertise from across all universities and research institutes Britain’s universities. RRUKA reaches carrying out research that may be useful out to industry to let them know what to the railway industry. This is facilitated capabilities there are at universities and by the organisation of meetings, seminars this booklet, which is a live document on and workshops to provide for a targeted the RRUKA website, begins the process knowledge exchange between universities of sharing this information for industry to and the industry. RRUKA also aims to be able to benefit from the research that is maintain a ‘map’ of expertise that will being undertaken. help identify experts in specific technical areas. As part of that aim this directory of The Rail Research UK Association expertise has been produced. (RRUKA) is a partnership between Britain’s railway industry and universities. It was set RRUKA has held a number of workshops up in 2010 with the following aims: and events covering a range of topics • To support and facilitate railway – from overcoming the obstacles to research in academia. achieving a 24/7 railway, to the challenges of achieving a half cost train system, • To develop a common understanding and predicting future risk. We are also of research needs to support the rail working alongside TSLG to look at how the industry and its future development. academic community can contribute to the • To identify research, development delivery of the Rail Technical Strategy. and application opportunities in railway science and engineering. We welcome proposals from industry or academia for further event topics. • To provide of innovative solutions to the rail industry. This document by its nature is not static and will be updated - the latest version will RRUKA provides a central focus for all be available on the RRUKA website (www. research institutions who undertake rruka.org.uk) research that could be of benefit to the railway industry who want to access that We look forward to working with industry research, use it or support further research. and academia to promote the aims of RRUKA. Over 30 Universities, Research Institutes, and industry bodies are members of RRUKA. An executive committee made up of elected academic members and nominated industry members oversees the operation of RRUKA and is led by two Co- Colin Dennis Simon Iwnicki Chairs. The core activities of the Industry Co-Chair Academic Co-Chair association are supported by RSSB and Network Rail on behalf of the GB railway industry. 5 RSSB RSSB: An introduction RSSB is a not-for-profit company owned Research is one of the core capabilities and funded by major stakeholders in the RSSB provides the industry alongside: railway industry, but is independent of any • Risk modelling one party. RSSB is funded by levies on its members and grants for research from • Managing safety information the Department for Transport. RSSB’s • Reporting systems (including members include the infrastructure confidential reporting) manager, passenger and freight • Shared standards operating companies, rolling stock leasing companies, infrastructure contractors and • Technical expertise suppliers. A significant proportion of RSSB’s staff Through RSSB, the rail industry has access are technical experts, who provide vital to a unique set of functions, features and input across the range of RSSB’s services. services. They represent a combination of Our expertise covers the main branches services which can be used to underpin of railway engineering, including track knowledge-based decision-making through and structures, control, command, and a range of co-operative programmes, signalling, rolling stock, and energy; it also groups and activities. This represents an covers railway operations, human factors, efficient and cost-effective means for the workforce development, risk analysis, industry to