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Announcing the Launch of Three African Research Programs on Mobility & Access in African Cities (ARP-MAC)

Consortium leaders, Dr. Gladys Nyachieo, Dr. Josephine Malonza and Dr. Gift Dumedah. The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) is excited to announce the establishment of three African Research Programs (ARP-MACs) within its “Mobility & Access in African Cities” (MAC) program. This announcement follows a competitive call for applications issued in 2023, inviting researchers from

New Handbook Available for Research Proposal Writing

Are you a young or middle-level scholar who frequently writes proposals for research grants, often with perhaps discouraging results? Or are you a senior scholar (or supervisor) who teaches – or wants to teach – academic courses on proposal writing? If so, a new open-source resource from VREF can be a valuable resource for you.

Welcome to Cape Town!

This week we celebrate African transport research, during the first ever African Transport Research Conference, which we co-organise together with Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town. For program, news and updates – visit the official conference website. This conference is a landmark event in several ways. It is the largest convening to date of

Governing Mobility in Sub-Saharan African Cities

The overall aim of this position paper was to inform the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) and other researchers during the development of a research agenda for the Mobility and Access in African Cities (MAC) initiative. One of the thematic areas identified for future research is that of mobility governance in cities in SSA,

Public Transport System Design and Modal Integration in Sub-Saharan African Cities

The overall aim of this position paper was to provide Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) and other researchers with state-of-knowledge over- views of issues related to mobility and access in African cities. One of the core themes identified for future re- search is System Design and Modal Integration. Objectives of this position paper: