Green passenger transport in rural areas Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2023
Transport in remote, rural and island areas is car dependent and CO2 intensive, while public transport (PT) is relatively ineffective, having low usage and high emissions per passenger.

Rural public transport subsidies are unsustainab... Read More about Green passenger transport in rural areas.

Port cities: innovation sustainability Sep 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2020
Port Cities can be seen as multidimensional laboratories where challenges connected with urban mobility are more complex. They are at once a challenge and an opportunity, as they provide scope for planning, researching and implementing integrated mo... Read More about Port cities: innovation sustainability.

Guid Wird: the Doric Literature Portal Jun 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019

A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
RGU are in the process of developing an autonomous vehicle ‘implementation roadmap’ for transport policy makers (at local and regional level) in Scotland. This will set out the various steps involved in putting autonomous vehicles on the road, detai... Read More about A.R.T. Forum NSR - Forum for reflection and recommendations for Automated Road Transport in the North Sea Region.

Timber Panel for Russwood Feb 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
The project aims to develop a timber cladding panel system to be used as a sustainable alternative to commonly used composite or metal cladding panels. The focus of this cladding panel will be ease of manufacture and installation, as well as designin... Read More about Timber Panel for Russwood.

From Tales to Trails: Developing digital application based tourism trails on Orkney Dec 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
In partnership with Orkneyology and a number of creative stakeholders, this project developed a mobile-based digital folklore trail in Orkney. Funded as part of an internal, competitive process the project was awarded £10k to undertake research into... Read More about From Tales to Trails: Developing digital application based tourism trails on Orkney.

Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV Sep 2, 2019 - Mar 1, 2023
Autonomous Vehicles (AV), or self-driving vehicles, promise widely available, low-cost, clean, door-to-door transport for people and goods. Widespread use on Europe’s roads is anticipated by the 2030s and is expected to have numerous societal implica... Read More about Planning for Autonomous Vehicles PAV.

My Orkney Story: Developing a collaborative digital story platform Jan 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021
Based on previously funded initiatives, The Orkney Folklore Trail, which worked with local storytellers, musicians and illustrators, this project responds to challenges and opportunities within the Orkney community caused by tourism. It does this th... Read More about My Orkney Story: Developing a collaborative digital story platform.

Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Our natural and built environment and social fabric are critical determinants of health and well-being. Three quarters of the European population now live in cities and urbanisation continues at high speed, driven by economic growth and employment op... Read More about Urban Observatory for Multi-participatory Enhancement of Health and Wellbeing.

Digital Centre for Excellence for Construction Skills Nov 1, 2019 - Sep 29, 2020
This project aims to carry out research into the digital skills gaps and existing provision of digitisation within construction sector to identify areas ripe for improvement and to assess the solutions required to answer the demand for digital constr... Read More about Digital Centre for Excellence for Construction Skills.