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Pre-Call UTSG 2025: 57th Annual UTSG Conference in Dublin 25-27 June 2025

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We are delighted to announce that the 57th Universities’ Transport Studies Group (UTSG) Annual Conference will take place at University College Dublin (UCD) between 25th to 27th June 2025. This prestigious event will be co-hosted by University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, bringing together leading researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of transport studies.

Colleagues are reminded that the UTSG conference is a doctoral-student-friendly conference and as always, we strongly encourage research students to submit their work for consideration. Additionally, we are pleased to announce that the conference will feature a mentoring surgery scheme aimed at supporting colleagues at various career stages, including doctoral students.

We are excited to announce that the UTSG conference will feature a collaboration initiative for special issues with top-tier journals from Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and others.

Authors are invited to submit their research papers to the Conference. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Transportation Policy and Economics
  • Transportation and Environment
  • Energy in Transportation
  • Climate Change and Resilience in Transportation
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • Autonomous Vehicles & Future Mobility
  • Logistics and Freight Transportation
  • Public Transportation Systems
  • Traffic Management, Operations and Safety
  • Social Equity and Transportation
  • Emerging Trends in Air and Water Transport
  • Transportation and Health
  • Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion in Transport
  • Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Infrastructure Design and Maintenance

Presenting your work at the UTSG Conference involves two stages:

1. Abstract Submission:

Authors must submit a 300-word abstract and six keywords that should clearly identify the objectives, background, methods, main findings, and conclusions of your work. The abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be informed of the decision by the end of 2025. Only authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit either a ‘full paper’ or an ‘extended abstract’ using the appropriate templates available on the UTSG and Conference websites.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday 10th February, 2025.

2. Paper Submission Guidelines:

Authors of accepted abstracts will have two options for submitting their research work:

  *   A full paper (max. 12 pages long); this is the recommended option for authors considering the special-issue initiative.

  *   An extended abstract of max. 1500 words

Deadline: Monday 5th May 2025

Full papers and extended abstracts will need to use the corresponding UTSG templates. Please also note that Smeed Prize entrants must submit a full paper to be eligible (see, criteria below). Templates and further information can be found on the UTSG website.

Smeed Prize Submissions

[Open to UTSG member institutions in the UK and Ireland, only] Papers can be submitted for the Smeed Prize competition if they are prepared and presented entirely by an author who:

  *   Has carried out the work described in the paper while registered as a postgraduate student at a UTSG member institution, and

  *   Is either still registered as a student at such an institution or has had a viva since the previous UTSG conference.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Dublin!

This conference is an opportunity for academia & industry professionals to promote, share and discuss issues and developments in the field of transportation. For updates & information please visit https://utsg.net/

*Contact for UTSG2025 related matters: conference@utsg.net OR utsg2025@gmail.com