DARe National Hub

Last week we held DARe's 3rd Funder & ALB Workshop, with EPSRC, DfT, Network Rail, National Highways, and HS2. Great questions, thoughtful challenges, and lots of discussion on how to ensure DARe’s work is useable and accessible.

#transportinfrastructure #transportresilience

Dr Wei Bi presents DARe research from an academic poster on a display board. The poster features text, graphs, charts, and tables.

DARe Hub members had the great opportunity to share DARe research at the 105th TRB Annual Meeting (@nationalacademies.org).

Dr Wei Bi presented the DARe integrated #modelling framework, which combines #rainfall, flood, and agent-based #transport modelling (AgBM).

➡️ bit.ly/DARe-TRB2026

DARe Workshop Explores Criticality and Vulnerability in Cambridgeshire - DARe

To capture varied local perspectives, our @cam.ac.uk team recently hosted a workshop that brought together a diverse group of Cambridgeshire-based stakeholders to share insights and collaboratively identify the most critical and vulnerable #transport network routes.
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Climate‑resilient transport isn’t optional, it’s essential.

The collapse of Devon’s A379 after storm damage highlights the urgent need for long‑term adaptation and resilient transport planning recognising rising sea levels, stronger storms, and changing coastlines.

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DARe Contributes to the UK’s National Climate Adaptation Policy - DARe DARe’s Transport Performance and Risk Analysis Framework (TPRAF) is featured in the DfT’s Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport 2025.

DARe has helped shape the DfT’s Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport, which features the Hub's Transport Performance & Risk Analysis Framework (TPRAF).

“Extreme weather is the UK’s new normal”, and our changing climate is having a major impact on UK transport.

➡️ bit.ly/DARe-DfT-CASfT

Driving Home for Christmas: Insights on the Transition to Electric Vehicles - DARe Guest blog piece from DARe Project Partners, Urban Foresight, on how successful transport electrification requires systems thinking.

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A residential street lined with parked cars and red‑brick houses covered in snow, with slushy tire tracks running down the centre of the road.

In this guest blog piece, DARe Project Partners, @urbanforesight.bsky.social, explore how Christmas travel patterns and demand remind us that successful electrification demands forward planning and systems-level thinking.

#ElectricVehicles #TransportInfrastructure

Addressing #decarbonisation and #resilience together, rather than in isolation, will be key to delivering a clean energy transition that is robust, equal, and fit for the challenges ahead."

#DAReNationalHub

Improving energy efficiency across this nexus, e.g. reducing unnecessary energy use in transport, is essential not only for cutting emissions at lowest cost, but also for easing pressure on energy networks and safeguarding mobility, economic activity, and critical services.

As #transport becomes increasingly electrified, energy and transport networks are no longer separate systems but tightly coupled infrastructures, where disruption in one, such as extreme weather caused failures, can rapidly cascade into the other.

A country road passes through a green landscape with large wind turbines on one side and an electrical transmission tower on the other under a partly cloudy sky.

Reflecting on the International Day of #CleanEnergy, Dr Si Chen (@glasgow.ac.uk) said: "Clean energy is more than just how we generate power. It’s how we move, how efficiently we use energy, and how resilient our systems are when they are placed under stress.

Thankyou to the North East Combined Authority, Go North East, Stagecoach Group Limited, Nexus and Newcastle City Council for their valuable contribution to our research.

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Buses are key for population mobility, and correct representation is fundamental to simulating realistic scenarios.

To develop DARe's North East case study and models, we met with local transport stakeholders to talk about #bus detours when both unexpected and expected events affect bus services.

Cross-Sector Resilience Insights for Transport: New DARe Report - DARe DARe is delighted to announce the successful completion of the first project from the Hub’s inaugural Flexible Funding call.

DARe is delighted to announce the successful completion of Flex Fund project, 'Cross-Sector Transferability of Infrastructure Resilience Interventions', led by Prof. Blainey (@unibirmingham.bsky.social) and Adrian Hickford (@unisouthampton.bsky.social).

bit.ly/DARe-FF1-comp

#Resilience #Transport

DARe Joins UKRI’s Building a Green Future Conference - DARe DARe attended the UKRI Building a Green Future Project Conference, which brought together project teams from across the UKRI portfolio.

DARe attended the recent @ukri.org Building a Green Future Conference, an event that brought together different project teams to share insights, foster collaboration, and strengthen the research and innovation community driving the UK’s green transition.

Read more: bit.ly/DARe-BAGF25

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Dr Azhar Mohammed, DARe Research Associate at @newcastleuni.bsky.social, joined the recent SWGEN 2025 conference which brought together global experts on stochastic weather #data generators.

Azhar’s work focuses on developing #weather generators to predict future disruptions to UK #transport.

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It was great to meet delegates from the Singapore Institute of Technology and Crossrail International during their recent visits to @newcastleuni.bsky.social.

DARe Hub members exchanged ideas on innovation, infrastructure, and collaboration to help shape the future of transport and sustainability.

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DARe team members discuss and work together around a table and display board

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Great two days at @newcastleuni.bsky.social for a #DAReHubNational full team meeting.
Insightful discussions, research reviews, and progress on case studies and outputs.
Thanks to all who contributed!💡

#TransportInfrastructure #Decarbonisation #Adaptation #ClimateResilience #ResearchCollaboration

Last DARe #webinar of 2025⬇️

How can we strengthen and adapt UK #TransportInfrastructure to enable rapid, coordinated responses from emergency services, #highway authorities, and local partners during #ExtremeWeather disruptions?

5 Dec, 12-1pm GMT

bit.ly/DARe-webinar9

Flood impact on urban transport networks considering the flooding propagation Urban flooding significantly impacts transport networks and the mobility of people and associated air quality. This paper introduces a new dynamic fra…

New paper alert! Our paper coupling together urban flood modelling and agent-based transport modelling to explore the impacts of flooding on road transport in Beijing is now published. Next we'll be testing adaptation responses (hard/soft/green)...

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There's still time to sign up for our next webinar ⬇️

Smarter Maintenance Planning with Lifecycle Insights - From Data to Decisions
20 Nov, 12-1pm GMT, Online

Tune in to hear from Dr Mahesh Pandey (University of Waterloo) and Dr Difei Wu (Tongji University).

Book here 👉 bit.ly/DARe-webinar8

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DECEMBER #WEBINAR 📢 'Resilient Transport Networks - Supporting Emergency Services in a Changing Climate'

Join our December webinar with guest speakers John Lamb, and Kris Westerby (Northumberland County Council).

Book your free place here: bit.ly/DARe-webinar9

#Resilience #EmergencyServices

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JOIN OUR NEXT #WEBINAR 📢 'Smarter Maintenance Planning with Lifecycle Insights - From Data to Decisions'

Join us for an informative webinar with guest speakers Dr Mahesh Pandey (University of Waterloo), and Dr Difei Wu (Tongji University).

Book your free place here: bit.ly/DARe-webinar8

Dr Kristina Wolf holds her award infront of a backdrop that reads 'International Climate Resilience Conference, 26-29 October 2025, Munich, Germany'.

Congratulations to DARe's Dr Kristina Wolf for winning an “Excellent Young Researcher Award” at the International Climate Resilience Conference.
She presented her work on extreme weather impacts on transport during mass events, using the Great North Run 2023 as a case study.

#Resilience #Transport

"At DARe, we investigate the complementarities and synergies between physical and behavioural resilience, generating innovative ideas to address the escalating climate risks facing our critical infrastructure systems."

#ClimateChange #Resilience #Flooding #ExtremeWeather

Dr Li Wan, #DAReNationalHub Co-Investigator, said: "To strengthen climate resilience, we must focus not only on physical assets and places, but also on the institutions, behaviours, and social norms that shape how societies respond to risk."

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

Millions more homes across England, Scotland & Wales face rising #flood risks, and some towns may have to be abandoned. Densely populated areas like London, Manchester & NE England are especially vulnerable.

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Climate change is supercharging Europe’s biggest hail Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.

🌩️ ⛈️ Fewer hailstorms, but much bigger hail?

New research from @newcastleuni.bsky.social, the @metoffice.gov.uk and @bristoluni.bsky.social suggests that climate change is supercharging Europe’s biggest hail.

🔗 Read more: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange

Congratulations to #DAReNationalHub Co-Director, Prof Jennifer Schooling, who has been elected a Fellow of the @raeng.org.uk.

#RAEngFellows #TransportResearch #TransportInfrastructure

CO-GREAT Workshop : Flood Resilience Gamification CO-GREAT (CO-created Gamified Resilience Engagement Accessible Toolkit) Workshop

Interested in contributing to #rail #transport flooding #resilience using gaming?

Join #DAReNationalHub Flex Fund project, CO-GREAT (@uofglasgow.bsky.social) for a workshop on #Flood Resilience #Gamification, and have a go at the hidden objective discussion based game!

👉 bit.ly/COGREAT-Oct25