TRAIL Research School
Encyclopedia
The TRAIL Research School is the Netherlands
’ national (university) research school active in the fields of Transport
, Infrastructure
, and Logistics
.
TRAIL provides education at Ph.D.
-candidate level, initiates and conducts scientific and applied scientific research and organises activities for knowledge transfer and exchange.
of Rotterdam, Delft University of Technology
, the University of Groningen
, University of Twente and Radboud University Nijmegen
collaborate.
Scientists and researchers of twelve faculties and institutes (spanning the fields of economics
, technology
, policy and management, and the social and behavioural sciences) form a concentration of experts in the fields of traffic and transport. Over 150 researchers, of whom 80 are PhD candidates, are active in TRAIL (2006).
as a formal Research School.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
’ national (university) research school active in the fields of Transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
, Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
, and Logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
.
TRAIL provides education at Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
-candidate level, initiates and conducts scientific and applied scientific research and organises activities for knowledge transfer and exchange.
Participants
Within TRAIL, Erasmus UniversityErasmus University
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a university in the Netherlands, located in Rotterdam. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th century humanist and theologian...
of Rotterdam, Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
, the University of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
, University of Twente and Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands...
collaborate.
Scientists and researchers of twelve faculties and institutes (spanning the fields of economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, policy and management, and the social and behavioural sciences) form a concentration of experts in the fields of traffic and transport. Over 150 researchers, of whom 80 are PhD candidates, are active in TRAIL (2006).
Research programs
TRAIL initiates and participates in research programs, collaborative research arrangements with public and private parties, and other collaborative initiatives that aim to conduct (applied) scientific research and to bring research findings to concrete use and applications.Accreditation
TRAIL was initiated in 1994; since 1997, TRAIL has been officially accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organisation dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands...
as a formal Research School.