Objective: To improve understanding of how decarbonisation options can impact (all) people and communities, and how to include these impacts in research by CLEETS. The Fall School will run as a Global Classroom, in-person at Birmingham, Cardiff, Chicago and Urbana-Champaign IL, all connected via Teams. It is targeted at post-graduate, post-doctorate and early career researchers, but will be of interest to others, who are welcome to join.
Chicago, Cardiff & Birmingham, or Online
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in UTC Building; Room 341, UIC, Chicago ILa
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Quade (Newmark Building), UIUC, Champaign IL
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in University of Birmingham, Elm House, UK
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Cardiff University, Abacus 2.26, UK
Agenda overview:
- Greetings and introductions from CLEETS principal co-investigator, Dr. Jonathan Radcliffe, Universiry of Birmingham
- Module 1:Policy perspective: Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
- Module 2: Community perspective: Jason Horner, Energy Project Coordinator, ecobirmingham
- Break, Group Discussion and Feedback
- Module 3: How to design research in/with people and communities
Health Impact Assessments: Karn Vohra, University of Birmingham
Benefits for students:
- Students appointed as CLEETS associates
- Invitation to CLEETS yearly workshop to network with international faculty and industry in the transportation, energy and weather sectors
- Opportunity to travel to UK and US to meet and engage with CLEETS partners
- Certificate on completion of Fall School
- Access to seminars and workshops year round
The CLEETS Fall School introduces students to how different policies and interventions in transport decarbonisation can influence outcomes for people and communities.
The Fall School examines real-world examples of policy design and implementation, highlighting how these choices shape community well-being. It aims to provide students with both insights and the “missing pieces” often needed when considering an undergraduate or graduate research project with the CLEETS team.
Through this School, students are better positioned to contribute to an action-focused, global dialogue on sustainable and equitable transport.
CLEETS FALL SCHOOL 2025
How transport decarbonisation impacts people and communities
Greetings and introductions: 10:30- 10:40 am US Central / 4:30- 4:40 pm UK
Johnathan Radcliffe, University of Birmingham, UK
How interventions affect people and communities: 10:45- 11:15 am US Central / 16:45-17:15 pm UK
Policy perspective: Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Community perspective: Jason Horner, Energy Project Coordinator, ecobirmingham
Group Activity: how can research impact people/communities differentially; what new research questions could that raise? How could populations be segmented to consider impacts? 11:15- 11:45 am US Central / 17:15 - 1800 pm
Break and Group Discussion and Feedback: 12:00- 12:15 pm US Central / 6:00- 6:15 pm UK
Module 3:How to design research in/with people and communities: 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm US Central / 6:15 – 6:30 pm UK
Karn Vohra, University of Birmingham
Plenary Discussions 12.30 pm- 1.00 pm US Central / 6:30 – 7.00 pm UK
Closing Remarks 1.00 pm- 1.05 pm US Central / 7:00 – 7.05 pm UK
Support Acknowledgement: Jagadeesh Yedetore
CLEETS Fall School Post-Survey
Thank you for participating in the CLEETS Fall School November 17. We kindly ask you to complete a short post-participation survey. This will help us understand your experiences, learnings, and takeaways from the workshop, and will allow us to refine the structure for the future workshops.