The People & Places mini-conference is a four day, online conference curated by the Understanding Society team. Each day of the conference focuses on a particular theme. The mini-conference is free to attend, but advance registration is required. You can attend on just one day, or come for the whole conference.
Programme (draft)
13.00 – 13.05: Welcome and introductions by the chair Dr Kiron Chatterjee (UWE Bristol)
13.05 – 13.45: Keynote Speaker: Dr Luke Munford (University of Manchester)
How commuting impacts upon well-being and physical and mental health: insights exploiting the longitudinal nature of UKHLS data
13.45 – 13.50: Q&A for keynote speaker
13.50 – 14.00: BREAK
14.00 – 14.20 Life events and their association with changes in frequency of transport use, Dr Colin Whittle (University of Bath)
14.20 – 14.40: Active travel infrastructure and change in travel behaviour and attitudes: findings from six waves of the Outer London People and Places survey, Professor Rachel Aldred (University of Westminster)
14.40 – 14.50: BREAK
14.50 – 15.10: Determinants of and barriers to active travel in Coventry and Warwickshire, Sonkurt Sen (ISER – University of Essex)
15.10 – 15.30: Commuter Travel and Covid-19: A Longitudinal Qualitative Interview Study, Rosie Samuel (University of Leeds)
15.30 – 15.50: Q&A for presenters
15.50 – 15.55: Closing remarks
15.55 – 16.00: Close
