Work we fund
Fellowships
Wenhua Jiang
£7,974
Mar 2026
How persona-driven, people-centred approaches can enhance bus planning and reduce car dependency in the UK, with a particular focus on the West Midlands.
Chris Ames
£4,000
Feb 2026
Assessing the future of high-quality transport information and journalism.
Giorgia Guerra
£8,000
Jun 2024
The role of the environmental and wider socio-economic benefits in rail business case appraisal: is now the right time for it to start carrying a stronger weight?
Charlie Hicks
£8,000
Sep 2023
Raising awareness and ambition in the Labour Party: how sustainable and integrated transport policies can be implemented and help Labour meet their wider policy goals.
Jeffrey Kenworthy
£8,000
Sep 2022
Benchmarking the sustainability of urban transport in UK cities within a global framework: Problems, prospects, policy implications and a call to action.
Roger Harrabin
£15,000
Jun 2022
How to run a successful campaign to tame the car: Do bus users, pedestrians, and cyclists get a raw deal from the media?
Lucy Eggleston
£7,950
Mar 2022
Seeking to answer the question “What would happen if residential streets had no cars?”, this study will explore the full range of benefits and co-benefits associated with a reduction in the reliance on vehicles in urban neighbourhoods.
Andrew Boswell
£16,000
2021 - 2023
Exposing the flaws in carbon assessment and transport modelling for road schemes.
John Austin
£8,000
Mar 2021
Developing a methodology to identify potential Mobility Hub locations in the South West region of England, using geographical modelling techniques and a wide range of datasets.
Mike Tisdell
£5,000
Dec 2020
Conducting an analysis of the discourse that has emerged in response to trial Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods in collaboration with FIT senior fellow Professor Phil Goodwin.
Ian Sesnan
£8,000
Sep 2020
Researching opportunities to integrate heritage/private railways into national rail networks to enable urgent affordable expansion of local public transport.
Beate Kubitz
£8,000
Jun 2020
Beate Kubitz was awarded a fellowship in June 2020 to study how rural and suburban transport could unlock Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
Phil Goodwin
£35,000
Jun 2020
Appointed FIT Senior Fellow in 2020, working with Professor John Whitelegg, on the theme of transport and climate change.
John Whitelegg
£35,000
Jun 2020
Appointed FIT Senior Fellow in 2020, working with Professor Phil Goodwin, on the theme of transport and climate change.
Alistair Kirkbride
£10,000
2020 - 2021
Developing the case for the Lake District and Peak District National Park Authorities to take on transport powers.
Jonathan Tyler
£8,000
Sep 2019
Studying the potential for Britain to adopt Switzerland’s timetable practices. This system rests on the philosophy of securing a basic level of provision of public transport for all but the smallest of settlements.