Winner announced for 2024 TPS Bursary Competition!

We are delighted to announce that Kyle Clarkson is the overall winner of the annual Bursary Competition for 2024!

The Transport Planning Society’s bursary scheme encourages Young Professional members of TPS to produce a piece of structured thought on a topic of current relevance to transport planning, supported by a mentor who will be a senior member of the profession. The value of each bursary is £500.

The bursaries provide a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of your chosen topic, raise your profile within the profession, promote your career development and to benefit from your mentor’s experience and advice. For those participating in the Professional Development Scheme it also counts towards satisfying relevant proficiency and experience requirements.

Participation in the competition, especially winning the “Bursary of the Year” award, has helped previous Bursarians to attract the interest of their employer, to gain promotion, to be offered new jobs, and even to be invited to chair a conference session related to their paper. It can give your career a real lift.

This year, we received many excellent responses on the topic of 'What is the role of the private car in society – how can we best influence it?' Entries explored a diverse range of topics ranging from reducing car use and dominance in rural and urban universities to historic city centres and residential communities.

Kyle's submission, 'Glasgow’s Schools Streets, the Built Environment and Lessons from International Best Practice’, really impressed the judging panel, and TPS Board Member Laura Putt was delighted to announce him the winner at the AGM. 

Other successful bursarians included: 

• Adelaide Tsim - Rural vs Urban Universities: The Role of Car Sharing in Reducing Single-Driver Dependency in Higher Education'
• George King - 'Overcoming ‘moto-normativity’ and car addiction in Edinburgh’s historic city centre'

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