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April 12, 2018

  The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) is delighted to announce its dialogue event on the Future of Rail Research and Innovation to be held on 19 June, between 9:00-14:00 in the Square Brussels Convention Centre. The aim of the conference is to address policy and industry expectations, in view of the next programming period of the S2R JU Programme. The conference will be an ideal platform to bring together the railway stakeholders, and to…

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March 19, 2018

While electrifying the transport system is a major priority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, the railway system has been a pioneer in this area with a large majority of its traffic running on electrified lines. But efforts are still needed to complete this path. Various regions in Europe have shown interest in the potential of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for trains, in particular where other electrification alternatives have proven unfeasible to reach…

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March 8, 2018

In our bimonthly newsletter, you will learn about the progresses, achievements and success stories of our Research & Innovation Programme. In this issue, Shift2Rail is announcing the ‘Women in Rail Research & Innovation Award’, explaining the details of the S2R Call for Proposals 2018 and offering a taste on the highlights of our latest Info Day, attended by more than 150 professionals. We also outline the next important events where Shift2Rail will be involved, with…

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March 8, 2018

On Women’s Day 2018, the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) announces the first edition of the ‘Women in Rail Research & Innovation Award’. With this initiative, S2R JU honours its commitment for gender equality as signatory of the Declaration to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector. The Award will be bestowed on Tuesday 18 September 2018, during InnoTrans, the European leading trade fair for transport technology.   Shift2Rail presents the…

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March 8, 2018

Shift2Rail joins the Heads of EU agencies and Joint undertakings commitment to zero tolerance towards sexual harassment. We have committed ourselves in accordance with existing laws and particularly the staff regulation, to promote diversity at work and provide our staff with a trusted place in which to work. Read the common declaration here. 

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February 23, 2018

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