Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies

04 October 2024

Qatar Airways is set to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia. Who will be the winners?

Qatar Airways' previous attempts to expand in Australia haven't always gone smoothly, but it's easy to see why Virgin and Qatar might be excited by this deal, writes Professor Rico Merkert for The Conversation.

03 February 2023

Improving social access beyond the inner city

Improving suburban public transport access has a societal benefit through better health, increased employment and reduced crime, according to a new study from the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney Business School.

02 February 2023

Order of Australia awarded to transport research doyen

Professor David Hensher, Founder and Director of the University of Sydney Business School’s internationally-respected Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to transport and to supply-chain management.

22 August 2022

Influential international transport conference arrives in Sydney

Transport industry leaders from around the world will converge in Sydney in September 2022 to debate topics ranging from ownership, competition and governance to the decarbonisation of public transport.

16 March 2022

Australia's sustainable transport future gets $7.9 million boost

Neil Smith, an internationally successful transport business owner, envisions a green transport future for Australia and is donating $7.9m to the University to help make that a reality.

08 November 2021

How much are Australians planning domestic and international trips?

Nearly half the Australian population are planning at least one domestic trip to visit family and friends in the next year, according to a new survey by the University of Sydney Business School.

04 August 2021

Is the 15-minute city the future of urban living?

Is life under the pandemic bringing the central business district to an end? Business school professors reveal whether they think the future of post-pandemic urban life is the 15-minute city.

12 May 2021

5 things you need to know about the federal budget

From aged care and mental health to childcare and superannuation, experts from the University of Sydney respond to key announcements in the 2021-2022 federal budget.

30 April 2021

Public transport return will be slow: new survey

Over 20 percent of Australians will not return to public transport until they or their close household members have been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a new survey by the University of Sydney Business School.

20 April 2021

Cars will be king until transport authorities connect the dots

Access to unlimited trips on public transport is a more compelling incentive for consumers than price points, was the main finding of an innovative trial of transport subscription plans by University of Sydney researchers.