Lack of physical activity (PA) and consequent poor health outcomes such as obesity, diabetes and some cancers is a persistent public health issue.  Planners and policy leaders often view public transit as a means for increasing PA levels. While there is evidence that public transit users are more physically active overall, it is not clear wheth...

The Urban Big Data Centre is hosting the next Glasgow-based Open Data Meet-up in conjunction with the Open Knowledge Foundation. Please join us for a presentation from UBDC staff and an informal discussion regarding open data in Scotland. Refreshments and snacks will be available during a break from the meeting between 6:45pm - 7:15pm in the a...

UBDC researchers Nut Limsopatham, M-Dyaa Albakour, Craig Macdonald and Iadh Ounis present their paper 'Tweeting Behaviour during Train Disruptions within a City' at the Digital Placemaking Workshop, which is part of the 2015 International Conference on Weblog and Social Media (ICWSM) in Oxford this May. Abstract In a smart city environment, c...

UBDC Research Associate Katarzyna Sila-Nowicka will speak at this event, which is part of the Urban Studies Lunchtime Workshop Series. Abstract Spatial Interaction is a term for any type of movement over space that results from a decision-making process. More specifically, examples of spatial interaction include, commuting journeys, shopping t...