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LINK research programmes

LINK Future Integrated Transport (FIT)

The LINK Future Integrated Transport Programme was established by the Department for Transport and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council with the objectives of promoting high quality scientific research and increased competitiveness of the UK transport industry.

The FIT Programme ran six calls for proposals from September 1999 to March 2002. Funding was available from the sponsors under the LINK scheme, the Government's principal mechanism for promoting partnership in pre-competitive research between industry and the research base. In addition EPSRC provided funding for certain types of proposal through their standard research grant mechanism.

Further information regarding this programme can be found on the Research Database.

We have also published summary information on progress and results in the Future Integrated Transport Programme: Progress and Results.

LINK Inland Surface Transport (IST)

This LINK programme supported research contributing to the development of inland surface transport systems that would be efficient, safe and both environmentally and socially acceptable. In addition the programme was intended to contribute to the competitiveness of the UK transport industry, and the quality of life.

LINK IST was open to applications from March 1996 to April 1999 and was managed and sponsored by EPSRC and DfT with additional sponsorship coming from DTI and ESRC. Further information can be found on the Research Database, and in the LINK Inland Surface Transport (IST): Project summaries. This programme was succeeded by LINK FIT.