Transport expert Knowles honoured
Date published: 28 April 2015
Professor Richard Knowles
A PRESTIGIOUS professorship has been awarded to Greenfield transport expert Richard Knowles.
The former Oldham mayor received an Emeritus Professorship for his work on transport geography at Salford University with two colleagues.
Over the years, he has made a major contribution to establishing the field and has received several international awards.
“I’m delighted and humbled my successful research career has been recognised with this prestigious honour,” he said. “As well as numerous individual research projects in Britain, Scandinavia and Canada, I have been privileged to undertake transport research with colleagues at Salford and other UK universities and in Denmark.”
Mr Knowles was a member of the Salford-led UK sustainable urban regeneration research team and chairs the International Geographical Union’s Commission on Transport and Geography.
Acting vice-chancellor at Salford University Professor Helen Marshall, congratulated Prof Knowles and his colleagues.
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