Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies

The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) is Australia's Key Centre of Excellence in Transport and Logistics Research and Education. ITLS undertakes graduate teaching, management development programs, grant and contract research and development in the fields of transport and logistics studies.

News and Events

International Choice Modelling Conference Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK (30 March – 1 April 2009) Call for papers - abstract submission deadline: 20 October 2008.
September 2008

2009 courses on Discrete Choice Modelling and Choice Experiment Design announced, click here to email info@itls.usyd.edu.au to register your interest.
July 2008
ITLS will be running courses in Februrary 2009 on Discrete Choice Modelling and Choice Experiment Design. The fee for each course will be $3,000 with discounts for those attending both courses. The number of places are limited so please register your interest soon.

Master of Logistics Management student Natalia Uribe (from Columbia) in conversation with Professor Sid Gray (Associate Dean International) in Sydney University World magazine
July 2008
"When I decided on Australia it was easy to chose Sydney. Not many universities in the world have our Logistics program. It's very well known - you can put it down in your CV!" Natalia Uribe

Professor Hensher (ITLS Director) quoted in Open Road Article (NRMA) - Fix The Jam
July 2008
"I would like to see them [the Federal Government] go beyond simply committing themselves to just supporting feasibility studies and actually commit themselves to some serious money in terms of sustainable solutions.” Professor Hensher

Dr Corinne Mulley appointed as the founding Chair in Public Transport at ITLS, funded by the NSW government.
July 2008
Congratulations to Dr Corinne Mulley (Senior Lecturer in Transport Economics, Newcastle University, UK) who will commence as the founding Chair in Public Transport at ITLS in December. In this role Dr Mulley will provide strong, independent strategic advice especially regarding public transport development associated with Sydney and NSW.

Pay to Drive - Article on ABC's Unleashed website by Professor David Hensher
June 2008
Paying to drive per kilometre is increasingly seen as a solution to traffic jams across the world and Australian leaders should pick up on the idea, writes David Hensher.

Important Links

Tier 1 Transportation and Logistics Journals

The Faculty of Economics & Business

The University of Sydney