Day 1 · Morning
What are we?
09:00 – 12:30
- Welcome
- Feedback from previous meetings
- Infographics screening
- Individual updates
- Round table 1: What is mobility?
Program
Programme
23–24 September 2026, the Deck, University of Exeter. The schedule below is provisional.
At a glance
Day 1 · Afternoon
Foundations
14:00 – 19:00
- Round table 2: Pillars of mobility
- Round table 3: New technologies & mobility
- Closing discussion
- Pizza and drinks
Day 2 · Morning
Where should it go?
09:00 – 12:30
- Open challenges
- The funding landscape
- Commitments and next steps
Day 1 · 23 September
Morning · What are we?
09:00
Welcome
Goals of the symposium, logistics, and how the 1.5 days fit together — including whether our goal is a paper that defines the field.
09:10
Feedback from previous meetings
Context from the MINT proposal and its reviewer feedback — for reflection only, not to rewrite the proposal.
09:30
Infographics screening
Each participant briefly presents their “What is human mobility?” infographic; the themes carry into the day's round tables.
10:00
Individual updates
A short verbal update on what you are working on and one open question you cannot answer — no slides needed.
10:30
Coffee
11:00
Round table 1: What is mobility?
Moving from “human” mobility towards a “science” of mobility: each table proposes one candidate definition and one name for the field, then reports back.
12:30
Lunch
Afternoon · Foundations
14:00
Round table 2: Pillars of mobility
Reshuffled tables identify the field's foundations, its canonical open problems and the expertise it requires.
15:30
Coffee
16:00
Round table 3: New technologies & mobility
The role of AI and other emerging technologies in mobility science, and where future disruption might come from.
17:15
Closing discussion ahead of day 2
Reflections on day 1 and what to carry into day 2.
17:30
End of day 1
19:00
Pizza and drinks (potentially Topsham Brewery)
An informal evening together — we can walk over as a group or meet there. Topsham Brewery, Maclaines Warehouse, Haven Road, Exeter EX2 8GR.
Day 2 · 24 September
Morning · Where should it go?
09:00
Open challenges
The open challenges the field must address, from the short term (~1–2 years) to the long term (~10–20 years), and the questions a proposal might ask.
10:45
Coffee
11:00
The funding landscape
Redrafting the proposal's opening around the agreed definitions and pillars, and mapping relevant funding schemes and calls.
12:00
Commitments and next steps
Next steps for the group: whether the time is right for a journal on mobility science, a possible editorial board, and when and where to meet next.
12:30