News

We hope you all had a wonderful and refreshing summer! As the autumn term begins, we look forward to a dynamic and engaging season filled with collaboration, creative idea generation, and shared knowledge-building in the field of traffic safety.

Over the summer, we have added new material to our Knowledge Library – feel free to take a look! The library gathers publications and results from SAFER’s partner projects – research that advances knowledge and enables smarter traffic safety solutions. Do you also want to use our platform to share scientific publications from your project – while also contributing to our collective knowledge base? Send us your material and we add it to the library!

At SAFER, our 11 active working groups continue to drive co-creation across a wide range of safety-related areas. These groups are central to our platform’s success, and we warmly welcome new active members and proposals for additional groups in complementary fields. The strength of our collaboration lies in the diversity and engagement of our partners – and there is always room for more.

We are also pleased to continue offering targeted support to help our partners initiate new research through the SAFER Idea Exploration Program. The next call is now open – exclusively for our working groups – and we encourage you to explore how you can contribute.

Submission deadline: October 23, see here!

Autumn highlights at SAFER

This autumn offers a variety of opportunities to connect, learn and contribute:

Thursday lunch Seminars – every week at SAFER

Our popular SAFER Thursday lunch seminars are back! Starting August 28, you are welcome to join us for informal lunch sessions to grow your network and gain insights into both familiar and emerging topics in the traffic safety domain. See the full program here.

Trafiksäkerhetsdagarna – A new national meeting place

Together with Trafikverket and SKR, we are proud to co-host the very first edition of Trafiksäkerhetsdagarna, Sweden’s new national gathering for traffic safety, 20–21 October, Lindholmen, Gothenburg

Interest has exceeded expectations – both in terms of participation and sponsorship. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this growing movement!

Welcome to visit the conference website here!

SAFER Research Days – Sharing knowledge and identifying next steps

Our next Research Day takes place on 23 September with a focus on:
Human Body Protection – Injury Mechanisms and the SAFER Human Body Model (HBM) We are proud of our external speaker Dr Ragnar Ang, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, presenting on “Long-term effects of e-scooter-related head injuries – what are we seeing in healthcare?”.

Several SAFER partner projects will be presented, followed by a joint discussion on how we as a platform can make better use of our shared expertise and initiate new efforts together.

See the full program here.

Our second Research Day this autumn is scheduled for 4 December and will focus on Safe Infrastructure and Vulnerable Road Users. More details will follow – but save the date now!

See our complete event agenda here.

Make the most of SAFER – together

The SAFER collaboration platform is designed to empower your work. We encourage you to:

• Connect your projects to SAFER to benefit from our dissemination channels
• Tap into the network’s competence to strengthen your research
• Use the platform for workshops, events, and collaborative activities
• Pitch new ideas – and let’s explore together how SAFER can support bringing them to life

Let’s make this autumn a season of meaningful collaboration, knowledge creation, and impact.

We look forward to seeing you at SAFER!

Best regards,

SAFER’s Operational team