Lect. PhD CAN BIYIK

Can BIYIK graduated from Anadolu University with an Honours degree in the School of Environmental Engineering in 2010. He then moved to the school of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences in Birmingham (United Kingdom) to do a Postgraduate Certificate of Education, completing this in 2012. His doctorate studies were at University of Birmingham in the School of Civil Engineering where his research was on the development of alternative future visions with much higher dependence on urban sustainable transport systems. His PhD was awarded in December 2017. After completing his studies Dr. Can BIYIK moved to the Institute for Transport Studies at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University as Lecturer.

Recently completed projects include as PI ‘Visions of the role of walking and cycling in 2030’ (EP/000468/1) and Co-I on ‘Understanding Walking and Cycling’ (EP/G00045X/1). His past research has looked at climate change and transport through 2 projects funded by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research: ‘Behavioural Response and Lifestyle Change in Moving to Low Carbon Futures’ and developing a ‘City-scale Carbon Emissions Accounting Tool’. His final research study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of EP/J017698 and EP/R017727.

He has had extensive experience of project management over the last 15 years, especially in large multi-institution, interdisciplinary projects.