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AURIN launches URBANiQ Node with University of Queensland

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
12
Sep

The Australian Urban Research
Infrastructure Network (AURIN) and The University of Queensland have launched
URBANIQ – the AURIN Node for Urban Intelligence for Healthy & Equitable Places.

URBANiQ brings together researchers across The University of Queensland with expertise in health, health inequities, urban planning, geography, transport, and social sciences.

URBANiQ will harness AURIN mobility, environmental, and health data to respond to policy-led challenges to understand how the places we live, work, and socialise can promote urban liveability, facilitate healthy behaviour, and promote equity and sustainability.

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AURIN launches Node with University of New South Wales

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
26
Jul

The Australian Urban Research
Infrastructure Network (AURIN) and The University of Queensland have launched
URBANIQ – the AURIN Node for Urban Intelligence for Healthy & Equitable Places.

URBANiQ brings together researchers across The University of Queensland with expertise in health, health inequities, urban planning, geography, transport, and social sciences.

URBANiQ will harness AURIN mobility, environmental, and health data to respond to policy-led challenges to understand how the places we live, work, and socialise can promote urban liveability, facilitate healthy behaviour, and promote equity and sustainability.

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AURIN launches Urban Data Futures to support the next generation of urban data professionals

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
20
Jun

AURIN has launched Urban Data Futures, a new initiative supporting emerging data enthusiasts working at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and urban challenges.  The year-long program connects Master of Data Science students from the University of Melbourne with AURIN’s enabling platform and technical advisors. The aim is to give students direct access to national digital […]

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Zaffar Mohamed-Ghouse Receives the Peter Woodgate Award 2025

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
29
May

Geospatial leader, Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, recognised for a career of collaboration, innovation and mentorship Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse, Vice President and Director Advisory & Innovation at Woolpert has been recognised with one of the Australian geospatial sector’s highest honours, receiving the 2025 Peter Woodgate Award for his outstanding contributions to the geospatial community.  Jointly presented by AURIN and the Geospatial Council of Australia, […]

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AURIN Welcomes Dr Bradley Greig as Data Scientist

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
21
May

AURIN welcomes Dr Bradley Greig to the team as a Data Scientist in our Engineering Team. Bradley holds a PhD in theoretical astrophysics from the University of Melbourne and brings over a decade of postdoctoral research experience across institutions including Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, the University of Melbourne, and the Australian National University. While […]

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Dr Hao Chen Selected as a 2025 Geospatial World Rising Star

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
Image of Asian man wearing black hoodie standing in front of yellow background with black circles on it
26
Mar

AURIN is thrilled to share that our Senior Data Scientist, Dr Hao Chen, has been selected as a 2025 Geospatial World Rising Star. The Geospatial World Rising Stars initiative aims to showcase the achievements of individuals under 40 who are proactive and passionate about demonstrating the value of geospatial technology to society, the environment, and […]

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AusUrb-HI Project Team Receives Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Award for Excellence

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
26
Mar

Photo: Dr Hao Chen accepting the award on behalf of the AusUrb-HI team, from Dean of Faculty Professor Julie Willis AURIN is delighted to share that our members of the Australian Urban Health Indicators (AusUrb-HI) project team – Dr Moein Mehrolhassani, Dr Hao Chen, Flavia Barar and Dr Aiden Price – recently received the Award […]

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The launch of AURIN HQ—a new era begins!

Posted on by Cordelia Rice
Pascal Perez, Director of AURIN
19
Mar

Last week we celebrated our the official launch of new AURIN HQ in the Baldwin-Spencer Building. The event, held on the north lawn outside the building, was a celebration of both our new workspace but also of the exciting future of AURIN. The event opened with a Welcome to Country and smoke ceremony, led by […]

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AURIN welcomes new Board members, Dr Jodie Smith and Mr Peter Francis

Posted on by Cordelia Rice
Headshot of Jodie Smith and Peter Francis
18
Mar

Following the resignations of Mr Gregory Tucker and Ms Alison Rose from AURIN’s Management Board, we would like to extend a warm welcome to new Board members, Dr Jodie Smith and Mr Peter Francis. Both Jodie and Peter bring a wealth of experience in leadership and, respectively, in science strategy and corporate governance. Jodie is currently […]

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Celebrating a new chapter for AURIN

Posted on by Cordelia Rice
12
Mar

Another milestone for AURIN! After many happy years in the Thomas Cherry building we recently moved into a new state-of-the-art office space in the iconic Baldwin-Spencer building on the University of Melbourne Parkville campus. The University refurbished a ground floor area to accommodate our team, generously invested $3.2m to support our growing success. The space […]

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