Category Archives: Data

AURIN at eResearch Australasia 2025

The 2025 eResearch Australasia Conference is coming up.  We will be at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 20–24 October 2025. Organised by Australasian eResearch Organisations (AeRO) Inc, this conference is a major gathering for researchers, technologists, data specialists, infrastructure professionals, research software engineers, and others at the intersection of research and ICT.   The program […]

AURIN at International Data Week 2025: Data for Positive Change

AURIN will join Australia’s data community at the International Data Week 2025, taking place in Brisbane next week.   Organised by the Committee on Data (CODATA) and the World Data System (WDS) of the International Science Council (ISC), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and hosted by The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC),  International Data […]

AURIN launches URBANiQ Node with University of Queensland

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.

AURIN launches Node with University of New South Wales

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.

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

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 […]

A dog’s eye view on Melbourne’s liveability

For well over a decade Melbourne has been ranked as one of the most liveable cities in the world. For humans these rankings scores are based on the quality of life created by healthcare, infrastructure and the environment. But how would Melbourne be ranked when viewed from a dog’s perspective? The Map of the Month […]

Quarterly Research Wrap: Cardiac Health, Regional Vehicle Emissions and More

Photograph of a stack of research papers, clipped together with bulldog clips in different colours

From October to December 2024, AURIN was cited in a variety of material, including four papers published in peer-reviewed journals and a book chapter. It was exciting to see that AURIN has been used by researchers across Australia and internationally to inform their analysis on cardiac health, regional vehicle emissions, and more. We’d like to […]

Quarterly Research Wrap: Electric Vehicle Uptake, Housing for Education Workers, Greenspace Mapping and More

Photograph of a stack of research papers, clipped together with bulldog clips in different colours

From July to September 2024, AURIN was cited in a wide variety of material, including nine papers published in peer-reviewed journals in addition to several masters theses and book chapters. It was exciting to see that datasets available through AURIN have been used by researchers across Australia and internationally to inform their analysis on electric […]

AURIN at eResearch Australasia 2024

In October 2024 we’re excited to have members of our team attending the eResearch Australasia Conference in Melbourne. Tuesday 29 October, 11.50am‘Modernising Hackathons: Urban Innovation Data Hack 2024 – Hackathon as a service‘ During this session, part of the breakout ‘Reproducible science, Hackathons Containers’, AURIN’s Head of Marketing, Emma Joughin, will present alongside Quentin van […]

Research Impact: Simulating the movement of bike riders in urban environments

Years of investment in road infrastructure has changed cities, increasing air pollution, traffic congestion, segregation of urban spaces, and reducing the physical activity of the people living there. Reducing the reliance on cars and other motorised vehicles is key to addressing these issues. Bike riding is a sustainable and affordable alternative to driving, and cities […]

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