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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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Announcements, AURIN, AURIN Network, Blog, Careers, Data, Events, Latest News, News, Resources for Research, Urban Data Futures

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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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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Announcements, AURIN, AURIN Network, Blog, Environment, Latest News, Sustainability

Announcing the AURIN WA Node—Advancing Climate Action and Sustainable Planning in Western Australia

Posted on by Cordelia Rice
06
Mar

Image: Professor Sharon Biermann (Director of PATREC) and Professor Pascal Perez (Director of AURIN) We are excited to announce our first AURIN Node, in partnership with the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) and located at the University of Western Australia (UWA). The AURIN WA Node is the product of our long-standing relationship with PATREC […]

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AURIN Nimble Chats | Housing Trust Managing Director Michele Adair

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
16
Feb

  In our latest AURIN Nimble Chat, we catch up with Michele Adair, Managing Director of the Housing Trust, Chair of Homes Tasmania and a member of AURIN’s Industry Advisory Committee.  In this chat, Michele discusses housing affordability in Australia, the importance of national standards for data related to this issue, how we can make […]

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

Posted on by AURIN Outreach
Photograph of a stack of research papers, clipped together with bulldog clips in different colours
18
Dec

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 […]

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