Category Archives: Resources for Research

Research Impact: Improving spatial analysis for disease risk detection: A COVID-19 case study

During COVID-19, public health agencies relied heavily on data to understand where the virus was spreading and who was most at risk. While robust data have long underpinned decision-making, the pandemic reinforced that statistical factors – such as how data are grouped, how geographical boundaries are defined, and how granular the data are – can […]

Research Impact: AURIN data and infrastructure shaping a more sustainable urban future

Densifying the great Australian dream Owning a home is the great Australian dream. But as Australia’s population continues to grow, understanding how to plan and deliver housing is more important than ever. Urban planning therefore plays a critical role in government and industry decision-making, shaping where and how people live.   Emeritus Professor Peter Newton […]

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 […]

Announcing our new Noise Mapping Datasets

We’re so happy to announce our new Noise Mapping Datasets, developed in partnership with Ambient Maps and Geoscape Australia. Created by acoustic modelling experts, the datasets reimagine noise mapping in Australia—offering invaluable insights on the impact of noise on the urban environment. The datasets contain noise levels for each building throughout most of Australia. Noise values are generated […]

Thank you to our supporters – Research Infrastructure Investment Plan

Exciting news from AURIN! We are delighted to announce that our National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Research Infrastructure Investment Plan (RIIP) funding application has been submitted and is currently under review. This is a significant milestone for our organisation, and we are grateful to our partners for their support in this endeavour. Preparation of […]

Epidemiological expertise and project design updates

Futureistic health data visualisation

This project received investment from the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN), the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and the Population Health Research Network (PHRN). AURIN, the ARDC and the PHRN are funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)

Liveability For All On Our Urban Fringes

NCRIS-enabled projects AURIN and TERN are delivering data and analysis tools to support research and planning for more sustainable urban environments.

Explore the free urban and environmental data and services that make informed planning and policy-making possible

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