At UQ|UP we take the task of developing the next generation of urban strategists and planning practitioners seriously. Working with our Planning Education Advisory Board, Stephanie Wyeth has been reshaping our final year program to include a greater emphasis on the essential skills, capabilities and experiences required in a graduate’s planning toolkit. The Western Corridor … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Upcoming seminar: Urban growth, housing and settlement in Brisbane and Semarang
Join UQ|UP in a joint seminar between Brisbane and Semarang (Indonesia) to celebrate the 30 years of the Sister City Partnership between the two cities. The seminar will discuss issues around housing and urban growth in both cities, with presentations from Brisbane City Council and Semarang City Government and comments from colleagues from UQ and … Continue reading
New paper on school travel in Journal of Transport & Health, co-authored by Dorina Pojani and colleagues in China
There is reason to believe that a long school commute negatively affects the wellbeing of teenagers, but the empirical evidence is limited. The focus of past research has usually been on the commute mode or type rather than the commute length. Virtually all existing studies are based on surveys of a single domain of wellbeing; … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on the Brisbane Times discussing NIMBYism and housing affordability
Read Dorina’s views on BCC’s plans to introduce high-rises at South Brisbane: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/build-em-up-high-rise-plan-would-transform-south-brisbane-20230313-p5crlz.html Continue reading
AESOP Theory Group conference coming up!
All UQ|UP members invited! The agenda is below. The conference starts on 16 March, 9:00 a.m. (CET) / 6:00 pm (AET) and can be joined on both days via this Zoom link. Meeting ID: 982 8657 2524 / Passcode: 473588 Continue reading
Upcoming seminar series: Learning from the sister city (Brisbane-Semarang)
UQ|UP is organising a series of seminars in collaboration with the Brisbane City Council in Australia and Universitas Diponegoro and the Semarang City Government in Indonesia. We seek to foster a dialogue between Brisbane and Semarang, which have been sister cities for thirty years. There are three seminars in the series, each discussing a topic … Continue reading
UQ|UP at PIA’s Annual Women in Planning Breakfast
PIA Queensland Annual Women in Planning Breakfast is a fantastic opportunity to recognise the important contribution women make to the profession. At the 2023 event, which took place on 1 March, UQ|UP was represented by several staff members as well as OOPS, the Organisation of Planning Students. The event was chaired by Katherine Matthews (Associate … Continue reading