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
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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
UQ|UP and UQ Arch staff participate in NTEU rally
On Wednesday, the UQ branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) held a very successful strike action to protest against UQ’s excessive delays in the new round of Enterprise Agreement barganing. The NTEU demands secure jobs, safe workloads, and real payrises for UQ employees. Hundreds of union members and supporters, including several UQ|UP and … Continue reading
Short course on urban economics in Brisbane
Coordinated by longtime UQ|UP collaborator Stuart Donovan, this course runs over three days: from 3-5 July, at Southbank. The course builds from similar courses that Stuart has delivered in Amsterdam and Auckland. The earlybird price, which ends in February, is set at $900, on which students receive a 50% discount. The course is designed to … Continue reading
New piece on urban cycling in V, by Tmnit Hailu and Dorina Pojani
What do cyclists want? Former UQ|UP student Tmnit Hailu together with Dorina Pojani argue in The Fifth Estate that cycling must be treated the same as other vital urban infrastructure, such as water, sanitation, and telecommunication. Read the full piece: https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/what-do-cyclists-want/ Continue reading
Welcome to UQ|UP, Nadia!
Nadia Zaini is our newest member. She hails from Malaysia, where she is a lecturer at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Built Environment. At UQ|UP, she will study the impact of housing on women’s life choices in her home country, under the supervision of Drs Dorina Pojani and Sara Alidoust. Chamberlain community: let’s make … Continue reading
UQ|UP team on Contact Magazine writing about micromobility and e-scooters
Brisbane faces a variety of mobility challenges and a team of UQ|UP experts (Jonathan Corcoran, Dorina Pojani, Thomas Sigler, Frank Zou) and their colleagues are looking to the potential of micromobility – such as e-scooters and e-bikes – to help alleviate the pressure. Read the full article on UQ’s Contact Magazine: https://stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2023/why-e-scooters-are-the-public-mobility-glue-for-urban-transport/index.html Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on Streetsblog USA’s podcast Talking Headways
Dorina Pojani joins Jeff Woods to talk about her book, “Planning for Sustainable Transport in Southeast Asia: Policy Transfer, Diffusion, and Mobility.” They chat about how four different Southeast Asian cities are taking transportation ideas from other places and trying to deal with congestion and mobility. Listen to the full interview: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/01/26/talking-headways-podcast-policy-transfer-in-southeast-asia/ Continue reading
Six UQ|UP members on ScienceLink Mentoring Program
This is a flexible career mentoring program connecting Early to Mid Career Researchers and Academics with Senior Researchers and Academics within the Faculty of Science. You can participate as a mentor, mentee, or both. We all need support throughout our careers stages. Sara Alidoust, Karen McNamara, Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, Sonia Roitman, and Sebastien Darchen already … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on RGS’s podcast talking about new capitals
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani is on Ask the Geographer, the podcast of UK’s Royal Geographical Society. She talks about the challenges faced by Nusantara, Indonesia’s new capital city. The episode is titled ‘How ‘not to build a capital’. More more information and to have a listen, check the links below. Webpage: https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/how-not-to-build-a-capital-with-dr-pojani-nusantar/ Soundcloud URL: https://soundcloud.com/rgsibg/how-not-to-build-a-capital-with-dr-pojani-nusantara-indonesia Continue reading
Sonia Roitman engages in new project on urban planning and climate change adaptation in Apia
UQ|UP’s Sonia Roitman is working with colleagues from National University of Samoa and UN Women Samoa on a new research project. Pacific Island Countries are urbanising and also face serious threats from climate change. The aim of this project is to understand the role of urban planning in adapting to climate change in urban areas, … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on 4ZZZ talking about the Gabba Olympics redevelopment
In preparation for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, the QLD Government has announced a complete refit of The Gabba Stadium in Woolloongabba. 4ZZZ journalist Joshua McIntosh spoke to community members and experts, including UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani, about the proposal to gain insight into what it might mean for the area. Listen to the full story … Continue reading
Dorina Pojani guest lecturing at GUtech, Oman
Dorina just started teaching a condensed module titled ‘UPAD 4-249 Theory and Models of Spatial Development’ at the German University of Technology (GUtech). Located in Muscat, the capital of Oman, GUtech was founded in 2007 and has already graduated nearly 1500 students. It is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has a highly … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman publishes new Routledge Handbook of Urban Indonesia
After more than two years in the making, Prof Deden Rukmana (Alabama University) and Sonia Roitman (UQ|UP) are thrilled to announce a new edited volume, “Routledge Handbook of Urban Indonesia”. The publication of this book is the celebration of a collective effort from 64 contributors, including established scholars such as Christopher Silver, Ashok Das, Nicholas … Continue reading
Stephanie Wyeth receives double teaching award
Congratulations to Steph who received two Teaching and Learning Awards this year: Big thanks to the rest of the UQ|UP team as well, for working hard in teaching through the year. Continue reading
Dorina Pojani quoted on ABC News about planning and climate change
The Climate Council report has found that Queensland bears the highest cost of climate disasters in Australia. Emily Sakzewski of ABC News interviews local experts on their views on how to future-proof our cities. Read Dorina’s statements here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/climate-council-report-impact-queensland-east-coast-australia/101695572 Continue reading
Dorina Pojani guest lecturing at Aalto University
As part of her study visit to Finland, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani was invited to give a guest lecture to Aalto University students enrolled in a Master’s course on Land-Use and Transport Policy. She discussed her research on policy learning and transfer in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
New promotions in the UQ|UP community
We are pleased to share some excellent news. Five staff promotions and confirmations have been announced within our community: Congratulations everyone for these very well-deserved outcomes! Continue reading