While undertaking her GERMIN research project in Tirana, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani has been actively engaging with the city’s rich and vibrant cultural life. One recent highlight was her participation in the Film Club, a government-supported initiative dedicated to revisiting films produced during Albania’s communist dictatorship. The program pairs public screenings with critical discussion, archival material, … Continue reading
Transport research is often framed around modelling and technical optimisation, but recent work by former UQ|UP master’s student David Barreto and his advisor Dorina Pojani highlights why people’s lived experiences must remain central. Their article examines sexual violence on public transport in Latin American cities through a Rapid Evidence Assessment of 23 empirical studies published … Continue reading
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) held its annual Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) Showcase 2025 at the headquarter on Mary Street on 3rd of December. The Transport Academic Partnership 2025–2030 is a $4.3 million agreement between TMR, the Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland and the University of … Continue reading
This November, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani participated in the recording of Podcast No. 6, titled “Governance and Design,” at the Albanian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale. The session formed part of the Pavilion’s public program and brought together a dynamic group of contributors working at the intersection of architecture, planning, and urban governance. The conversation was … Continue reading
In contemporary planning practice, much attention gravitates toward large institution-led initiatives, major events, and high-profile urban transformations. Yet UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani also emphasises the importance of grassroots engagement — the domain where citizens’ creativity, agency, and lived experience most visibly shape urban life. This commitment was evident during her recent participation in an event hosted … Continue reading
What if working from home were treated as a commute in its own right? A new book chapter by UQ|UP members Dorina Pojani, Ying Lu, and Neil Sipe takes this question seriously and develops a method to understand its real economic impact. In this chapter, published in Advances in Transport Policy and Planning (edited by … Continue reading
On 4 December, UQ|UP team members Dorina Pojani, Ali Cheshmehzangi and Mubeen Ahmad will join urban scholars and practitioners from around the world at the Global Urban Innovation & Development Symposium (GUIDe), an event organised by Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Chongqing University (CQU). 🔗 Check out the program below and register to attend online: … Continue reading
In a recent conversation with journalist Loreta Koleci at Zëri in Albania, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani discussed the growing housing pressures reshaping Tirana. She highlighted the sharp rise in rents, the rapid expansion of short-term rentals through platforms such as Airbnb, and the city’s increasingly vertical skyline dominated by new high-rise towers. Together, these trends are … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani participated as a workshop mentor at the ICTSlab CliMobility City Lab Hackathon, an event taking place from 19–21 November in Tirana and Vlora. The hackathon focuses on on eco-friendly urban mobility – issues that Dorina has long considered central to her research, teaching, and public engagement. The CliMobility City Lab Hackathon brings … Continue reading
The University of Queensland has awarded $55.5k to a research project entitled “Building a Dynamic Demand Forecast Tool for Shared Electric Micromobility” through the Knowledge Exchange and Translation (Kx&T) Fund. The project will be led by UQ|UP’s new ECR member Frank Zou, with team members Richard Bunning (BEL), Dorina Pojani (UQ|UP), and Jonathan Corcoran (SENV). Lime … Continue reading