As part of UQ’s Research and Innovation Week, the School of Architecture, Design and Planning (ADP) hosted an engaging Research Information Session that brought students and staff together to explore the diverse opportunities for research within the school. The event, hosted by UQ|UP’s Sara Alidoust, welcomed students from across ADP programs, including those considering the … Continue reading
This week a delegation from KONEKSI (Australia-Indonesia partnership) and DFAT (Australia Government) visited the site locations of the joint research project in Semarang, Indonesia, conducted by UQ, UNDIP (Universitas Diponegoro), Brisbane City Council and Semarang Local government. The project aims to assess the social, environmental and spatial impacts of flood infrastructure in Semarang, using a … Continue reading
A team at Stanford University has created a publicly available database of top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The latest list is based on Scopus author profiles as of October 1, 2023. In Australia, 17 academics in … Continue reading
This year the Indonesia Update conference will be on ‘Governing urban Indonesia’. The Indonesia Update is a project at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, that includes an annual conference to discuss issues of governance, politics and economic development in Indonesia. This year’s conference will be in September and it is free … Continue reading
We are very excited to share that we got a new research grant from KONEKSI (Knowledge Partnership Platform Australia – Indonesia). This is a new grant scheme funded by DFAT (Department of Fair and Trade), Australian Government, that aims to strengthen the development of knowledge-based solutions for inclusive and sustainable policies and technologies. After a … Continue reading
The XX ISA World Congress of Sociology will be held next week in Melbourne (25 June – 1 July, Melbourne Convention Centre). The congress will be a big event attended in person and online by researchers from all over the world! Several UQ|UP members will present their work: In addition, Sonia Roitman will chair two … Continue reading
The latest release from the Meta-Research Innovation Centre at Stanford University brings good news for UQ|UP. Based on citations, Dorina Pojani ranks among the top 100,000 scientists and the top 150 in the Urban and Regional Planning subfield. Stanford’s citation ranking database is publicly available. It is based on a standardised system for comparing citations … Continue reading
Join us for an online public lecture on Friday organised by Rusli Cahyadi from BRIN Indonesia (UQ Graduate). Three researchers will be presenting their work on informal settlements in Pontianak (Yustina Octifanny), Islamic values and urban planning in Banda Aceh (Sylvia Agustina), and the use of public space in kampung in Semarang (Wakhidah Kurniawati). The work is … Continue reading
Have you taken up cycling during the pandemic? If the answer is yes, we would like to hear from you! We are conducting a study on people’s active transport choices and motivations during the Covid-19 pandemic. The project is led by Dorina Pojani. To get in touch, please email Fahimeh Khalaj (f.khalaj@uq.edu.au). The project has … Continue reading
Over the last two weeks the SEES HDR Showcase has been on in the Steele Building Planning studio and online. This annual event is an opportunity for SEES students to display their research in a poster format and have an open conversation with those interested. It highlights the diverse range of different projects that are … Continue reading