„Social Media-Based Early Warning and Crisis Communication for One Health Threats. The case of Oder River disaster in 2022”

Freie Universität Berlin: Prof. Dr. Vitaly Belik, Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics

University of Melbourne: Maria Rodriguez Read, Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems

The project aims to investigate an innovative approach to early warning and crisis communication. It leverages social media data for detection and response to emerging public health threats.

 

“External processing and safe third country arrangements: international legal standards, responsibility sharing and human rights”

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Prof. Dr. Pauline Endres de Oliveira, Law Faculty 

University of Melbourne: Dr Nikolas Feith Tan, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School

The project addresses the current policy debate in Germany and the EU around 'externalisation' of asylum processes and the use of 'safe third country' arrangements to transfer asylum seekers to third states outside the EU.

 

“Representing Artificial Intelligence on the Global Screen”

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin : Dr. Ada Bieber, Sprach- und literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für deutsche Literatur   

University of Melbourne: Dr. Claudia Sandberg, Faculty of Engeneering and Information Technology

The project aims to map cinematic forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over diverse cultural settings to determine its function in global social and political networks. The proposed initiative forms part of the Faculty of Engineering and IT Film Festival “Science Fiction in World Cinema”. The FEIT broadens awareness for engineering and IT research, such as AI, sustainable energies, energy transition with the support of film and literature.

 

“The Berlin-Melbourne Queer Mobilities Research Group”

Freie Universität Berlin: Prof. Dr. Martin Lücke, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut 

University of Melbourne: Assoc. Prof. Heather Benbow, German Studies Program, Faculty of Arts

The project places transnational discourses and practices of gender and sexuality between Germany and Australia at the centre of an interdisciplinary collaboration of historians and scholars of culture and society, existing areas of research strength in the respective institutions. Driven in its initial stage by a study of female impersonation among German internees in First-World-War (WWI) Australia, it expands in its future stages to encompass collaborative research and research training exploring the transnational circulation and impact of ideas about gender and sexuality more broadly, particularly those that emanated from Berlin in the early 20th century.

Tourism Sustainability in Europe: Historical Insights for Contemporary Problems   

Freie Universität Berlin: Dr. Joseph Ben Prestel   

University of Melbourne: Dr. Max Holleran, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy

An interdisciplinary collaboration of urbanists working in different disciplines (history, social policy)   tackling two pressing issues: regional migration and over-tourism comparing local strategies for dealing with these issues in European cities. The results are expected to be of interest to urban planners, municipal government, and tourism management professionals. There are clear channels, both academic and applied, in which long-stay tourism and “over tourism” are of intense current interest.  

Sustainable partnership between Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Melbourne   

Freie Universität Berlin: Prof. Dr. Ard Nijhof (Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin)

University of Melbourne: Abdul Jabbar, Prof (Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School)

The project explores various research and teaching opportunities, prospects of exchanging veterinary students, and identify potential funding opportunities to achieve a sustainable partnership between Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Melbourne.  It is planned to look into the establishment of industry linkages with key veterinary pharmaceutical industries (e.g., Elanco) and philanthropic organisations (e.g., Gates Foundation).