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On 1-2 December 2025, Maria Borovnik (Primary Investigator) and Johanna Thomas-Maude (Postdoctoral Fellow) attended the AusMob 2025 Symposium on “Volatile Mobilities” in Melbourne, Australia. The theme for the conference was the role of volatility as a defining feature of contemporary mobilities, providing an interesting lens for presenting preliminary findings on this research on seafaring work
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On 21 October 2025, the project team met with members of the Advisory Board in Christchurch for the first in a series of planned advisory discussions guiding this seafarer mobilities project. Attendees included Dr Maria Borovnik, Emeritus Professor Richard Bedford, Dr Charlotte Bedford, Dr Rose Namoori-Sinclair, and Dr Johanna Thomas-Maude. The meeting offered a valuable
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Following the activities in New Zealand with Dr Maria Borovnik, over the past few weeks, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Johanna Thomas-Maude has been conducting face-to-face and online interviews with international seafaring organisations – in Europe and other parts of the world. These conversations, held between May and July, offer a snapshot of the perspectives and activities
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Maria Borovnik and Johanna Thomas-Maude have started the data collection for this research by visiting ports and seafarer supporting organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand. We have had some insightful conversations so far, and are looking forward to more. These meetings are fundamental in understanding the situation from the perspective of supporting organisations during COVID-19 and
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Are you a seafarer who lived through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic? We’d really appreciate it if you would take some time to share your experiences with us in our survey.
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Dr Maria Borovnik is a recipient of a 2023 Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden grant. Her research on seafarers’ experiences during and after COVID-19 explores the broader implications of disrupted labour mobilities. You can read more about the award here on the Royal Society Te Apārangi website.
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