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Healthcare
Technology
When it is not busy finding a cure for spinal cord injury or a vaccine for malaria, Griffith University and its partners are caught up finding and training the next generation of healthcare workers. Through its collaboration with the Queensland Government and Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP), the University is helping to solve…
26 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
In Australia, around 250,000 people are hospitalised each year because of medication errors – figures which have prompted the introduction of various safety features across the healthcare sector. Technologies like dispensing systems, pharmacy automation equipment, as well as manual processes, have undergone rigorous safety upgrades. In turn, helping to ensure the rights patients receive the…
26 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
Technology
According to the International Energy Agency, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is the only large-scale mitigation option capable of driving emissions low enough to reach 2050 targets. But is our existing infrastructure enough to compensate for ‘hard to abate’ industries, as well as the carbon output from overseas peers, who don’t have CCUS capabilities?…
14 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicTechnology
Health and innovation precincts have long been recognised as vehicles for job and GDP growth, but the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP) might be playing an even weightier economic function. According to Director Craig Rowsell, the 200 hectare site which employs 16,000 workers, is helping to transition the Gold Coast’s economy from one…
13 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicEducation
Technology
As more schools lean on AI as a teaching, learning and assessment aid, concerns that it may stunt critical or creative thinking are persisting. But, what if there was a way to use AI to foster these skills? Roshea Buksh, Assistant Principal at San Damiano College, is proving that there is, and is empowering educators…
7 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicEducation
Technology
AI chatbots are increasingly popular in the education sector, with up to one third of students currently using tools like ChatGPT. Despite this, the technology remains controversial, with almost half of students concerned about its impact on learning. Jane Martens, Head of Digital Pedagogy and Innovation at Mount Alvernia College, is navigating these concerns as…
1 Nov 2024, by Amy Sarcevic