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Month: October 2022

Education

Infrastructure

How to balance spatial efficiency and learning outcomes when upgrading schools

As NSW gears up for an annual population increase of 85,000 over the next twenty years, a trend towards more densely populated schools is emerging – and presenting a major challenge to smaller campuses across the state. Despite already dealing with spatial and budgetary constraints, NSW public schools will need to accommodate an additional 180,000…

31 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

Infrastructure

Technology

Key ingredients for a world-leading precinct – insights from the former CEO of Cambridge University Hospital

In 1989 British researcher, Professor Sir Greg Winter, turned his discovery of humanised monoclonal antibodies into a GBP£450 million (approx. AUD$900 million) patent; and in 2018, won the Nobel Prize for chemistry. His success story is one of many to be born from the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) which forms a broader innovation cluster that…

24 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic

Mining & Resources

How 3D printing is set to revolutionise mineral sands production

BOOK NOW Conference Website 3D printing technology may soon be able to manufacture separation spirals for minerals sands extraction, thanks to a new device engineered by researchers in Australia. While 3D printing has been around for many years, mineral separation spirals are too large to be created using off-the-shelf 3D printers, meaning a purpose-built tool…

24 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic

Occupational Health & Safety

How movement data is helping injured people return to work faster

For many years, former physiotherapist and technology innovator, Scott Coleman, has been helping professional athletes avoid training overload and injury, through his suite of wearable devices that collect data on movement. However, it wasn’t until his mother sustained an injury at work as a nurse that he considered the potential of his technology in other…

14 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic

Occupational Health & Safety

Uncategorised

Understanding mental health in the workplace

After a lifetime in the aviation industry, Counsellor and Podcaster Chris Smith now dedicates his time to establishing leadership and mental health programs for major international airlines. His work has seen him supporting manager-staff relations, employee engagement, and conflict resolution, in countries such as Singapore, Japan, PNG, and France. Ahead of the Safety in Action…

11 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic

Energy & Utilities

Could gas turbines be the key to making our energy transition a success?

Gas turbines are a key element of today’s electricity production infrastructure but, until recently, they have largely been overlooked as tools in our national energy transition. Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, Emergent Technology Director – Decarbonisation at GE Gas Power believes this should change. He says gas turbines complement other grid-forming technologies given the long storage life…

6 Oct 2022, by Amy Sarcevic