Stories and insights for our working lives
Our Content Centre is dedicated to those who are passionate about continuous learning, developing skills and staying abreast of new trends to further their career. With contributions from across the university, from academics who are leaders in their field, our growing collection of original, bite-sized articles, and our podcast, The Worker Learner, is designed to provide you with the latest professional insights to inspire and fuel your career.
The worker learner podcast
Featuring stories and insights for our working lives, the Worker Learner podcast is hosted by Griffith University academics and features extraordinary guests doing extraordinary things. The conversations not only address skills required in the workplace of today and tomorrow, they challenge us to think about the kind of world we want to work and live in.
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Available on Spotify, Amazon Music, and iTunes.
Water and beer: a conversation with brewer Sarah Laing
Let's talk about beer! In this episode Associate Professor Brian McIntosh discusses how water is used and managed in the brewing process with CUB Abbotsford Head Brewer, Sarah Laing. A conversation for anyone interested in beer (we know there are a lot of you out there) and the brewing process, and how breweries manage their water consumption up and down the supply chain, and how they position themselves within the community.
Lessons from the ED: Dr Dinesh Palipana interviews Dr Shahina Braganza
In this intimate and moving conversation Dr Dinesh Palipana interviews his boss, Dr Shahina Braganza. Both work in the high pressure environment of the emergency department of the Gold Coast Hospital. They discuss the pressure and the burn out that can be the result of working in the ED, and how they overcome it by teamwork and embracing vulnerability. This is a deeply personal conversation that not only sheds light on a high stakes profession, but delicately examines the emotional landscape of all our working lives.
My job walking the length of the Earth: a conversation with Lucy Barnard
Lucy Barnard is attempting to become the first woman to walk the length of the Earth from the southernmost tip of South America to the highest point of Alaska. In case you're wondering, that's 30,000 kilometres. At the end of an enforced COVID pause, Lucy is about to recommence her trek. In this episode, Dr Johanna Nalau discusses Lucy's grand adventure, and explores what motivates her, how she sets goals and how she keeps putting one foot in front of the other.
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