Staff innovation bridges research and industry
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

Staff innovation bridges research and industry

The Industry Engagement Discovery Tool, developed by Kyle Mulrooney from the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences faculty with support from LabNext70, addresses a persistent challenge: how do researchers find the right industry partners when they can't always see where their work fits? "There's a lot of really great work going on that could be relevant to industry, but oftentimes I think that gap's a bit difficult to bridge for academics," Kyle explains. "They can't see the pinch points that are out there for various industries." 
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Virtual lab speeds solar recycling breakthrough
Stories Beth O'Loughlin Stories Beth O'Loughlin

Virtual lab speeds solar recycling breakthrough

Researchers at UNE have developed an AI platform that could make solar panel recycling economically viable at scale - by screening millions of potential chemical solutions in a fraction of the time traditional methods would require.  The platform addresses a looming crisis: how to recycle the 90,000 tonnes of solar panel waste expected annually in Australia by 2030. To date, effective recycling has remained out of reach due to the complex and expensive chemistry required to recover valuable materials.  
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Visualising spreadsheet data
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

Visualising spreadsheet data

Converting spreadsheet data into professional charts shouldn't require hours of Excel wrangling. The Data Visualisation Assistant, conceived by Digital Marketing Coordinator Robert Hughes and developed by LabNext70's Prompt Engineer Tom Miles, bridges this gap - transforming raw data into shareable visualisations through a guided four-step process.
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Build AI learning experiences with Cogniti Assist
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Build AI learning experiences with Cogniti Assist

UNE educators can now transform teaching ideas into functional AI learning tools without any technical expertise. The new Cogniti Assist tool guides you through creating custom AI agents for student learning - no coding or AI experience required.
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Strategic problem-solving with TV flair
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

Strategic problem-solving with TV flair

What if you could channel the strategic brilliance of television's most formidable crisis manager for your everyday workplace challenges? That's the aim of The Fixer - a Madgwick assistant that brings the decisive, no-nonsense problem-solving approach of Olivia Pope, legendary 'fixer' of TV series Scandal.
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UNE's AI financial assistants streamline transaction coding
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

UNE's AI financial assistants streamline transaction coding

Staff across UNE now have access to two powerful AI assistants that take the guesswork out of financial coding. Developed by Sharon Smith, Purchasing Officer in Financial Services, Business Intelligence (FSBI), these tools help staff quickly find the right codes for financial transactions - from requisitions and purchase orders to credit card acquittals.
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Dashboard Detective BI navigation assistant  
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

Dashboard Detective BI navigation assistant  

When you're managing dozens of Power BI reports with hundreds of pages, finding the right information becomes a significant challenge. Dwayne Hurst, Manager of Analytics Insights and Reporting, recognised this pain point and built a solution that could transform how staff navigate the university's extensive data resources.
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PASS assistant
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

PASS assistant

A practical innovation from UNE's PASS team demonstrates how thoughtful change management can turn AI fear into adoption success. The project tackles a common challenge across the university: managing high-volume administrative queries while empowering users to embrace new technology.
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Build a Teaching Assistant via Word
Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin Madgwick Beth O'Loughlin

Build a Teaching Assistant via Word

Get started on creating your custom AI Teaching Assistant – without even leaving Word. This new approach offers an easy entry to an efficiency-enhancing assistant designed by UNE staff for our use.
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Stepping you through your academic promotion
Stories Beth O'Loughlin Stories Beth O'Loughlin

Stepping you through your academic promotion

The Academic Promotions Assistant is an AI-powered tool made to guide UNE staff through every stage of their promotion application - from confirming workload and academic level, to drafting compelling narratives for Teaching, Research, and Service, and finally assisting with the Executive Summary and application form.
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AI-Powered Policy Bot
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AI-Powered Policy Bot

Using a large language model (LLM) combined with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the bot can quickly search and reference UNE’s extensive policy library to provide accurate, up-to-date information in real time.
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