Episode 71 - Can Academia Keep Up with a Rapidly Changing Construction Industry? feat. Sarah Davidson

The construction industry is moving faster than ever. Digital twins. Information management frameworks. AI-assisted workflows. Data-driven decision-making. Asset-focused delivery. Clients demanding structured data, not just drawings.Meanwhile, universities operate in three- to five-year curriculum cycles, shaped by accreditation requirements, professional standards, and institutional governance. So the question isn’t provocative for the sake of it. It’s necessary:Can academia keep up with a rapidly changing construction industry?That is the topic of today's episode. We've invited Professor of Information Management Sarah Davidson from the University of Nottingham to help us answer this question.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- Information as a deliverable- Academia vs. Industry: What’s actually different?- Is academia out of date?- Can curriculums change fast enough?You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-davidson-a6378334/?originalSubdomain=ukKOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!