Month: November 2011

Professor Clive Palmer will outline his vision for the future of the Griffith Health Institute when he addresses the 2011 Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference tomorrow morning (Thursday). Professor Clive Palmer (pictured), chair of the Griffith Health Institute Development Board, will highlight why medical research at Griffith University remains an absolute priority at […]

Professor Clive Palmer will outline his vision for the future of the Griffith Health Institute when he addresses the 2011 Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference on Thursday morning. Professor Clive Palmer, chair of the Griffith Health Institute Development Board, will highlight why medical research at Griffith University remains an absolute priority at the […]

The Honourable Julie Bishop MP presents ‘The Contemporary Nature of Australia’s Relationship with its Asian Neighbours’.

This is according to Professor Jon Olley, deputy director of Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute following today’s long-awaited release of the Murray-Darling Authority draft plan. If adopted, the plan will require an extra 2750 gigalitres (GL) of water to be returned to the river system annually. This is what the authority says communities should be […]

The strength of the Australian dollar may be playing a big part in knocking Queenslanders’ health for six. A rise in overseas holidays is a possible factor in the surge of influenza cases recorded this year, Griffith University’s Dr Romayne Moore (pictured) says. Dr Moore, Academic GP Registrar at the School of Medicine, also attributes […]

Rugby sevens is on the cusp on becoming a truly global sport with tens of millions of dollars being pumped into it worldwide. The phenomenon that the seven-a-side adaptation of traditional 15-player rugby union has become is the focus of a PhD student at Griffith University. It comes against the backdrop of teams from across […]

Griffith’s Science on the GO! Outreach program received a boost today with a cash injection of $25,000 to further enhance its school activities on the Gold Coast. The Science on the GO! program began in 2005 and provides Griffith University expertise to school groups, individuals and organisations within the broader science education community. Run by […]