Month: November 2012

Speaking the language of the region is vital to Australia's engagement with the Asian Century, writes Professor Colin Brown

Griffith University Professor of Employment Relations Adrian Wilkinson has been named on a prestigious shortlist of international HR Thinkers (first published, August 6, 2012) HR Most Influential 2012 has unveiled the names of the top 20 global thinkers challenging assumptions and practice in the field of human resources, with Professor Wilkinson the only Australian academic […]

Griffith University’s Professor Adrian Wilkinson has become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (first published, June 22, 2012). The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) was founded in 1754, and has a wealth of notable achievements and Fellows in its 250-year history. It is an enlightenment organisation committed […]

A personalised weight loss ‘prescription’ to help overweight and obese peopleunderstand their ‘energy gap’. This should be the long-term goal of both developed and developing societiesstruggling with the alarming increase in obesity, a leading Queensland researchersays. Speaking at the Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference 2012this week, Professor Andrew Hills from the Griffith Health […]

Research presented at Griffith University's, Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference has revealed exercising in bare feet, or using "barefoot" runners can shape a person’s leg better than normal shoes.

Adding to the debate regarding Australia’s role in the Asian Century, a new book sheds light on the nation’s foreign policy discourse with China. Written by Yi Wang from the School of Languages & Linguistics —Australian-China Relations post 1949: Sixty Years of Trade and Politics —challenges commonly-held beliefs about Australia’s dependence upon great power allies. […]