Month: August 2014

Griffith University has paid tribute to iconic Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe following his death on August 8. The man once named in the list of ‘Australia’s 100 Living National Treasures’ was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Griffith University in 1996 and honoured with his own bronze bust, which still stands in the library […]

Hear Professor John Mattick from the Garvan Institute discuss how advances in DNA sequencing technology are positively impacting the future of medicine and health.

The Managing Director of Queensland Airports Limited (QAL), Mr Dennis Chant, has been made an Adjunct Professor in Griffith University’s Aviation group. Mr Chant has more than 40 years experience in the aviation, maritime and tourism industries. Since assuming leadership at QAL, he has presided over the company’s acquisition of Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach […]

With National Science Week approaching, Griffith University’s Science on the GO! team has prepared a range of activities to entertain, excite and educate. This year’s Australia-wide celebration of all things science and technology runs from August 16-24, with Science on the GO! appearing at the Gold Coast Science & Tech Fair at the Southport Broadwater […]

High-level health and happiness is the focus of a new Griffith University study.

After receiving her degree at a graduation ceremony in Brisbane, Ellen Clark now turns her attention to a property development internship to build on her Griffith University studies and deliver crucial firsthand industry experience. She does so, armed not only with a degree in real estate and property development, but with the 2014 Property Council […]

Megan Washington has won two ARIA Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Grammys. A popular singer/songwriter, she has recently come clean with a secret–that she has a speech impediment.