Year: 2015

Protective Behaviours Program

Griffith Health
Published AuthorSarah Harris
Supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage grant, researchers from Griffith University School of Applied Psychology and the Menzies Health Institute of Queensland are part of a team who are evaluating a school-based protective behaviours program for young children. The research team includes principal investigators: Professor Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck, Griffith University Dr. Dianne Shanley, Griffith University […]

Medical trainee attrition: The link between training stress, coping and thoughts of dropping out

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
Published AuthorCentre Manager
Five hundred and five (505) medical students and 349 junior doctors are the subject of an Australian study conducted by Griffith University researchers to identify the coping mechanisms used to deal with training stress, and whether a link exists between these strategies and their thoughts about dropping out of medicine. “Even though there is some […]

Criminology celebrates world class ERA results 

Arts Education Law
Published AuthorContributed
The Griffith Criminology Institute and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice are celebrating the Excellence in Research (ERA) 2015 results which rated Griffith’s Criminology research a “5”, well above world standard. ​Evaluated by the Australian Research Council, ERA rates research areas 1-5 based on their level of excellence, with 5 the highest. “This result […]

Remembering the First Australians

Arts Education Law
Published AuthorContributed
Another milestone in the efforts of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Committee (ATSIDMCQ) was reached on Wednesday, 2 December 2015. On this occasion, the Museum of Brisbane located in the Brisbane City Hall, played host to the unveiling of four designs which have been shortlisted for a new memorial for Queensland’s Aboriginal […]