Month: November 2016

Elizabeth Dowrie will pursue her passion for women’s rights and social justice in Beijing after winning a New Colombo Plan scholarship. “When I heard the news, my heart started thumping,” she said. “I feel very lucky and honoured.”

Griffith Business School student Leah Brokmann heads to Singapore next year confident that the life she has known on the Gold Coast for the past two years is about to change. Leah, who has been named one of six 2017 New Colombo Plan (NCP) scholarship recipients from Griffith University, has chosen Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University […]

Six Griffith University students have been awarded prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarships to study at leading universities in Singapore, Hong Kong and China.

Griffith University is part of a worldwide scientific experiment that will test the laws of quantum physics — and you’re invited! Tomorrow (November 30) the ‘BIG Bell Test: worldwide quantum experiments powered by human randomness’ aims to conduct a series of quantum experiments in labs around the world that, for the first time, will be […]

A cuddly animal, an adorable baby or an endearing gesture from a partner — whatever the cute level, it is usually met with a reaction of “aww”. Now a Griffith University researcher has given new meaning to the response, suggesting it should be a new emotion. Professor Ralf Buckley, of Griffith’s School of Environment, highlights […]

Understanding entrepreneurship at heart of initiative.

Griffith University is championing gender equality in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), ensuring women are best positioned to reach their full potential. Today Griffith officially launches its participation in the accreditation process to qualify for an Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award. Griffith commenced the two-year program in August 2015, which involved a comprehensive […]