Arts Education Law
Should you detox from digital accounts this Christmas?
After a year like no other, when the pandemic has forced us to rely on digital technologies more than ever, should we rationalise their use over the holiday break?
Alumni
Experts say don’t let one score dictate your future, as ATARS come out
Thousands of young Queenslanders have received their high school results but even if your ATAR isn't what you expected, there are still plenty of pathways to university.
COVID-19
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, a study released this week has some good news about a wildlife pandemic, which may help scientists better understand how emerging diseases evolve.
Corporate
Student design to make Gold Coast school garden bloom
The garden of a Gold Coast primary school will be overhauled with a landscaping design created by a Griffith University botany student.
COVID-19
Griffith acknowledges International Day of People with Disability
Griffith supports International Day of People With Disability, which this year coincides with the first anniversary of the Queensland Human Rights Act and an easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Arts Education Law
Nine students net New Colombo Plan Scholarships
A remarkable group of Griffith University undergraduate students have been named as 2021 New Colombo Plan scholars.
COVID-19
G20 stimulus potential triple win for climate, biodiversity and pandemic prevention
A new report is calling on the G20 to fund ‘Nature-based Solutions’ that address three of the main risks to humankind: biodiversity loss, climate change and global pandemics.
Centre for Environment and Population Health
We almost have a COVID-19 vaccine.. but what next?
New details of the promising Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine signals hope for 2021 … but what does this actually mean for the general population?
Alumni
COVID created opportunity says influential Griffith grad
A Griffith teaching graduate named a 2020 Global Education Influencer says the pandemic has actually created a whole new world of opportunity for educators.
Australian Rivers Institute
Griffith’s Young Water Professional leads the way
Dr Lachlan Guthrie from Griffith’s International Water Centre has won the 2020 Young Water Professional of the Year at the Queensland Water Awards for his work on how COVID-19 impacts water security.
COVID-19
Griffith and Nanostring launch Centre of Excellence in spatial biology
Griffith University will establish a Centre of Excellence in spatial biology in collaboration with Nanostring Technologies.
COVID-19
Gold Coast accelerates as clinical trial hub during COVID
Griffith University’s Clinical Trials Unit is the first globally to recruit patients for a multi-national rheumatology trial, and will also screen the first patient in Australia for a Meningococcal vaccine trial.
Alumni
Views of human biology busting clips triple during COVID
Griffith’s star biology experts Dr Mike Todorovic and Dr Matthew Barton continue to prove popular on YouTube as their channel hits more than 100,000 subscribers.
Arts Education Law
Griffith celebrates the first teachers, artists, scientists and healers
2020 NAIDOC Week has been celebrated across Griffith, albeit more virtually than in previous years.
ADaPT
Griffith researcher and alumnus named 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year
A Griffith Health trained Emergency doctor who is also the Project Co-lead on the University’s innovative Biospine project has been awarded 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year.
Business and government
Griffith and ADB host forum on Pacific Island COVID-19 impacts
Griffith University and Asian Development Bank will host South Pacific central bank Governors at a virtual event discussing critical issues relating to COVID-19 and its impact on the region’s financial and economic sectors.
Alumni
Graduates continue to secure jobs despite COVID-19
Newly minted Griffith graduates are defying the tough COVID-19 job market and scoring their dream jobs.
Business and government
Leaders shy on climate change and sustainable jobs
Both major parties have been reluctant to tackle issues like climate change and sustainable long-term employment opportunities during the Queensland state election campaign, a Griffith University political expert believes.