Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Gendered food insecurity study informs recovery and preparedness in the Indo-Pacific
Academics from the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) collaborated with researchers from the Indo-Pacific to examine the risks related to economic hardship and food insecurity that women in the region experienced during the first and second years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded project focused on low-income women working […]
Alumni
Griffith’s Outstanding Alumni Award 2022 winners
Griffith University has named five winners at its prestigious Outstanding Alumni Awards 2022, with an acclaimed Aboriginal author taking out the top gong.
Business and government
Change Conference is back with a bang
Behaviour experts will converge on Griffith University’s South Bank campus as the Change Conference makes its in-person comeback.
COVID-19
World first chronic fatigue syndrome findings could fast track response to Long COVID
Study suggests COVID-19 could be a potential trigger for ME/CFS.
Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
Bat urine reveals extended range for new Hendra virus variant
Griffith University researchers have discovered a new Hendra virus variant that may pass to horses and humans much more widely across Australia than previously known.
Corporate
Griffith says G’day to returning international students
Griffith has rolled out the welcome mat for thousands of international students as they begin arriving in South-east Queensland following the easing of travel restrictions.
COVID-19
Childhood vaccination: the benefits spread beyond children
A Griffith study has found childhood COVID vaccination leads to high reductions in child disease and mortality, but is more beneficial to adults, particularly the unvaccinated.
COVID-19
Financial advisers: the hidden frontline in a crisis
Frontline support is one of the unacknowledged roles that financial planners play.
Architecture, construction and planning
Asia-Pacific leaders to share post-pandemic plans
Leaders from across the Asia-Pacific will gather at a Griffith University-led forum today to share visions for their cities in the wake of a global pandemic.
Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers
Plasma protein purifying research wins global challenge
Griffith University scientists have won a worldwide search for new ways to recover lifesaving antibodies from human plasma.
Centre for Environment and Population Health
Griffith epidemiologist appointed to prestigious WHO role
One of the state’s most esteemed public health professionals, currently completing a PhD at Griffith University, has been appointed to the WHO to lead contact tracing efforts.
Business and government
South Pacific banking community discuss pandemic investing
A regional forum hosted by Griffith’s South Pacific Centre for Central Banking, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, will focus on investment challenges during a pandemic.
Business and government
Pandemic nutrition and food security in focus
Sri Lankan health professionals will take part in a six-month nutrition and food security program led by Griffith in collaboration with the Australian Government and local university partners.
COVID-19
Open House + Open Day: Join us on campus or online
Following the success of last year’s virtual Open House campaign, Griffith is offering both an in-person Open Day event this year and a six week online Open House event.
COVID-19
Nursing researchers recognised by international society
Two leading Griffith nursing experts have been recognised for their contribution to nursing research by the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
COVID-19
Diving for country and studying for the future
Ahead of the Games, Bachelor of Psychological Science student athlete Cassiel Rousseau met with Griffith Sports College to discuss his return to study after competing in Tokyo.
Corporate
Community urged to commemorate NAIDOC Week
Griffith University has encouraged staff, students and community to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2021 in their own way.
Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk
New Griffith University-led research suggests that existing systems for food safety, rather than broad, untargeted bans on wildlife trade are key to preventing the next pandemic. Published in Lancet Planetary Health, with co-authors from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Wildlife Health Specialist Group and TRAFFIC, an NGO focused on wildlife trade. The research, led by Dr Duan Biggs from the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security argues that a solution […]