Alumni
Student strives to reduce suicide rates in his community
Griffith Master of Suicidology student Dameyon Bonson is on a mission to reduce suicide rates in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQSB community.
Centre for Environment and Population Health
Griffith helps create climate-resilient hospitals in Nepal
A team of Griffith environmental health experts is facilitating a national climate-resilient health care plan in the shadow of the world’s highest mountain.
Griffith Health
Providing food to patients in primary care settings may aid weight loss
Providing food as an intervention to patients in GP and community clinics may help support weight loss a Griffith University study has found.
Griffith Health
New map of patient-centred care to support general practice teams
Finding common ground and having enough time with patients as well as collaboration with other health-care providers are key components of a new patient-centred care model.
Griffith Health
Researchers discover bacteria can make DNA using human urine
Streptococcus, a bacterium that causes painful human urinary tract infections can generate new DNA using human urine Griffith University researchers have found.
Griffith Health
Griffith part of new initiative to transform national mental health system
Griffith University will play a major role in a new national academy purposely designed to ensure members with experience of mental illness are at the forefront of research to transform Australia’s mental health care system. Launched by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, the National Academy of LIVed-Experience (ALIVE) will be funded over five years through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Mental Health […]
Arts Education Law
Remarkable Ron Clarke Griffith Futures scholars revealed
Two stellar up-and-coming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sport stars at Griffith have been named the first ever recipients of Ron Clarke Griffith Futures Scholarship.
Arts Education Law
Griffith girls in gear for 2021 AON Rugby 7s campaign
Griffith University has named the squad for its 2021 AON Uni 7s campaign, with high hopes for a successful season after Covid impacted the interstate rugby sevens competition last year.
Business and government
Covid-safe campaign a reminder to be vigilant
A new campaign reminding Griffith staff, students and the wider community to practice Covid-safe behaviours has been launched across all campuses.
Corporate
Rewards for outstanding contributions to student learning
Several highly regarded Griffith educators have been awarded Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2020 Australian Awards for University Teaching round.
COVID-19
COVID-19 toolkit to boost vaccine development and research
An international collaboration of researchers from Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, the University of Tartu, the University of Glasgow and the University of Dundee have developed a COVID-19 laboratory research toolkit for sharing with researchers across the globe. Designed to expedite SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development, drug discovery and fundamental research, particularly in laboratories unaccustomed to […]
Griffith Health
Qld Academy of Health Sciences graduates choose Griffith
Two of 2020’s top high school graduates, one of whom has already completed an exciting cancer research project at Griffith, are now on a fast-track to exciting careers in medicine.
Griffith Health
Potential vaccine to prevent deadly Strep A infection
Griffith University Institute for Glycomics researchers are closer to the development of a new vaccine aimed at preventing the deadly Streptococcus A (Strep A), which kills more than 500,000 people globally per year.
COVID-19
Gold Coast trial shaking off osteoporosis
Griffith University researchers conducting a trial to prevent fractures from osteoporosis are looking for more participants after COVID-19 setbacks.
Arts Education Law
A new era of engagement for Griffith
Griffith’s new Vice President (Industry and External Engagement) says the Australian university sector is a critical resource for the nation but could certainly improve its engagement with community and industry.
COVID-19
Global meta-analysis identifies comorbid conditions linked to COVID-19 mortality
Cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and hypertension are the four main comorbidities leading to death from COVID-19, a Griffith University meta-analysis published in mBio has found. The researchers analysed global databases MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and EMBASE of 375,859 participants from 14 countries and found chronic kidney disease was statistically the most prominent comorbidity […]
Arts Education Law
Students to benefit from $1.4m in New Colombo mobility funding
More than $1.4 million in funding from the New Colombo Plan Mobility Program will allow 413 Griffith students to participate in projects across the Indo-Pacific over three years.
Business and government
Griffith University well-being survey: Preparing for an intergenerational practice pilot in Western Australia during COVID-19
In order to better understand and respond to the needs of older Australians living independently, Griffith University researchers partnered with Western Australian not-for-profit community organisations to conduct a Wellness survey. The Griffith Well-being Survey, part of the Western Australia Intergenerational Practice Pilot, explores the level of well-being experienced by older people living independently, especially in […]