Griffith Health
Barriers to accessing to medicinal cannabis
Interest in cannabis-based medicines (CBMs) has increased in Australia, but while recent policy and legislative changes have enabled health practitioners to prescribe CBMs, many patients still struggle to access them.
Biospine
Vale: Griffith farewells Alan Mackay-Sim, a titan of science
Griffith University is paying tribute to one of its finest in Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM known to many as a pioneering stem-cell research scientist and former recipient of the Australian of the Year award. Professor Mackay-Sim passed away early in the new year at the age of 71. In 1987, Professor Mackay-Sim came to […]
Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics
Depth perception affected by COVID virus
Researchers are investigating whether the COVID virus can affect vision and depth-perception of those infected.
Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research
Griffith joins $280 million partnership to deliver mRNA vaccine outcomes
Queensland will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with global healthcare company Sanofi partnering with Griffith University and other leading research institutions to establish a world-first research centre in south east Queensland.
Disability
Griffith Health welcomes Dean (Academic) Linda Agnew
Adversity comes in many forms and Professor Linda Agnew has overcome her fair share having grown up in rural Queensland, being first in her family to attend university and managing as a mature age student while caring for four children. Losing her sight to a degenerative retinal condition in the middle of her PhD was […]
Griffith Health
Griffith awarded more than $4 million in NHMRC Investigator Fellowships
We are delighted to share some successful outcomes for NHMRC Investigator Fellowships announced on 12 October 2022 by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Alumni
Six Griffith affiliates named Fulbright scholars
Prestigious Fulbright scholarships have been awarded to six talented members of the Griffith University community.
Griffith Health
Griffith and MHIQ secures $2 million grant to expand ovarian cancer trials
A $2million grant from Cancer Council of Queensland will help Griffith researchers continue vital work in bolstering survival rates in women treated for ovarian cancer.
Alumni
Griffith experts agree representation matters in healthcare
A Griffith panel of experts has explained why it is essential that patients from all walks of life see themselves represented by the clinicians that treat them.
Alumni
Class of 2020 graduating with a difference
Graduating Griffith students are celebrating their academic milestone virtually this year as COVID-19 mass gathering restrictions move the ceremonies online.
Alumni
Griffith alumni named Gold Coast Women of the Year
Four remarkable members of the Griffith University community have been recognised in the Harvey Norman Gold Coast Women of the Year awards.
Griffith Health
Parents’ smartphone use does not harm parental-child relationships
Contrary to popular views, parental smartphone use is rarely associated with poor parenting.
Arts Education Law
Griffith receives $5.5 million grant for transformative project at Logan
Griffith University’s commitment to breaking the cycle of disadvantage in Logan has been bolstered by a $5.5 million grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation that will fund an expansive community-based research program.
Alumni
Griffith grad saves lives by taking flight
Griffith University alumnus Lily Satiowijaya’s helicopter flights to and from jobs are a little different to the average commute.
Griffith Health
Celebrating 10 years of rural medicine placements
Griffith University is celebrating 10 years of providing medical students with hands-on experience in rural communities through its partnership with Queensland Rural Medical Education.
Alumni
Four Fulbright Scholars for Griffith
Four Griffith University representatives have been named recipients of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
Alumni
Midwifery graduate scores dream job from placement
Griffith University midwifery graduate Alison Rule has overcome incredible adversity to score her dream job.
Alumni
Indigenous alumnus receives health professional accolade
Clinton Schultz was named the recipient of the Indigenous Allied Health Professional of the Year Award at the National Indigenous Allied Health Awards last month.