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.
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.
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 […]
Alumni
Griffith celebrates recipients of 2021 Australia Day honours
2021 Australia Day honours have been bestowed upon a number of Griffith University staff, associates and alumni.
Griffith Health
Combined probiotics use may help reduce pre-term infant mortality
Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation may help reduce the mortality rate of preterm infants if given in the first few months of life.
Griffith Health
Low-cost population-wide salt reduction strategies could save lives
Reducing salt consumption at population levels is a cost-effective strategy to combat high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in Africa.
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.
COVID-19
National COVID-19 guidelines to safeguard healthcare workers
Griffith University researchers have helped develop national guidelines to minimise healthcare workers' risk of infection spread.
Arts Education Law
Students recognised with National Council of Women Queensland bursaries
Two Griffith undergraduate students have been awarded bursaries towards their film and dentistry studies from the National Council of Women Queensland.
Arts Education Law
Griffith trains autism researchers of tomorrow
The University has launched a new doctoral program to give future autism researchers the skills and experience they need to improve the lives of people on the spectrum. The Autism Future Researchers Doctoral Training Program is the first of its kind in Australia and was designed with extensive input from industry and the autism community. […]
Griffith Health
Lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of kidney disease
Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease a new study has found.
Business and government
Bridging the distance—investing in intergenerational practice research
Lead investigators from Griffith University Intergenerational Practice Project were delighted to receive the first of two proposed instalments of the Cromwell Property Group Foundation donation towards the 2-year Intergenerational practice partnership project. Professor Anneke Fitzgerald (Department of Business, Strategy and Innovation), Dr Gaery Barbery (School of Medicine, Health Services Management) and Gabriela Di Perna (Business, […]
Alumni
Griffith researchers’ bold VR idea wins bionics challenge
Griffith University researchers who have developed an AI enabled virtual reality system to help people who have suffered a brain injury have won a major prize at the Bionics Queensland Challenge.
Griffith Health
All smiles as Griffith Dental clinic reaches milestone
Gwen Bliesner certainly wasn’t smiling when she first visited the Griffith Dental Clinic a few months ago but now she can’t stop.
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.
ADaPT
Doctor, researcher and disability advocate says COVID-19 highlights healthcare rationing issues
Healthcare rationing disproportionately affects people with disabilities and COVID-19 has put a well overdue spotlight on the issue.
Griffith Health
Taste of telehealth with online workshops
Griffith University medical students are getting their first taste of telehealth as they diagnose and treat simulated patients via webcam. While telehealth emerged as a way to avoid the doctor’s office during a pandemic, it is set to stay, transforming the way many access healthcare. More than 200 Medical and Pharmacy students have fulfilled their […]