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.
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.
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
Brewing up new possibilities
Your morning coffee could now give an added immunity boost, thanks to postbiotics and Griffith University and CSIRO researchers.
Griffith Health
Bacteria use genetic switch to defend death by metals
Griffith University researchers have discovered a genetic switch in a common bacterium that helps defend itself against the human body’s natural immune system. Dr Matthew Sullivan and Dr Kelvin Goh from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Science at Griffith University have studied how group B streptococcus responds to exposure to the metals zinc and […]
Alumni
Griffith grads honoured with prestigious scholarships
A Griffith University doctor who hopes to prevent sight loss in rural and remote communities in Australia will head to Oxford University after winning a prestigious World Universities Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship.
Arts Education Law
Educators receive national recognition at AAUT
Griffith University educators have been recognised in the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
Architecture, construction and planning
2021 Vice Chancellor’s Gala Award winners celebrated
Griffith has recognised its best and brightest researchers, professional and support staff plus teaching excellence at a gala event in Brisbane.
Griffith Health
Researchers use novel method to block HIV in mice
New research blocks HIV in mice, paving way to deliver therapies for other diseases affecting the brain.
Alumni
Three Griffith scientists honoured as Young Tall Poppies
A trio of emerging Griffith University health scientists have been named as Queensland Young Tall Poppies for 2021.
Griffith Health
First Peoples Health camp hosts health focused teens
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students experienced a taste of university life and allied health careers at a three-day immersive camp.
Griffith Health
Probiotics may reduce anticipatory stress response to night shift work
New research has found probiotics may reduce the impact of night shift stress and improve sleep quality.
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 […]
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.
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?
Corporate
Personal tragedy empowers student to create change in rural communities
Pharmacy student Kelly Meuleman's career path pivoted after a tragedy close to home.
Griffith Health
Partnership to support quality rural allied health training
A specialised team of Griffith researchers have partnered with the Allied Health Professions’ Office to evaluate the training of allied health professionals in remote and rural areas of Queensland.
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.
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 […]