10 Reduced Inequalities
Engaging the disengaged through physical activity gets kids STEMfit
In the very remote schools of the Northern Territory, researchers and educators have discovered exploring the impressive physical capabilities of students may be key to enhancing performance in the classroom. Multidisciplinary scientist Dr Charlene Willis from Griffith University’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences is part of the passionate team behind the sport-STEM hybrid program […]
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Doors open for 2023 Mayor’s Student Ambassadors
Six Griffith University students have secured a coveted spot in a team of 20 as the Gold Coast Mayor’s Student Ambassadors for 2023. This year marks a decade for the program, which sees a select group of students from across the globe offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities including industry networking and VIP experiences, as well as the […]
10 Reduced Inequalities
Groundbreaking centre to end violence against women
Griffith University researchers have embarked on a groundbreaking project to end violence against women, gaining one of the biggest single funding investments for a longitudinal study across Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. Led by Monash University, the $35 million-dollar Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) will […]
Alumni
Scholarships to improve NFP funding and heal collective trauma
Griffith University alumnus Tanner Noakes and Professor Naomi Sunderland have each been awarded Fulbright scholarships. The Fulbright Program is a flagship foreign exchange scholarship program of the United States of America that aims to increase binational research collaboration, cultural understanding, and the exchange of ideas. Mr Noakes was selected for the Fulbright Queensland Scholarship based […]
Aerospace
The Sultan of Space
In a case of a childhood dream coming true, Griffith University alumnus Dr Sultan Al Neyadi is heading to the International Space Station.
Architecture, construction and planning
Griffith Honours College students awarded New Colombo Plan Scholarships
Eleven Griffith students are headed on overseas adventures after being awarded scholarships to work and study internationally under Australia's New Colombo Plan.
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.
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
Stone Age discovery shows Homo sapiens survived in the Kalahari
Researchers have traveled back in time to discover Homo sapiens did indeed live and survive in the Kalahari Desert more than 20,000 years ago.
Arts Education Law
Student mobility rebounds with New Colombo funding
Griffith students will finally return to the Indo-Pacific after COVID-19 forced New Colombo Plan Mobility Program internships and exchanges online for two years.
Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy
Griffith helps Indonesia turn trash into power
Griffith University experts have delivered training to Indonesian decision makers on how to turn the country’s waste into energy.
Architecture, construction and planning
Stellar six students score New Colombo Plan Scholarships
Six Griffith University undergraduates will spend time overseas learning from our Indo-Pacific neighbours after being named as recipients of the 2022 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
New archaeological research lab has all the GEAR
Griffith has launched a new open air research lab that will allow students at its Nathan campus to practice archaeological excavation techniques and researchers to study decay rates.
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.
Alumni
Afterpay acquires Griffith graduate’s burgeoning business
Australian financial tech behemoth Afterpay has marked its expansion into Asia with the acquisition of a company founded by Griffith graduate Jamie Camidge.
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.
Arts Education Law
Nine students net New Colombo Plan Scholarships
A remarkable group of Griffith University undergraduate students have been named as 2021 New Colombo Plan scholars.
Business and government
Postgrad awarded prestigious John Monash scholarship
Griffith postgraduate student Emily Ragus has been awarded a prestigious Sir John Monash Scholarship and will use it to pave the way for women in healthcare.
Centre for Environment and Population Health
Mongolian officials visit Griffith University to progress emergency medical services
Limited by a lack of resources, funding and training, emergency management in Mongolia is faced with a series of challenges recognised by policy makers and medical leaders including the Mongolian Society for Emergency Medicine. A delegation of four senior medical officials from the Mongolian Society of Emergency Medicine visited Griffith University’s Nathan campus last week […]