11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Half-century of cyclone data puts researchers on track to explore future risks
Fifty years of BOM data reveals unusual characteristics and trends of tropical cyclones from Coral Sea.
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Griffith University welcomes new Professor of Practice – Disaster Management
Griffith University’s disaster management credentials have been boosted following the appointment of renowned expert Professor Iain MacKenzie to the role of Professor of Practice – Disaster Management.
Australian Rivers Institute
Are we breathing airborne microplastics; the exposure lurking inside our homes?
People are exposed to thousands of airborne microplastics a year indoors, a Griffith-led study has found.
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 […]
Australian Rivers Institute
Partnership trio join forces to tackle methane emissions
A new targeted research program to address landfill methane emissions saw the partners involved unite during a recent visit to Griffith University’s Nathan campus.
Griffith Sciences
Brushstroke of genius: intersecting science and creativity a fine art
Scientific dreams could become reality for creative Griffith nanotechnology researcher.
Griffith Health
Griffith researchers reveal big Ideas in latest funding win
Researchers awarded four NHMRC Ideas Grants worth more than $3.6 million.
Academic Administration
Triple treat: Griffith celebrates new graduates, new Honorary Doctors and new Chancellor
Five new Honorary Doctorates, 4,904 graduating students and Griffith’s first alumnus Chancellor, Andrew Fraser, have all been acknowledged in ceremonies across Brisbane and the Gold Coast this week. In ceremonies taking place between November 12-15, students received their Bachelor, Masters, and Doctorate degrees across all four academic groups of Arts, Education and Law, Griffith Business […]
Australian Rivers Institute
The real-world isn’t static: Understanding how fluctuating stressors affect wetlands
Griffith University research reveals that when combinations of human-caused stressors fluctuate, replicating more realistic environmental conditions, it vastly changes their impact on wetland habitats.
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble
Griffith researchers shed light on extinct large species related to modern-day wombat family.
Australian Rivers Institute
Tidal restoration to coastal wetlands reduces greenhouse emissions
Restoring tidal flow to enclosed freshwater wetlands is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping reach Australia's carbon reduction targets
Centre for Environment and Population Health
Terri Butler brought in to bat for Griffith’s Climate Ready Initiative
Former Federal MP, Terri Butler has joined Griffith’s Climate Ready Initiative (CRI) board, putting her sharp political faculties toward climate readiness and resilience.
Australian Rivers Institute
Achieving a nature- and people-positive future
For biodiversity to thrive, conservation efforts must be ‘Nature and People Positive’, a recent study has found.
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.
Centre for Quantum Dynamics
Measuring times in billionths of a billionth of a second
Scientists develop technique capable of measuring time delays with zeptosecond (a trillionth of a billionth of a second) resolution.
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.
Biodiversity
World-first innovation accelerates process to safeguard environment and wildlife
World-first data analysis platform, EcoCommons has been launched, transforming our ability to understand the impacts of the climate crisis on Australia’s environment and native species.
Arts Education Law
17 ARC Discovery Projects for Griffith researchers in 2023
Griffith University researchers will lead 17 new Discovery Projects across a broad field of knowledge after being awarded over $7.735 million from the Australian Research Council.