14 Life Below Water
River suspended particulate matter doesn’t make it to the Reef
Contrary to popular belief, organic suspended particulate matter on the Great Barrier Reef doesn’t come from river run-off
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways
Particles from tyre wear were found to be the most prevalent microplastic in urban stormwater
12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Is flood pollution causing turtle strandings? Griffith researchers look for answers in cell response
Researchers at the Australian Rivers Institute are investigating the role chemical pollution had in green turtle strandings on the Fraser Coast following flooding in early 2022.
Australian Rivers Institute
Long and slow or fast and furious: the clever way blue-green algae hedge their bets in blooms
Griffith researchers shed new light on how cyanobacteria blooms can continue long after their food source disappears.
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Plastics are breaking up not down in lakes worldwide
For the first time plastics have been assessed in lakes across the world, with some found to be worse impacted than oceans
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Where are Australians breathing the most microplastics indoors?
Griffith University researchers have taken a forensic look at the amount of airborne microplastics indoors in Australia and the results are confronting
15 Life on Land
Fingerprinting metabolism across the Animal Kingdom
Griffith-led research is revealing metabolic strategies that are consistent across the rich diversity of life in the animal kingdom
Australian Rivers Institute
Sea jellies exhibit illuminates interest in marine life: survey
Survey shows exhibit takes the sting out of attitudes towards sea jellies.
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
How climate and water management affect streamflow seasonality
New Griffith-led research has found that climate and river management have impacted both the amount of water and when it arrives. Published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland investigated the change in the occurrence of streamflow due to climate change (through a change in rainfall) and river operations (flow […]
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Challenges & knowledge gaps with nutrient offsetting
New Griffith-led research outlines how nutrient offsetting can achieve its potential as a more cost-effective way of improving water quality
10 Reduced Inequalities
Building diversity in STEM & freshwater science
In the lead up to the Freshwater Sciences Downunder conference in Brisbane, Griffith University hosts minority students from the United States as part of the Society for Freshwater Science Emerge Program
1 No Poverty
A just world on a safe planet: quantifying Earth System Boundaries
Griffith researchers collaborated on new study that shows humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth.
1 No Poverty
SDG focus elevates Griffith in Times Higher Ed 2023 sustainability impact rankings.
Griffith University ranked second overall in Queensland in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023 and ranked 72 overall, out of 1591 institutions globally, highlighting Griffith’s commitment to the values of sustainable development.
1 No Poverty
Social networks the key to water management & sanitation in the Pacific
A Griffith-led study has found traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management & sanitation in the Pacific
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Why was Brisbane’s 2022 flood different?
11 years on from the devastating 2011 flood, why was the Brisbane 2022 flood different? Why did it inundate areas untouched since 1974?
13 Climate Action
Digital Technologies for a Climate Resilient Water Sector
The International WaterCentre is helping the water sector understand the digital technologies needed to build a climate resilient future
13 Climate Action
Sediment run-off modelling tool could be gamechanger for GBR
Project to develop catchment gully erosion model for healthier Great Barrier Reef.
Australian Rivers Institute
Recovering & restoring threatened species in Moonaboola
Research helps ensure river restoration in Mary River targeted to benefit threatened species.