Australian Rivers Institute
Switching to a feral pig diet helped boost croc numbers
A growing feral pig population supported the conservation success story of Australia’s largest carnivore, the estuarine crocodile.
Australian Rivers Institute
GBR management methods at odds with climate change threats
Study finds 30 years of management approaches do not adequately address climate change threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
Australian Rivers Institute
Griffith recognised as a leader in sustainable development
Griffith has been ranked in the global Top 100 (92) of universities globally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022.
Australian Rivers Institute
Ambitious conservation action sees a brighter future for mangroves and seagrass
Ambitious restoration of mangroves and seagrasses could lead to substantial recovery of these ecosystems.
Australian Rivers Institute
MDB water rights for First Nations decrease
Study finds indigenous water holdings drop in just 12 months.
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.
Australian Rivers Institute
Partnership to develop products for carbon markets and nutrient management
Griffith and emerging mineral processing tech company Zeotech have established a research program to develop agricultural product applications for carbon markets and nutrient management.
Australian Rivers Institute
Poor water quality and trawling take toll on seagrass
Researchers find poor water quality and destructive fisheries contribute to decline of vital habitat and food source.
Australian Rivers Institute
Griffith hosts vital disaster debrief and planning sessions
Disaster management experts have gathered at Griffith for the inaugural Resilience in Practice Symposium, coinciding with the 10-year anniversary of the Queensland-wide floods in 2011.
Australian Rivers Institute
Unique ocean chemicals slip through the net
The search for new natural products from the ocean is overlooking unique and potentially beneficial compounds, a Griffith University study has found.
Arts Education Law
Griffith experts support reforms of Lao PDR’s water sector
Project to support improvement of water governance and management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Australian Rivers Institute
Three out of four turtle populations risk cadmium contamination
Three out of four Queensland green turtle populations risk harmful effects from cadmium found a Griffith University-led study.
Australian Rivers Institute
Lack of species depth threatens mangroves
Limited number of invertebrate ecological roles puts mangroves at risk.
Australian Rivers Institute
All-in-one tool streamlines molecular weight analysis
World-first method streamlines process of identifying structure and molecular weight of compounds.
Alumni
Griffith launches Australia’s first marine wildlife cell bank
Researchers from Griffith University are looking to collect cell samples of every marine species on the planet with the launch of Australia’s first Marine Wildlife Cell Bank.
Australian Rivers Institute
Finding the best way to a whale’s diet through its skin
Skin, not blubber is the most effective way of revealing migrating whales’ diet.
Australian Rivers Institute
Submerging aquaculture cages could be the answer for fish farming
The use of submerged cages may be the answer the aquaculture industry is looking for a new Griffith-led review has found.
Australian Rivers Institute
Coral reef ‘cement’ losing ability to tolerate heat snaps
Essential reef 'ecosystem engineers' under threat from ocean warming and acidification.