$1.2 million in funding for Griffith disease research
Features
Griffith University research into fighting diseases of global impact are set to benefit from the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2018 Fellowship Program funding outcomes. Principal Research Leader Professor Suresh Mahalingam of the Institute for Glycomics has been successful in obtaining a Senior Research Fellowship B (SRFB) for the project “Arbovirus-Induced Inflammatory Disease: […]
Outstanding Griffith research excellence honoured
Architecture
Leading Griffith University researchers have been honoured at the Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards held at Nathan campus.
Life after stroke on the Gold Coast
Features
Understanding the experience of stroke survivors and realising that there is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach to rehabilitation are the findings from a new Griffith study.
Griffith Graduate Research School
Researcher seeks aid in preserving memory of historic Cleveland Scout Hall
PhD candidate Jessica Stroja is undertaking a project to memorialise the beloved building, which was destroyed in a fire last year.
Griffith Health
Griffith academic claims prestigious HDR Supervisor national award
A Griffith academic has been recognised as a national leader in graduate and higher degree research supervision. Professor Rod Barrett from Griffith’s School of Allied Health Sciences was awarded the major accolade at the 2019 Australian Council of Graduate Research Awards at a function at South Bank. Professor Barrett, an academic in the field of […]
Griffith Enterprise
Glycomics Circle – empowering women in science
The Institute for Glycomics recognises the value of having women in life sciences. For centuries women have made significant contributions to society, perfectly demonstrated by the fact that 51 women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2018, twenty of which were awarded the Nobel Prize in the fields of physics, […]
Alumni
Griffith launches Australian-first HDR outcomes website
In an Australian-first, a new website has been launched showing Griffith's higher degree by research (HDR) graduate outcomes.
Corporate
ERA 2018 sees Griffith double its top rating research
The Excellence in Research Australia rankings are out and Griffith has doubled the number of specific fields earning the highest possible rankings for 2018
Griffith Enterprise
Malaria vaccine trial receives $500,000 in Government support
The Liberal National Government has announced they will donate $500,000 to Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics to support their ongoing human clinical trials which aim to test the effectiveness of a world-first malaria vaccine candidate named PlasProtecT™. Malaria is caused by an infection with malaria parasites, and is generally characterised by fever, shivering headaches and […]
Griffith Graduate Research School
Kungullanji program highlights value of Indigenous research
The program gives students a taste of what it’s like to be a researcher, and the impact their research could have on the community.
Arts Education Law
Queensland research initiative to enhance employability of HDR graduates
International PhD students from eight universities across Queensland are set to come together in Brisbane for an initiative to enhance the experience and employability of researchers of the future. The ‘Equipping Queensland International Postgraduate’ (EQUIP) Researchers Conference will take place from 9am to 5pm at Customs House on Monday, July 30, followed by a ‘Connecting Queensland’s Researchers’ networking function (5pm-7pm). Register for […]
Architecture, construction and planning
Griffith makes Australian top 10 on research publication rankings
Griffith University is in the top ten of Australian institutions according to a new performance measure ranking universities on a range of published research criteria.
Higher degree by research
Griffith and Deakin universities showcase importance of research in solving problems of the world
Collaboration to demonstrate fundamental research methods in new online course
Alumni
Calling all PhD and doctoral alumni
Research and engagement are the driving forces behind a bold campaign by Griffith University to reconnect with all its higher degree research (HDR) graduates. PhD and doctoral alumni are being encouraged to complete an online survey that project leader, Professor Sue Berners-Price, says will provide invaluable information and guidance. “We want to ensure that the […]
Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
‘Oh my goodness you’re a girl!’: Women engineers and informal networking in Australia
After finishing high school in 1974, Kim Ball applied for to become a cadet hydrographer. She was accepted into the program, but her excitement was soon turned into disappointment when she was asked to call back to arrange details. “I remember that day, I rang the office, and a woman answered, and I said this […]
Corporate
Griffith-led bid for funding a success for QLD Universities
Griffith University will lead a consortium of Queensland Universities following a successful funding bid from the International Education and Training Partnership Fund. The project is designed to enhance the experience of international higher degree by research (HDR) candidates at Queensland Universities. The $90,000 project is to deliver an employability program while building cultural competency and […]
Arts Education Law
Early Career Research Award for criminology academic
Researching Queensland's policing procedures has proved arresting for Griffith's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice lecturer Dr Elise Sargeant.
Features
3MT final winners announced
A Biomedical Science PhD candidate is Griffith University’s 2017 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Champion. Heidi Walkden won the judges over with her presentation encapsulating her research work into how bacteria penetrates the brain’s Central Nervous System by invading peripheral nerves. A PhD candidate in Neuroscience and Microbiology, Heidi impressed the judging panel with her ability to distill […]