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Surfers, artists, leaders explore climate impacts at SWELL
Event asks what the future holds for coastal communities and much-loved beaches.
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South East Queenslanders called to count koalas
Griffith is leading the SE QLD Koala Count and asking all citizens to participate and report koala sightings through the QWildlife or iNaturalist app.
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Griffith selected to host 2023 UN Millennium Fellowship Class
Griffith University is one of two Australian universities selected to host a United Nations (UN) 2023 Millennium Fellowship Class (MFC), designed to foster student-led projects which support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Forest regeneration project puts tools in community hands
Griffith works with communities on use of forests and what they want and need from future forests.
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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
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VR Dreaming transports students 20,000 years to teach traditional health and healing
Set fireside beneath a magnificent celestial tapestry, a new virtual reality experience from Griffith University’s First People’s Health Unit invites you to listen and learn hands-on about knowledge from 20,000-years ago. Professor James Charles, Director of Griffith’s First People’s Health Unit (FPHU), is honouring the wisdom and work of his Elders this NAIDOC week as […]
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Inspiring the future of conservation at Griffith Family Koala Fair
Griffith University hosted budding young scholars at the Family Koala Fair, sparking a passion for conservation and lifelong love of koalas.
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Griffith backs progress for para-athletes in the Pacific with first visit to Palau
Griffith University’s Director of Games Engagement and Partnerships, Dr Caroline Riot, has recently returned from a trip to “pristine” Palau in the western Pacific, having been invited to support the program delivery of a Paralympic committee. The highly positive engagement with Palau shows Griffith’s commitment to delivering on inclusion, diversity, equity and sporting excellence within […]
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Funding boost creating a buzz for insect research
A study looking into the effects of climate change on insects within Lamington National Park is set to go international following a funding injection of $470,000.
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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
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Researcher’s giant feat defending native forest and prime koala habitat
Dr Timothy Cadman has successfully secured the protection of local hardwood areas once primed for logging, including native forest belonging to the proposed Great Koala National Park along the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Thanks to the support of extensive fieldwork, satellite mapping software and historical imagery, Dr Cadman led effective negotiations with […]
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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.
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Agriculture future has arrived with launch of hi-tech farm
Griffith an partners launch Australia’s first Korean technology-driven Smart Farm.
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Bushfire fighting chemicals extinguish frog development
A new Griffith study has found that bushfire fighting chemicals commonly marketed as environmentally friendly can severely affect frog development
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Sedimentation sifted out of pollution priorities
Sediment runoff from land use change is missing from global priorities, despite being one of the greatest threats facing freshwater and marine ecosystems
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Improving water access in remote and isolated communities
Griffith University contributed to a global review highlighting the effects of racism, social exclusion and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and published in The Lancet Global Health. Griffith Cities Research Institute and Coauthor Associate Professor Cara Beal said despite Australia being one of the richest per capita countries in […]
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New partner strengthens climate action Alliance
10th high-profile partner joins goal to create a climate ready Australia.
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Changing landscapes alter disease-scapes: study
Researchers identify how vector-borne diseases in different environments respond to human pressures.