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Plan encourages habitat protection to prevent pandemics
Study urges conserving natural areas and promoting biodiversity to prevent disease outbreaks.
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QLD Disaster Research Alliance appoints Alliance Manager
Project management specialist joins Queensland Disaster Research Alliance.
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Persian plateau unveiled as crucial hub for early human migration out of Africa
Study sheds new light on the complex journey of human populations from Africa into Eurasia.
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Shiyu discovery reveals Eastern Asia’s early human migrations
In a thought-provoking discovery, an international team of researchers have unearthed evidence shedding light on the ancient migration of Homo sapiens into eastern Asia around 45,000 years ago.
10 Reduced Inequalities
Protecting high value water sources in central Queensland
Griffith University researchers are taking a novel approach to understanding and protecting water sources in central Queensland’s Great Artesian Basin
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Griffith-led CRC attracts $140 million to tackle plastic waste
Griffith's first CRC to unite industry, government and research to enhance plastics value chain.
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Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of ecosystems
Developing a framework for global ‘theories of change’ that coordinate local and global actions to secure a future where humans live in harmony with nature
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Climate-induced loss is impeding human rights in the Pacific
Climate change is impeding the human rights of a large group of people living in the Pacific, a recent report in Nature reveals.
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Study indicates majority of endangered greater glider habitat in QLD unprotected
Majority of critical habitat and movement pathways for southern greater gliders outside of protected areas.
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Green & Blue by ’32 – restoring catchments & rivers in SEQ for the 2032 Olympics
Can we turn our catchments and cities green, and make our waterways blue by 2032, and if so, how?
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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 […]