17 Partnerships for the Goals
Griffith graduate wins Pharmacy Intern of the Year!
Griffith University extends its warmest congratulations to Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate Georgina Morris who has received The Pharmacy Guild of Australia / MIMS Intern of the Year 2022!
15 Life on Land
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 […]
1 No Poverty
Sex, labour, and financial exchange in couchsurfing
Couchsurfing is a growing form of homelessness in many countries including Australia, however, new research suggests it is especially common within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community.
10 Reduced Inequalities
$2.8 million in grants for medical research
Three Griffith University research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
3 Good Health and Well Being
Checking children’s wellbeing: before and after COVID-19
A video game featuring a mystical character named Rumble has helped Griffith University researchers investigate how school kids fared following lockdown disruption.
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
New partner strengthens climate action Alliance
10th high-profile partner joins goal to create a climate ready Australia.
3 Good Health and Well Being
World’s strongest MRI investigates COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue impacts on the brain
In a world-first, Griffith University researchers have used an ultra-high field MRI (7 Tesla) to investigate how COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) mirror the same effects on the brain structure.
15 Life on Land
Changing landscapes alter disease-scapes: study
Researchers identify how vector-borne diseases in different environments respond to human pressures.
10 Reduced Inequalities
International Women’s Day Spotlights Innovation and Inclusivity at Griffith
From social justice leaders to health scientists, high achievers in aviation and tech entrepreneurs, Griffith University celebrates its bold and brilliant women this International Women’s Day. This year’s theme from United Nations Women Australia, ‘Cracking the Code’, honours those accelerating gender equality through inclusive innovation, research discoveries and digital technologies. Recipient of the Athena […]
3 Good Health and Well Being
Weight loss surgery showing promising results for type 2 diabetes
Bariatric surgery is proving to be an effective treatment for people suffering from type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity, with results showing nearly 50 per cent of patients were able to discontinue all diabetes-related treatment.
17 Partnerships for the Goals
Three Griffith academics ranked as top female sport innovators
Three of Griffith University’s academics are kicking goals after being named in the top 100 female sports innovators in the country, a testament to their work in the sporting arena.
10 Reduced Inequalities
No barriers for students with disability at Griffith University
Access to education is vital to success and Griffith University is making sure students with disability have access to quality, higher education and benefit from a strategic commitment to inclusion through Griffith’s Disability Action and Inclusion Plan. This year, enrolments for students with a disability increased by almost 35%, and students identifying that they have […]
3 Good Health and Well Being
Sugars help to crack the ovarian cancer code
Griffith University researchers are making inroads in ovarian cancer research looking at early detection signs and how the disease spreads through the body.
10 Reduced Inequalities
Griffith Sport is serious about pride
Griffith Sport launched its Pride in Sport Strategy, which embraces diversity of gender, bodies and sexualities and demonstrates a commitment to create environments that are visibly inclusive and welcoming.
3 Good Health and Well Being
Team takes out medical prize for IUD research
Dr Sarah D’Arcy, Dr Chester Cao, Dr Steve Ahn, and Dr Victoria Allan along with their supervisor Associate Professor Alireza Ahmadvand investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns affected rates of long-acting reversible contraception utilisation.
3 Good Health and Well Being
Griffith unlocking the secrets to Strep A virulence
Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection.
3 Good Health and Well Being
Surprise Discovery in Breast Cancer Treatment
Griffith research has been funded nearly $900,000 by the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) of Australia following discovery of a surprising new strategy for the treatment of one of the most common types of breast cancer.
3 Good Health and Well Being
Childhood vaccination: the benefits spread beyond children
A Griffith study has found childhood COVID vaccination leads to high reductions in child disease and mortality, but is more beneficial to adults, particularly the unvaccinated.