Search results for: health safety and wellbeing

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4 September 2025

Report reveals how life has changed for Queenslanders with Disability

A new report reveals how life for Queenslanders with Disability has changed over the last 12 months, showing more people...

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11 August 2025
Call centre workers seated in a line, talking to callers with headsets and looking at a computer screen.

Systemic barriers undermine critical health initiatives for call centre workers

Workplace health programs often fail, and Griffith University research uncovered it is not due to lack of staff interest, but...

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22 November 2023
UsToo

Everyday sexism, gender discrimination and sexual harassment in Australian university systems​

Sexual harassment and gender discrimination plague Australian universities, with a rise in incidents over the past 5 years. Women, mostly affected, face everyday sexism, impacting careers and mental health. Despite efforts, reporting remains low. Griffith University's Gender Equality Research Network (GERN) research highlights these issues, advocating for broad, education-driven solutions, urging universities to commit to change and address these systemic problems head-on.

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19 June 2023
Assistance dog leads a blind woman out of a train

First annual report reveals lived experience of Queenslanders with disability

A Griffith University-led research initiative to discover the lived experience of Queenslanders with disability was released at Australia’s Disability Strategy Forum in Brisbane today.

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14 June 2022
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24 May 2021

Griffith helps secure mandatory accessibility standards

Griffith has played a key role in a campaign to secure mandatory minimum accessibility standards in the construction industry,to improve the lives of people living with a disability and seniors around Australia.

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11 October 2019

Griffith’s rehabilitation and return to work initiatives recognised

Griffith’s Injury Management Team has won the Best Rehabilitation and Return to work Management System award at the 2019 Queensland Government's Safe Work and Return to Work Awards.

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13 December 2016

Five minutes with…Amanda Biggs

Understanding the relationship between employee-employer interactions, employee health and employer-level mechanisms such as policies, leadership style and culture, underpins Dr...

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8 September 2016
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18 March 2016

New book explores psychology of safety and risk

Risk and safety permeate humanity’s experiences and perceptions through many channels, including legislation, policies and governance, communication, and cultural-, group-...

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