Griffith staff and students join global charge on water security

Women filling water at a remote water station near the Palshin village in the outskirts of northern Mumbia. Finding drinking water is a daily struggle for many people in India where more than 600 million people face serous water shortages. Picture Dylan Crawford/the Water Story
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Griffith university staff and students will rub shoulders with global water experts at next month’s Water Future Conferencein Bangalore India. The conference, organised by the Griffith University-based Sustainable Water Future Programme and the Indian Institute of Science, will see the Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute and the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science’sthe Water […]

Photography students document life in regional Queensland

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Photography students from the Queensland College of Art have turned their lens on Roma, revealing the people and landscapes that make up the small country town. Six hours drive west of Brisbane, Roma is the gateway to the Outback and Carnarvon Gorge, famed for its cattle saleyards and country hospitality. Fourteen photography students spent a […]

Photojournalism exhibition has student’s eyes on Goa

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Queensland College of Art students have immersed themselves in the Goan way of life to document a shared experience in storytelling, with an exhibition to be launched in Brisbane this month. Students studying photojournalism, documentary practice, film, and design joined with fellow students from The One School Goa in India for 21 days to find […]

Short film captures tragic life with Lyme disease

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Imagine suffering with a disease some medical professionals say is non-existent in Australia. This is the reality for Karen New who has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for 25 years ever since being bitten by a tick. Her story has been beautifully documented in a short film by Queensland College of Art photojournalism graduateElise Searson. […]