Tagged with Professor Catherine Pickering

Griffith’s women in science share their passion

PhD candidate Barbara Hadley is a finalist in FameLab
Australian Rivers Institute
Published AuthorMelinda Rogers
Barbara Hadley has been a professional snooker player, a private investigator and a chief toilet cleaner in the Greek Islands. You name the job and she’s done it. But the 51-year-old has happily given it all away to return to university to study science. And it’s all in the name of “making a difference”. “I’ve […]

Microbats find home at Griffiths new car park

Corporate
Published AuthorMelinda Rogers
Cars won’t be the only thing being housed in Griffith University’s new $23.3 million multistorey car park — it will also become a new home to local microbats and native stingless bees. In an attempt to reduce the amount of people contracting Ross River Fever in South East Queensland and protect the local ecosystem, Griffith […]

Growing at Griffith commended at Green Gown awards

Professor Catherine Pickering and Mr Mark Ballantyne with the GrowsAtGriffith app
Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security
Published AuthorMichael Jacobson
A suite of initiatives developed at Griffith University to enhance knowledge and understanding of biodiversity in South-East Queensland has been highly commended at a prestigious national award for sustainability practice. Growing at Griffith, a project led by the School of Environment’s Professor Catherine Pickering and PhD candidate Mr Mark Ballantyne, was commended in the Facilities […]