Tagged with Sport

Griffith University Logan Redbacks are through to the 2014 Universities Rugby League grand final.

The Gold Coast is moving up the ladder of Asian golf’s major centres after Griffith snares the right to host the 2014 World Scientific Conference on Golf (WSCG). The event, set to be held at the Gold Coast’s Royal Pines Resort has previously been held every four years at either St Andrews in Scotland or […]

Looking at ways to coax female coaches to the elite level has won a Griffith University student a Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) bursary. Bachelor of Sports Management (Honours) student, Jeff Greenhill has been exploring career pathways for female coaches and why improvement strategies haven’t worked. Mr Greenhill is also a […]

Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor said the public acknowledgement of the University’s responsibility and commitment to provide equitable educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was in line with Griffith’s ethos. “Led by our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee and involving Elders, local community members, and Griffith University staff and students […]

Elite athletes embarrassing themselves in the media could become a thing of the past with the launch of a new Griffith University Sports College program. The Griffith Sports College has been working with many of Brisbane’s major sporting teams to develop an innovative program to develop the culture of elite athletes. The pilot program, which […]

Griffith University Bachelor of Sports Management student Danica Hilton has secured a three year contract with international performing arts company, Cirque du Soleil. Danica, 19, who will be part of a new act involving teeterboard, tumbling and trampoline work said performing with the company was something she had wanted to do for a long time. […]