Applied Theatre students hit the mark

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The stage is set, the lines are learnt and now it’s just a matter of turning nervous energy into dynamic performances. Second-year Griffith University applied theatre students are taking to the stage in The STRANGE-itoreum as part of the Out of the Box Festival at the State Library of Queensland this week. Written and directed […]

Thousands celebrate graduation milestone

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Thousands of Griffith University students will celebrate the milestone of graduation this week. More than 8100 students are eligible to formally receive their degree certificates at one of 14 ceremonies held in Brisbane, Logan and on the Gold Coast. Graduands are from all areas of the university including Law, Business, Science, Arts, Music, Environment, Engineering, […]

Jam sessions profile next wave of jazz artists

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At the end of a busy week, The Green Jam Sessions offer the perfect early evening interlude, combining smooth jazz and sunset beverages with a groovy lounge and a sizzling grill. Each Friday from 5pm-8pm, The Green Jam Sessions’ free entertainment program will feature the students of the Queensland Conservatorium. The Conservatorium’s Head of Jazz, […]

Masters program a new pathway to teaching

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A new Master of Teaching Professional Practice offered at Griffith University from 2011 aims to raise teaching standards. Education Dean Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith says the intensive 18-month program, the first of its kind in Queensland, addresses the priority of quality teaching graduates. “With the emerging national school curriculum and the need to improve literacy and […]

Defining the Australian linguistic landscape

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Language researchers are collating the nation’s first representative collection of digitised spoken and written language in Australia. The Australian National Corpus project is a joint partnership between Griffith, Sydney, Melbourne, Monash and Macquarie Universities, ANU and UNE. It aims to bring together the country’s language data resources in one place so researchers and educators can […]

Does swimming make you smarter?

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A Griffith University research project will survey more than 10,000 swimming students in the world’s most comprehensive study into early-years swimming. The joint project between Griffith University, Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia aims to determine whether regular swimming contributes to the physical, social, cognitive and linguistic development of pre-school learners. Project leader Professor […]