Year: 2006

A pilot study by a Griffith University sociologist has found that women who engage in leisure time feel better about themselves and are more likely to beat depression. As we approach Mental Health Week (October 8-14), Dr Simone Fullagar said around one million people in Australia currently live with depression. “Depression is predicted to be […]

Queensland schools are helping to abate Australia’s skills shortage by partnering with local industries to offer seamless pathways for young people into skilled areas. Research by Professor Robyn Zevenbergen from Griffith University has shown that Queensland is leading the way in the provision of School-based New Apprenticeships SNBAs) nationally. “These programs offer career pathways for […]

The stereotype of the struggling artist living in a garret may not be too far off the mark according to new research from Griffith University. Griffith Film and Television Production convenor Nicholas Oughton surveyed 602 members of a state-wide arts organisation who live and work in many areas of Queensland. His study found that 80 […]

The Griffith Film School will showcase the work of its graduates in a series of free film screenings from August 31 to September 28 as part of the Queensland College of Art Griffith University 125th anniversary celebrations. The Griffith Film School Showcase features documentaries, features and short films and animations from QCA graduates. After the […]

Audience members can expect fun, farce and fantasy in this year’s opera season at the Queensland Conservatorium from September 10-16. The double-bill of one-act operas includes The Child and the Enchantments and The Breasts of Tiresias by French composers Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc. The Child and the Enchantments tells the tale of a naughty […]

A project aimed at reducing youth crime and drug abuse will be launched by Griffith University’s Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance director, Professor Ross Homel on Tuesday, July 18. The Youth Development Research Project is a three-year Australian Research Council funded partnership between Griffith University and youth support organisation, Impact. It will […]

In 2007, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) celebrates its first 50 years. Starting with a reunion weekend in February, celebrations will continue with a program of events built around the theme of Building Musical Futures. Conservatorium Director Professor Peter Roennfeldt said the Conservatorium would engage with its extensive community in a number of exciting ways. […]