Month: March 2012

Griffith University’s Aquatic and Fitness Centre is opening its doors to local families for a weekend of free fun and activities, March 17 & 18. The centre’s free open days are an opportunity for members and the wider Mt Gravatt community to have an enjoyable, active day out together. There will be plenty of activities […]

Contributing to a sustainable world with the development of hollow power poles has been the goal for Griffith’s Dr Benoit Gilbert and Ian Underhill. The duo from the University’s School of Engineering are celebrating after receiving a $22,000 grant for their groundbreaking forestry research at the Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, […]

Griffith engineering students Micheal Berry and Robert Bartus are celebrating after achieving success at the 2012 International Capstone Design Contest on Renewable Energy Technology in South Korea. The third year Bachelor of Engineering students, who are specialising in civil engineering, took out the runner-up prize for their development of a methodology to measure the environmental […]

Herbal medicine could be just the remedy for globetrotters susceptible to colds and bugs, researchers at the Griffith Health Institute say. The long-haul flight typically takes its toll on the body, not least when more than one time zone is factored into the travel equation. And while jetlag remains the disorder most instantly associated with […]

Two postgraduate students from the Centre for Governance and Public Policy take up their Endeavour Scholarships. Two postgraduate students from the Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Henry Boer and Lee Morgenbesser have taken up their Endeavour scholarships awarded by the Federal government. Henry is conducting research in Indonesia on the governance of the climate […]

We are pleased to inform you that Ashini Malhotra, Marketing Manager-South Asia, will be visiting some of our education agents in Pune, India for student interviews this week. We invite students interested in studying in Australia to meet with Ashini at the following times and locations to discuss the many opportunities Griffith has to offer: […]

Jude Singleton had been a pharmacist for 24 years when she caught the bug to study a Master of Business Administration at Griffith University. That led to an Honours year, and now a PhD in which Jude is investigating why health care professionals are not more engaged in sustainable practices. “I did my research project […]