Healthy idea ticks innovation box

Griffith Business School
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The bright minds of four students of the Griffith Business School have taken out the $5,000 top prize in the inaugural Deloitte Brisbane Innovation Fastrack Challenge. Team Lewbecca Madrian developed a corporate wellness program with the potential to make Deloitte $50 million during the next five to 10 years. The program, called Deloitte Vital, focused […]

Business sector faces up to ‘variable’ impacts of carbon tax

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Australian industries face uncertain times with the onset of the carbon price in exactly a month, a Griffith University forum has heard. The industry forum, hosted by Griffith Business School’s Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (APCSE), heard that debate and discussion of carbon pricing must reach beyond politics and over-simplification. “This is now a […]

Criminology graduate wins Charlie Perkins Scholarship

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Griffith University criminology graduate Krystal Lockwood will be awarded a prestigious 2012 Charlie Perkins Scholarship in Canberra today(May 30). Krystal is one of just three Australians awarded the scholarship to be presented by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Senator Chris Evans. The scholarships enable outstanding Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander graduates […]

Green power through individual action

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Griffith University’s Dr Sally Russell is leading the charge for Australians to embrace simple sustainable practices in everyday life. With World Environment Day just around the corner, Dr Russell believes it’s the perfect opportunity to give attention to the role individuals can play in contributing to a “green economy”. To do this successfully she admits […]

Business student makes his mark in Geneva

Griffith Business School
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Griffith Business School’s David Lang will long remember his internship with the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The Master of International Relations student from Brisbane brushed shoulders with top diplomats and some of the world’s leading human rights advocates along the corridors of the historic Palais des Nations during the March […]

Architecture student with capital designs

Architecture
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Griffith University architecture student, John Kurko, has been selected for the final of an international competition to design a hypothetical new capital for Australia. John is one of 20 shortlisted finalists, competing for up to $100,000 worth of prizes in the CAPIThetical International Design competition. The challenge has attracted 110 entries from 24 countries. It […]

Multi-Faith Centre celebrates 10 years

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The Multi-Faith Centre at Griffith University’s Nathan campus will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a week-long series of events this week. Centre Director Brian Adams (above) encouraged the community to participate in as many events as possible. “The week will start with the opening of the Wollemi Indigenous Rock Art Exhibition on Monday, May 28,” […]