Month: July 2012

Graduation celebrates student success

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
A record number of doctoral students graduated from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice last week. Dr Richard Parker, Dr Susan Donkin, Dr Dan Birks and Dr Nadine Katic (nee McKillop) graduated along with 60 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate students at the Brisbane Convention Centre, South bank. Head of the School of Criminology and […]

Griffith honours world-renowned conductor

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One of Australia’s most celebrated musical exports was this week awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Griffith University. Simone Young AM, internationally recognised as one of the leading conductors of her generation, was honoured in recognition of her esteemed career and her association with the Queensland Conservatorium. Her address to the guests and almost 300 graduates […]

Driving future car concepts

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Can you imagine a future where instead of calling for a cab, an intelligent, unmanned electric car picks you up and drives you where ever you want to go? Or you borrow a car like a shopping trolley and once it has driven you home, it takes itself back to the shops? While these dreams […]

Funding boost for super microchip

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Griffith University’s Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre has been awarded $1 million in research funding by the State government to develop production processes for a silicon carbide microchip. Lead researcher of the Semiconductor Microfabrication Program, Professor Sima Dimitrijev, said silicon microchips are the foundation of our electronic age, and these new silicon carbide microchips could […]

Taking Australian criminology research world wide

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
The latest in Australian criminology research was well represented at conferences in Sweden and Norway recently. Researchers from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice presented a range of research at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, an annual event for researchers, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the latest crime policy research. Professor Anna Stewart, Dr Tara […]

Electronic music and where it’s headed

Queensland Conservatorium
Published AuthorNicole Butler
ABC Radio interviewed Queensland Conservatorium’s Matt Hitchcock, Andrew Brown and Toby Gifford from the Music Technology department. They performed a live piece as the ConCussion iPad ensemble, creating music on their tablet computers. Listen to their interview and performance at Electronic music and where it’s headed, on 612ABC’s website.