Month: February 2013

Health experts join together to discuss the complexities of childhood obesity.

A workshop on the Governance of International Organisations, organised by Centre for Governance and Public Policy Professors Xu and Weller (18-19 February), brought to Brisbane several senior current and former officials from the World Bank, the UN Food Agriculture Organisation, IMF, World Trade Organisation, and World Intellectual Property Organisation. They included former vice presidents and […]

One of the country’s leading analysts will present his economic outlook for the year ahead at the first of the 2013 Leaders’ Edge Lunch Series in Brisbane on Wednesday. Dr Chris Caton, Chief Economist with BT Financial Group, will cast his net far and wide, with interest rates, the strength of the Australian dollar, the […]

The Australia-China Joint Centre for Energy and Environmental Materials has been officially opened on Griffith’s Gold Coast campus. The world-class research facility will provide an opportunity for collaboration on solutions to challenging global and environmental issues. Addressing academic leaders and government representatives, Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor said the joint laboratory is a strategic venture […]

The prospect of a change of government post-September sharpened this week in the wake of the latest Nielsen poll which puts Tony Abbott firmly in the election driving seat. For Griffith University political researcher, Associate Professor Anne Tiernan, it now begs the question whether the Coalition has made suitable preparations for a potential return to […]

Recognising the benefits of patient centred research, the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation (GCHF)and Griffith Health Institute (GHI) have announced the 2012 Collaborative Grants. Four ambitious research teams, all of which place the patient at the centre of their work, willcommence next month. “These grants offer researchers from both institutions the opportunity to join forces, develop […]