Free dental clinic in Cherbourg

Griffith Health
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  A group of universitystudents are helping tocombat the poor dentalhealth at Cherbourg. Four times a year GriffithUniversity dental studentstravel to the town and setup a free dental clinic atBarambah Health Centre. This week 10 students,with help from theirsupervising dentist, saw tomore than 100 patients andperformed 350 separateprocedures. The group behind theclinic is Hope 4 […]

Griffith sharpens focus on G20

A circle made of the maps of members nations of G20, with G20 in the circle centre.
Centre for Governance and Public Policy
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Griffith University’s Centre for Governance and Public Policy hosts a two-day workshop on the evolving role of the G20 this week. Academic experts from Griffith University will be joined by scholars from the United States, Denmark, Northern Ireland and across Australia to consider the G20 in the context of the Global Financial Crisis, and as […]

New degree offers insight, inspiration

Arts Education Law
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A degree convened by Griffith University’sDr Alison Sammel is addressing both theshortage of mathematics and physics teachers in Australia and the reality of the 21stcentury classroom. Newly offered at the Gold Coast campus in 2013, Dr Sammel said the Bachelor of Education — Secondary embraced a holistic approach to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge […]

Ford closures inevitable in fuel efficient world

Tight image of Ford logo on front of a vehicle
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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A researcher at the Griffith Business School has described Ford Australia’s closures, announced yesterday, as tragic but inevitable. Anna Mortimore says the importance of the international global shift towards fuel efficiency and low carbon emission standards does not appear to have been acknowledged, leading to short-term decisions that have ultimately exposed Australia’s motor manufacturing industry. […]

Students set to excel with Arrow Energy Scholarships

Dean Sarra, Bachelor of Laws student & Arrow Energy scholarship recipient
Inside Griffith
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Three high achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have received Arrow Energy scholarships to support their studies at Griffith University this year. Arrow Energy unveiled its first Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) this week in its push to become an employer of choice for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The RAP was […]