10 Reduced Inequalities
Putting the Master of Integrated Water Management into practice
“As a natural resource manager working in catchment management, the International Water Centre’s Master of Integrated Water Management supported my professional mission to improve land and water management for thriving communities,” – Louise Duff, graduate of the Master of Integrated Water Management. “On my first day of the Master of Integrated Water Management, surrounded […]
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of ecosystems
Developing a framework for global ‘theories of change’ that coordinate local and global actions to secure a future where humans live in harmony with nature
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Living within safe & just Earth System Boundaries for blue water
Can basic human water needs be met without exceeding safe and just Earth System Boundaries (ESB) for surface and groundwater (blue water), defined to protect people and planet?
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Understanding a river’s history is key to predicting its response
A new Griffith study has developed a metric to describe the relationship between flow and water quality to understand the response of waterways to flood events
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Green & Blue by ’32 – restoring catchments & rivers in SEQ for the 2032 Olympics
Can we turn our catchments and cities green, and make our waterways blue by 2032, and if so, how?
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways
Particles from tyre wear were found to be the most prevalent microplastic in urban stormwater
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Plastics are breaking up not down in lakes worldwide
For the first time plastics have been assessed in lakes across the world, with some found to be worse impacted than oceans
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
How climate and water management affect streamflow seasonality
New Griffith-led research has found that climate and river management have impacted both the amount of water and when it arrives. Published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland investigated the change in the occurrence of streamflow due to climate change (through a change in rainfall) and river operations (flow […]
10 Reduced Inequalities
First annual report reveals lived experience of Queenslanders with disability
A Griffith University-led research initiative to discover the lived experience of Queenslanders with disability was released at Australia’s Disability Strategy Forum in Brisbane today.
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Challenges & knowledge gaps with nutrient offsetting
New Griffith-led research outlines how nutrient offsetting can achieve its potential as a more cost-effective way of improving water quality
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Why was Brisbane’s 2022 flood different?
11 years on from the devastating 2011 flood, why was the Brisbane 2022 flood different? Why did it inundate areas untouched since 1974?
15 Life on Land
Improving water access in remote and isolated communities
Griffith University contributed to a global review highlighting the effects of racism, social exclusion and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and published in The Lancet Global Health. Griffith Cities Research Institute and Coauthor Associate Professor Cara Beal said despite Australia being one of the richest per capita countries in […]
Architecture, construction and planning
Griffith Honours College students awarded New Colombo Plan Scholarships
Eleven Griffith students are headed on overseas adventures after being awarded scholarships to work and study internationally under Australia's New Colombo Plan.
Griffith Sciences Partnerships
Griffith Environment and Biosecurity Projects Win CAUDIT Award
Two Griffith University projects were acknowledged with a win for innovative platforms at the 2022 CAUDIT Awards.
Alumni
The future of green infrastructure
A new smart planter is set to provide a simple and efficient way to green buildings and surfaces where conventional planting is impossible.
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Eureka! Prize nominations for Griffith academics
Two finalists from Griffith University have been announced as nominees in the prestigious 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Architecture, construction and planning
Partnership to support First Nations town planners
A new Griffith University and Tweed Shire Council partnership is set to support emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander town planners.
Architecture, construction and planning
Stellar six students score New Colombo Plan Scholarships
Six Griffith University undergraduates will spend time overseas learning from our Indo-Pacific neighbours after being named as recipients of the 2022 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.