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 […]
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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
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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?
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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 […]
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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.
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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
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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?
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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