Film students experience Rio 2016 Olympics Games from a new perspective

Student interns at NEP Gold Coast
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An internship with NEP Australia, facilitator of the Seven Network’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games, has opened up a world of opportunity for Griffith University alumni Rachel Shapiro and Chelsea Lahra. Since returning home from her internship in Sydney in August, Rachel, a Bachelor of Film and Screen Media graduate, has continued her involvement with NEP […]

Volleyball duo’s tough battle on the Rio sand

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In a hard-fought match against the USA, Griffith University alumna Louise Bawden and her beach volleyball partner Taliqua Clancy just missed out on making it into the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics. Sixteen years after her Olympic debut in Sydney, where she represented Australia in indoor volleyball, Louise has made a third Olympic appearance with […]

Griffith claims highest number of student athletes at Olympics

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University qualifications are at the forefront of Australia’s Olympic athletes’ minds this year, with student athletes making up more than half of the Australian Olympic Team. Of the 421 athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 242 of those are studying at one of 38 Australian and overseas universities, with Griffith University having the […]