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Spurred on by overwhelming success in Haiti last year — where over 14,000 kits of school supplies were delivered to local children – The Schoolbag last night launched its expansion into East Timor. The not-for-profit organisation was co-founded by 21-year-old Griffith University law student Chris Eigeland, who will now lead the youth-run initiative as it […]

After the big wet, spare a thought for the health of our waterways and the substances that wash into them. This is the call from Professor Peter Pollard from Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute, who has been researching the health of our urban creeks and rivers and the role that microbes, such as bacteria, play […]

Hosted by the National Water Commission which has funded the four year research through its Raising National Water Standards Program, the event “Highs and lows of river and wetland health” coincides with International World Water Day on Thursday March 22. The Canberra seminar will feature a research study by ARI’s Professor Angela Arthington which aims […]

Contributing to a sustainable world with the development of hollow power poles has been the goal for Griffith’s Dr Benoit Gilbert and Ian Underhill. The duo from the University’s School of Engineering are celebrating after receiving a $22,000 grant for their groundbreaking forestry research at the Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, […]

Griffith’s Science on the GO! Outreach program received a boost today with a cash injection of $25,000 to further enhance its school activities on the Gold Coast. The Science on the GO! program began in 2005 and provides Griffith University expertise to school groups, individuals and organisations within the broader science education community. Run by […]

Ethicists, researchers and representatives of multiple faiths will discuss the concepts of forgiveness after professional failure at a one-day forum at Griffith University on Wednesday, November 23. Keynote speaker Professor Sidney Dekker from the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance said the forum would examine questions surrounding the role of forgiveness in a […]

Twenty seven specially selected singers from across the country will descend on Brisbane next week for the inaugural Lisa Gasteen Opera Summer School at the Queensland Conservatorium. Internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Gasteen AO says the experience is a first in Australia. “With a team of internationally renowned experts at the helm, the school will provide […]