Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
The Blurred Minds Academy is a social enterprise featuring 11 evidence-based and gamified modules to support teachers in delivering alcohol and drug education. We have evaluated the effectiveness of the Blurred Minds Academy and data shows positive impact on students’ attitudes, beliefs & behaviours
Responding to Cognitive Concerns “ReCog” interventions are a suite of 4-session cognitive rehabilitation programs that were designed at Griffith University to assist people who experience problems with thinking and memory when they have had cancer. The interventions have been tested in 5 published clinical trials up to 2023, with further… Read More
Though a sunburnt country is part of her charm, Australia’s temperature has been steadily rising. Since 1910, average temperatures across the nation have increased by 1.44 oC and are expected to continue rising annually. As per the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate… Read More
iDEA is Doctors for the Environment Australia’s annual conference, which brings together hundreds of medical professionals and students across Australia who share an interest in planetary health, the impact of climate change on health, and sustainable healthcare.
The Making Tracks in Children’s Health (MaTCH) project is working to co-design a health service to address weight management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. Funded by a Woolworths Nutrition-Related Health Services Research Grant, the project brings together the Queensland Health departments (Child and Youth Clinical… Read More
The First Peoples Health Unit held a competition for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community members and Griffith Students. The theme of the competition was ‘Health and Healing’. The awards evening held at HOTA, Home of the Arts in the Gold Coast was a fantastic celebration of First Peoples… Read More
Currently, one of the most used insecticides for rice crops in China is pymetrozine {4, 5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridylmethylene)-amino]-1, 2, 4-triazine-3(2H)-one}. Pymetrozine has recently replaced toxic organophosphate pesticides in China. Because of its relatively recent introduction, there are limited studies on the behaviour of pymetrozine in the environment. There has been virtually no… Read More
The Rotary Clubs of Southport, Broadbeach, Hope Island and the Rotary Satellite Club of Southport—Griffith University partner in a fundraising project to support the work of the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. The fundraising project has been registered by Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS) and… Read More
The short course aimed to contribute to improved nutrition indicators and food security policy in Sri Lanka and opened the door to further collaboration and capacity development between Sri Lankan practitioners and their Australian counterparts. This short course provided a point of reference in considering the future of health and… Read More
The course was designed for representatives from the Government of PNG, employees of universities and the NGO and civil society sector, who are involved in the provision of counselling services in PNG. It built on the success of the 2018/19 Australia Awards PNG ‘Graduate Certificate in Counselling and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment… Read More