Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Rosalind Archer undertakes research and consulting work with supports the deployment of geothermal energy locally and internationally. The work includes advice to startup companies, research to integrate data from a range of engineering and geoscience disciplines into a shared view of the subsurface, digital twinning to optimise development and projects…
In 2021, Griffith Global Mobility provided funding for 400+ students to participate in Common Purpose’s Global Leadership Forums and Global Citizenship Programs, which are non-academic (but with a micro-credential upon completion), online leadership development programs that focus on the UN SDGs. The uptake in these programs has shown that students…
The course introduces students to academic research methods and tools. The emphasis is for students to develop a research project idea arising from the literature inn their field of engineering. In doing so, students must review and recognize the important of the project to humanity through the eyes of the…
The Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) is a $3.7 million agreement between the Department of Transport and Main Roads, the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Griffith University (Griffith) and University of Queensland (UQ). The TAP agreement aims to build mutual transport capability within the university sector,…
‘Towards Our Sustainability Goals’ is the major initiative from the AEL Sustainability Advisory Group to establish a set of guidelines to direct our Group’s activities in relation to events, procurement, and participation in local, national and international initiatives that are assisting global efforts to address climate change. In addition, the…
The global demand for environmental engineers has risen significantly and is projected to continue as governments worldwide face increasing pressure to implement economic development programs that address pollution control and elimination, resource conservation and recovery, and achieving the SDGs. Environmental engineering the pathway to protecting the natural environment and its…
The ethics course covers both the Australian and international Engineering Codes of Ethics. SGD topics include Sustainability, Modern Slavery, ethical manufacture and supply chains.
An international collaboration with the industry to investigate and optimize the wave energy convertors paired with different sites for future wave energy farm’s design/site selection…
This Short Course engaged participants from the Government of Indonesia, officials and private sector representatives involved in the development and oversight of waste-to-energy (WTE) projects. The aim of the short course was to analyse the commercial viability of different types of WTE operations, identify factors that affect viability, study the…
Completion of the Chiller Plant West (N80) facility on Nathan campus was finalised in March 2022, the culmination of works since 2019 to replace the existing Central Chiller Plant (N45). The new facility services the entirety of the Nathan campus (excluding N78 and N79 which have their own dedicated systems.