Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being

Paddle Australia – ICF Slalom World Championships Sydney 2025 Legacy Evaluation

3 - Good Health and Well-Being

The Paddle Australia Legacy Evaluation project, led by Griffith University, assessed the social, economic, and environmental impact of the ICF Slalom World Championships Sydney 2025. The evaluation aligned with Paddle Australia’s Vision and Legacy Pillars—Sport, Community, and Sustainability—and supported planning for Brisbane 2032 and future international events. Griffith developed… Read More

Inclusive urban water, sanitation and hygiene in Melanesia – influencing and strengthening systems for climate-resilient WASH in underserved settlements

6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

Inclusive urban water, sanitation and hygiene in Melanesia was a 2-phase research project that explored inclusive and climate-resilient urban WASH in Melanesian informal settlements. The research was led by a partnership of International WaterCentre at Griffith University and The University of the South Pacific in Fiji and Vanuatu, with professionals… Read More

The Pathway Program: An International Leadership Program for Practitioners in the Water Sector

6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

The Pathway Program is the International WaterCentre’s globally focused water leadership development program. Comprised of three levels, the purpose of the Pathway Program is to provide an easily accessible, foundational leadership development program for water professionals and practitioners to strengthen their ability to exert influence and drive positive change in… Read More

QCAD Live Art | Alun Leach-Jones Mural

4 - Quality Education

In 2024 we finalised a six-year-long project to repaint and preserve an artwork that has been in the Griffith University Art Collection since 1979. The second public artwork commissioned by Griffith University, Alun Leach-Jones’s ‘Crossing to Capricorn’ (1979) has been installed in various locations at Brisbane South (Nathan) as the… Read More

Taring Padi: Tanah Tumpah Darah

4 - Quality Education

Local Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW invited Indonesian artsworker collective Taring Padi to come to Brisbane to collaborate during a month-long residency on the design and execution of a large-scale banner ‘Ngaliya Budjong Djarra’ (Our Mother Earth) 2023-24, which was displayed on the western façade of Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM). Read More

CORE-STEP: Advancing Innovative Knowledge-Based Solutions for Inclusive and Climate Ready Primary Healthcare Systems

17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Primary healthcare centres, known as PUSKESMAS, in Indonesia, are at the forefront of the current climate crisis. CORE-STEP is a collaborative project between Griffith University and Universitas Syiah Kuala in Banda Aceh, Indonesia that aims to strengthen the resilience of PUSKESMAS in response to impacts of climate change. CORE-STEP has… Read More