Life on Land

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

Ordinary plastic objects transformed into extraordinary soundscapes. A sonic journey into the world of plastic, featuring 11 exquisite musical compositions accompanied by evocative animations, that explore our complex relationship with plastics. Drawing on decades of sonic curiosity across the fields of classical, jazz and experimental music traditions, pianist Erik Griswold,… Read More

This course will provide you with an understanding of the basic science underpinning soil processes, function, and use, and the application of this knowledge to catchment and land management and planning. You will be introduced to the concepts of soil as a system – as an earth material as… Read More

The Primary Forest & Climate Program is a collaboration among research institutes, civil society organisations, and First Nations Peoples. This program focuses on tackling one of the world’s most urgent challenges, which lies at the intersection of the climate and biodiversity crises through protecting the planet’s remaining primary forests. The… Read More

Griffith Planetary Health Club is a multidisciplinary student association at Griffith University that fosters and promotes health and sustainability. The club’s goals are to connect with like-minded people, connect with nature, and grow together through shared experiences and environmental stewardship; to drive meaningful change, the club advocates for actionable solutions… Read More

Koalas are one of Australia’s most iconic native species and they need all of us to help. Funded by Department of Environment and Science and supported by local councils, Social Marketing @ Griffith are working across SEQ to increase community engagement to protect koalas. We are working with community to… Read More

The QRTN Climate Action Project, lead by EarthCheck with support from the team at the Griffith Institute for Tourism, aims to support accelerating climate action in tourism by using a data-driven approach to identify the most effective path to net zero. The project supports the Queensland tourism industry in leading… Read More

This PhD project aims to assess the viability of RWS as a growing medium for Trees on Buildings. Specific objectives of the project are: To identify the most suitable RWS design for Trees on Buildings, to discover the most compatible tree species for Trees on Buildings in Brisbane, and to… Read More

Our project is a global synthesis of animal responses to coastal restoration, aimed to assess biodiversity outcomes in restored coastal ecosystems such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and coral reefs. By analysing 5,133 response ratios from 160 studies, we evaluated the impact of restoration on animal communities, populations, and individual fitness. Specifically,… Read More

In cooperation with the Asian Development Bank, the Griffith Asia Institute is supporting the development of innovative finance solutions to support biodiversity and conservation, net zero transformation, and disaster risk financing in developing countries. Through a series of knowledge generation and knowledge-sharing activities, this work is contributing to the establishment… Read More