Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the Goals

Australia Awards Short Course At the Forefront of Film Screening and Directing

8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Future leaders in Indonesia’s film industry joined Course Leaders Dr Dean Chircop, Associate Professor Maragret McVeigh and Ms Martha Goddard for the short course aimed at promoting Indonesia’s creative industry for economic growth, strengthening participants’ skills in content creation, screenwriting, directing, and producing visual media projects. Key learning objectives included… 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

Blue Carbon Mangrove Conservation Project

14 - Life Below Water

The Infinity Blue, consisting of The New Ireland Mangrove and Seagrass Biodiversity Conservation; and Livelihoods and Blue Carbon Project, aims to create a proposal that is ready for investment in blue carbon offsets for the international market. The project is funded by the Australian Government in partnership with the International… Read More

Primary Forests and Climate Program

15 - Life on Land

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

Leaders in Conversation BNE – Creating a Brighter Future for All – the arts, the city and the future

8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

As Griffith approaches it’s 50th anniversary we relect on the thriving community of artists, designers, musicians, performers and others who are shaping and changing the creative landscape of Brisbane. With arts education under pressure to demonstrate its relevance, Griffith has maintained its commitment to education across a range of creative… Read More