Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

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Trust in Police

16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

After spending many years conducting research on Public Trust in Police, I was invited in February 2023 to serve as an expert advisor to the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) for a Report they were preparing on ‘Trust in Police’ for the UK Parliament. I was interviewed…

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Common Purpose Leadership Development Programs for Students

4 - Quality Education

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…

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Graduate Certificate in Counselling

3 - Good Health and Well-Being

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…

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Roles of music and culture in reducing poverty

11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

The project explores: (1) the potential of music, especially “traditional” music, to contribute to poverty reduction efforts, and (2) the relationships between poverty and the sustainability of musical and other cultural expressions. In its first phase, the project worked with youth musicians in Cambodia to gauge their experiences and perspectives…

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Enhancing the identification, prosecution and prevention of orphanage trafficking through the legal frameworks of Nepal, Uganda and Cambodia

16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

This project researches how law enforcement, government and courts have responded to, and are responding to, orphanage trafficking. Orphanage trafficking is where children are transferred or recruited into orphanages for the purpose of exploitation and profit. As the first project of its kind in the world, it is assessing the…