Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

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Islamic feminism and Process relational Theology

5 - Gender Equality

The primary project or activity is an initial exploration of the potential contributions of process relational theology to Islamic feminist theology. This engagement aims to significantly enrich existing efforts to reinterpret Islamic tradition through a gender-justice lens. It seeks to challenge traditional hierarchical views of divine-human relationships and gender dynamics… Read More

Promoting the Living Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Minorities for Social and Educational Equity

4 - Quality Education

This research partnership aims to advance educational inclusion, social awareness, and cultural recognition of the Marapu Indigenous cultural and religious minority group of Sumba Island, Indonesia. Through cultural documentation, participatory action research, and cultural sustainability initiatives, it works with Indigenous Marapu religion practitioners to advance social and cultural goals and… Read More

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

Decent or Dirty Work? Revealing the Complexities of Employment in Wellness Tourism

8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

This conceptual study critically examines the often-overlooked working conditions within the wellness tourism sector—a rapidly growing industry framed around health, wellbeing, and self-care. Despite its appealing image, the wellness tourism workforce frequently endures precarious, low-paid, and emotionally intensive roles. The project undertakes a narrative literature review to map the complexities… 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