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24/7 Respect – Respect at Work. This project provides academic knowledge and metrics to support the development of 24/7 Respect, a Hastings Deering’s program tackling bullying, discrimination and harassment to promote better workplaces, comply with new psychological safety legislation and improve employee retention. This project aims to encompass an approach…

Climate change exacerbates rates and impacts of violence, especially for marginalised populations. Climate violence is an emerging concept that has been used to describe the interaction of these two global crises, yet there is no unifying definition of this term available in academic literature to date. The aim of this…

The ‘Whole of community approach to addressing domestic violence’ was a community-led initiative to eliminate gender-based violence through education, intervention, and support. The project adopted a partnership approach between community, local government, and Griffith University’s Disrupting Violence Beacon. The project was piloted in the Division 9 region of the Gold…

This project aims to scope Indonesian policy and business responses to forced labour and the impacts on vulnerable women and children, especially those exposed to natural disasters, exacerbated by climate change. The project took a particular focus on the risks of rising sea levels to coastal villages, the risk of…

Since 2022, Griffith Library has been part of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Open Educational Resource (OER) Collective. This initiative provides a comprehensive publishing platform, workflows, copyright and resource support, and an academic Community of Practice. It enables universities to publish Open Educational Textbooks that are accessible to…

A pilot program for developing original responsibly sourced exhibition merchandise. The idea being that Jewellery & Small Objects students pitch an idea for a limited edition pendant/pin that responds to a Griffith University Art Museum exhibition or GUAM idea. The selected student develops the pin/pendant in the Jewellery & Small…

Taking place at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus, the discussion over lunch will focus on: ensuring lasting sport participation and performance legacies from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and ensure an impact not just for South-East Queensland but for society more broadly moving towards a global future…

This Australia Awards Short Course focused on the environmental sustainability, urbanisation, climate change, energy usage, water management and food security challenges for all cities. Twenty-five participants from across Indonesia travelled to Australia for two weeks as part of the short course, equipping them with important knowledge and principles required to…

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…

The Young Kings Mentoring Program, conducted by LDAT (Local Drug Action Team) aimed to enhance the confidence and knowledge of six volunteers engaging with young people as mentors, focusing on the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs (AODs). The program saw strong participation, with 100% of volunteers…