Vaccine research at the heart of new Centre of Research Excellence - Griffith News Improving vaccines targeted at keeping the community safe and healthy will be the core focus of Griffith University’s new Centre of Research Excellence.

Improving vaccines targeted at keeping the community safe and healthy will be the core focus of Griffith University’s new Centre of Research Excellence.

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The ‘ungrateful lungfish’: study focuses on sustainable food sources for hungry ancient fish  - Griffith News Study restores critical food and habitat in the Brisbane River for federally threatened Australian lungfish.

The Australian lungfish is a threatened species with an insatiable appetite - so GriffithUni researchers have worked with Seqwater to trial aquatic plant restoration in the Brisbane river. news.griffith.edu.au/2026/04/14/t...

Griffith is breathing new life into Brisbane’s CBD - Griffith News From high rollers to higher education, Griffith University is breathing new life into its heritage-listed Brisbane CBD location with FDC Construction and

We're breathing new life into the Brisbane City with FDC Construction and Fitout, and Cox Architecture on board to revitalise the Treasury Building for our new CBD location.
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Calls for dementia education to be widespread for all health professionals - Griffith News Australia’s population is projected to age over the next 40 years and the number of centenarians expected to increase six-fold, prompting calls for the

Australia’s population is projected to age over the next 40 years and the number of centenarians expected to increase six-fold, prompting calls for the widespread introduction of dementia education.
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Gender shapes how leadership behaviour is perceived - Griffith News When leaders express negative emotions such as irritability and withdrawal, behaviour is often judged differently for female and male leaders,

We judge leadership emotions differently depending on gender, according to new Griffith University research. The findings highlight how emotional expectations at work are shaped by gender.

Tasmanian tiger lives on in Arnhem Land rock art - Griffith News Newly documented rock art depicting a Tasmanian devil (L) and a Tasmanian tiger (R)

Newly discovered rock art depicting Tasmanian tigers and Tasmanian devils in northern Australia by Professor Paul Tacon from the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research is providing fresh insights into their cultural importance and when they may have last roamed mainland Australia.

Diabetes and obesity medication may lower the risk of worsening mental health - Griffith News Medication typically used to manage diabetes or obesity may help reduce the risk of worsening depression, anxiety and self-harm, new Griffith University

Medication typically used to manage diabetes or obesity may help reduce the risk of worsening depression, anxiety and self-harm, new Griffith University research has shown.
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Researchers say ecotourism valuable but cannot decarb tourism industry  - Griffith News Findings say ecotourism fundamentally incapable of offsetting or meaningfully reducing the carbon emissions generated by tourism at scale.

Researchers say ecotourism valuable but cannot decarb tourism industry - @griffith.edu.au

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The most common product for a retirement income stream in super is an account-based pension. How does it work, and what are the alternatives?

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First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help

Every state and territory must have these programs, but as was recently revealed in New South Wales, they’re often ineffective. There are better ways.

Griffith creating a brighter future by raising $125 million - Griffith News Griffith University has reached its milestone target of raising $125 million to create a bright future for students, researchers and the wider community.

Griffith University has reached its milestone target of raising $125 million to create a bright future for students, researchers and the wider community.
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Pinch myself I get to see Koalas from my office window @griffith.edu.au! They are just gorgeous!

Majority of Australia’s high-use pesticides banned overseas - Griffith News Study finds 84 per cent of pesticides used in Australian agriculture are banned overseas.

Griffith University study finds 84% of pesticides used in Australian agriculture are banned overseas 🚜

Griffith a key partner as first sod turned on Currumbin Wildlife Institute    - Griffith News Enhanced education, visitor experience and conservation outcomes to form key research pillars in unique partnership.

GriffithUni partners with forthcoming Currumbin Wildlife Institute to enhance conservation outcomes, education and visitor experience.
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Graduate prepares for dream role as the Phantom  - Griffith News Handa Opera's floating stage Queensland Conservatorium classical voice graduate Jake Lyle is hard at work preparing for his debut as the lead in Opera

Queensland Conservatorium classical voice graduate Jake Lyle plays the lead in Opera Australia’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera 🎭 🎉 Jake trained under Associate Professor Margaret Schindler and graduated from the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Classical Voice.

Griffith leaps in 2026 QS subject rankings - Griffith News Griffith University continues to excel across a broad range of subjects including Social Sciences and Management, Sport, Arts and Humanities, and Life

The latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 shows Griffith continues to excel across a broad range of subjects including Social Sciences and Management, Sport, and Life Sciences and Medicine.

Australia has dedicated more than 20% of its land to conservation but not where it matters most

We’ve committed to protect 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. But our endangered species are still struggling, according to four environmental scientists.

Aspiring Olympians awarded first-of-its-kind AOC Griffith Sports Scholarships - Griffith News Australia’s Olympic hopes in BMX, Sprint, Swimming and Sport Climbing have been given a major boost with a first-of-its-kind scholarship supporting four

Australia’s Olympic hopes in BMX, Sprint, Swimming and Sport Climbing have been given a major boost with a first-of-its-kind Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Griffith University scholarship supporting four elite athletes on their path to Olympic success🎉

PhD Candidate Scarlet Hopkins smiles with long brown hair and clear glasses. She wears a black top and a silver necklace, standing against a wall with red and grey geometric patterns.

Congratulations to GriffithUni Forensic Chemistry PhD Candidate Scarlet Hopkins, who was named a 2026 CAS Future Leader among 31 recipients - and the only Australian student selected in this year's offering.

The Cambridge Handbook of One Health and the Law Cambridge Core - Environmental Law - The Cambridge Handbook of One Health and the Law

Reimagines One Health's role in law, mapping its potential to transform health governance, equity, & sustainability worldwide.

'The Cambridge Handbook of One Health and the Law' eds. Katie Woolaston (@griffith.edu.au) & Jane Kotzmann (@deakinuniversity.bsky.social)

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Johanna Nalau and a man stand indoors, smiling, as they hold a framed certificate together. The room has a large window with plants visible outside.

Griffith Uni climate adaptation expert A/Prof Johanna Nalau awarded Highly Commended in the Queensland Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management (IGEM) Excellence in Disaster Management - Research awards.

Fourteen New Colombo Plan scholars take flight  - Griffith News Student Academy of Excellence Manager Dr Rhys Cooper Fourteen Griffith University students will expand their knowledge and experience of countries across

Big congratulations to 14 Griffith University students heading across the Indo‑Pacific with #NewColomboPlan scholarships to gain global experience and broaden their horizons.

Portrait of Andy Bennett smiling against a blurred green background. The setting suggests an outdoor, relaxed mood.

Griffith University's Professor Andy Bennett (School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science), who has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the UK.

Seaweed has the potential to create a shield to block norovirus infection - Griffith News Seaweed may be a popular food item, but it has certain properties which have the ability to create a shield within the human body, effectively blocking

Did you know seaweed has the potential to create a shield and block norovirus infection?
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Australia is sending an aircraft and missiles to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?

Even though the deployment is defensive in nature, it could still be seen by Iran as support for the US-Israeli air offensive.

A new scholarship is breaking the educational barrier to help students pursue a career in medicine - Griffith News A life-changing new scholarship, backing students with educational barriers as they pursue careers in medicine, has been awarded to two Griffith

Congratulations to Griffith University MD students Rob Schilling and James San who were each awarded a Mannu Kala Foundation MD Scholarship, which supports students with educational barriers as they pursue careers in medicine. news.griffith.edu.au/2026/03/10/a...

Preventing pre-eclampsia early a core focus of new study - Griffith News A study to prevent pre-eclampsia and improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes is underway as part of a joint initiative between Griffith University

A study to prevent #pre-eclampsia and improve #maternal and #perinatal health outcomes is underway as part of a joint initiative between Griffith University and Gold Coast University Hospital.

Louise Bezzina

Griffith alumni win at The 2025 Matilda Awards. Louise Bezzina received the Gold Matilda, in recognition of her outstanding leadership and long-standing impact across QLD performing arts and Daniel Evans was honoured with the Best Direction award for his work on A Few Good Men.

A koala mum carrying her baby.

An intelligent road sign incorporated with a prototype AI-powered camera.

In a first, GriffithUni researchers develop prototype AI-powered camera incorporated into an intelligent road sign to detect a koala crossing a busy road in real-time 🐨

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A tiny fish is helping clinicians avoid unnecessary multi-million-dollar treatment for babies suspected of having spinal muscular atrophy - Griffith News The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn’s genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), one of

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn’s genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal muscular atrophy, one of the leading causes of infant mortality worldwide. news.griffith.edu.au/2026/01/28/a...