Queensland's Griffith University says its under-the-radar $125m philanthropy campaign is on track to reach its goal by next year, in time for the university’s 50th anniversary. The university launched the campaign, A Brighter Future for All, last October after running ...
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Griffith University has appointed Professor Cindy Shannon AM as the university's first Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Indigenous, Diversity and Inclusion. Best known for contributions to Indigenous health, the award-winning academic was made Member of the Order of Australia for “significant service ...
More »HEDx Podcast 44 – Using your values as your true north
Professor Carolyn Evans, VC of Griffith University and Chair of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group, reflects on how having a new strategy coming into 2020 served her well in providing a true north to navigate the challenges of the disruptions ...
More »Qld based team develop antiviral treatment that could reduce virus by 99.99 per cent
A team of Queensland scientists has co-developed a “gene-silencing” antiviral treatment that could effectively kill COVID-19 in what’s been dubbed an “important missing piece” in the arsenal against the virus. Nigel McMillan and his team from the Menzies Health Institute ...
More »Ramsay Foundation pledges more than $5m to fight youth disadvantage in Melbourne’s west
The Mitchell Institute at Victoria University will receive a $5.5 million grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation to begin a community research program to improve the health and educational opportunities of young people and children in Brimbank, Melbourne. The grant ...
More »Keeping our unis operating during the COVID-19 pandemic – Michael Sankey
When the COVID-19 pandemic initially took off in China, grave fears were held for Australia's university sector. This was primarily due to Australia's reliance on Chinese students and the travel bans that are still in place. But now universities are ...
More »Griffith launches billion-dollar strategic plan in lead-up to 50th anniversary
Griffith University will build a new campus in Brisbane’s CBD, develop and renovate infrastructure across its existing campuses and set ambitious goals across multiple areas as it nears its 50th anniversary in 2025. The ‘Creating a Future for All: Strategic Plan ...
More »Weekly roundup 9: UQ clashes, jobs of the future and university research changing lives
Hi, and welcome to episode nine of our weekly top stories review. I’m Wade Zaglas, the education editor for Campus Review. All stories can be found on our site, campusreview.com.au. The leading story we covered this week was unfortunately not ...
More »Cyborg psychologist, trendwatcher among 100 jobs of the future
A student might be offered little more than a raised brow when asking their careers adviser about the skills they need to become a nostalgist or cyborg psychologist but those are some of the jobs Australian researchers say might exist ...
More »‘Cooked, racist’: Griffith course to be led by Indigenous teachers following student complaint
A student at Griffith University has called out a professor for promoting a colonial version of history in a first-year Indigenous Studies class. The complaint has prompted Griffith to change the method of the course's delivery. In a 729-word public post on ...
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