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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers’ mental health. The suicide rate for Australian farmers is also almost 59 per cent higher than the general population, and research has confirmed a link between farmer suicides and extreme weather. Read more. Find the latest news and analysis from Griffith University.
Griffith’s Outstanding Alumni Award 2024 winners
WEB9 hours ago · 27 September 2024. Outstanding Alumnus Award recipient Leona Murphy and Griffith Vice Chancellor and President Professor Carolyn Evans. Griffith University has named four winners at its prestigious Outstanding Alumni Awards 2024 ceremony in Brisbane with Leona Murphy taking out the top gong. Ms Murphy received the Outstanding Alumnus Award for ...
Google Australia and Griffith unite to monitor whale sounds and …
WEB3 days ago · Hydrophones are microphones used underwater for recording or listening to underwater sounds, and their use in this particular project will support whale sightings from boats and land. “Hydrophones allow us to tune into marine soundscapes 24/7,” Dr Meynecke said. “The Whales and Climate Program …
Griffith consolidates its spot in Top 250 in THE rankings  Â
WEBSep 2, 2021 · For the third year in a row Griffith University has been named in the world’s Top 250 universities, ranked within the 201-250 band in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022. Griffith has been ranked equal 13th in Australia by THE, which represents an improvement of one place on the previous year’s result.
Griffith University achieves a stellar outcome for sustainability
WEBGriffith University has been ranked 66 th globally in the inaugural QS Sustainability Ranking 2023 including first in Queensland overall, and 6 th in Australia for its efforts in sustainability.. Griffith received a stellar commendation as the rankings assess efforts to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges based on two categories: environmental impact ...
Impacts of coastal protection structures take place over decades
WEB14 September 2021. Griffith University researchers have analysed decades of surveys documenting theenvironmentalresponse to coastal protection structures at an iconic stretch ofthenorthern New South Wales beaches,findingthat someimpacts can take years to eventuate. Published inMarine Geology, researchers from theCoastal & Marine Research ...
Griffith the only Australian university to be named a Millennium ...
WEBGriffith University has been named as the only United Nations (UN) Millennium Fellows Campus in the country for 2022. It is the third year in a row the University has been given the honour and is one of only 200 universities chosen globally. Griffith Vice Chancellor and President Professor Carolyn Evans. Vice Chancellor and President Professor ...
Griffith climbs prestigious ARWU rankings
WEBAug 16, 2021 · The 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has ranked Griffith University in the 201-300 band for the first time, a significant shift upwards for the South East Queensland based institution, after eight years in the top 400 band.. President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Carolyn Evans, said the improved ranking result sees Griffith now placed in the Top 300 for every major global ...
Triple treat: Griffith celebrates new graduates, new Honorary …
WEBDec 16, 2022 · Growing up in Proserpine in North Queensland, Chancellor Fraser is a University Medallist and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) in 1999 and joined the University Council in 2017 before being elected Deputy Chancellor last year.
Griffith rises to the top of Australia’s research efforts
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Griffith named in nation-wide research rankings. Professor Nam-Trung Nguyen, Director of Griffith’s Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, said it was exciting to again be recognised for his research in the microfluidics field. “This is also a recognition for the field of microfluidics that enables faster and more accurate diagnosis of diseases,” he said.