Griffith University
Griffith University is a public research university in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current total enrollment is approximately 43,000 with 4,000 full-time equivalent staff. Griffith University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across ten discipline areas including Arts, Education, Business, Health, Law, Engineering, Information Technology, Environment, Music and Visual Arts.
History
Establishment
In 1965, 174 hectares (430 acres) of natural bushland at Nathan were set aside for a new campus. Initially the site was to be part of the University of Queensland which was experiencing strong demand in humanities and social sciences. By 1970, a new institution was being mooted. The university was formally founded in 1971 and opened its doors in 1975 to 451 students in four schools: Australian Environmental Studies, Humanities, Modern Asian Studies and Science. The University started with its Nathan campus, and several of its campuses are distinctive for their nature based settings within large urban agglomerations. Buildings were designed to fit into the environment by following the slope of the land and by using architectural means of cooling. The library building was designed by Robin Gibson and won the first national award for library design. The clusters of buildings, sports facilities, bushland reserves and recreational areas are connected by integrated networks of walking paths. The university was distinguished by its 'problem-based' rather than disciplinary approach to course design and research. The university now has a full suite of programs including arts, education, medicine, dentistry, engineering, business, science, and law. The University is named after the former Premier of Queensland, and High Court of Australia justice, Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, who was also the principal author of the Australian constitution.
Academic profile
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global | |
| ARWU | 401–500 |
| QS | 346 |
| Times | 351–400 |
The QS World University Rankings places Griffith in 291st universities in the world. It was ranked 200th in Social Sciences, 268th in Arts and Humanities, 294th in Natural Sciences in the world by Times Higher Education in 2009 and ranked 256th in the world according to Global University Rankings 2009. Griffith ranked sixth in the world for Tourism Research contributions. Griffith is ranked 2nd by getCITED’s Top 10 Institutions by Publications in Sports Marketing Journals over the past 3 years (2005) and 1st by getCITED’s Top 10 Institutions by Publications in Sports Management Journals over the past 3 years(2005).
The prestigious QS World University Rankings places Griffith in the top 300 universities in the world, which means the University is in the top 5% of universities in the world, as at 8 October 2009.
Griffith Business School is recognised by the Aspen Institute's ‘Top 100’ for its leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its programs. It was the highest Australian ranking. Its Business program has been ranked 5th (out of 25 universities) in Australia and among top 100 in the world by Times Higher Education in 2009. Its Accounting research has been ranked 7th (out of 37 universities) in Australia and in the top 100 in the world. The ranking, published in the Accounting and Finance, was based on the top 24 accounting journals internationally and ranked Griffith 72nd out of more than 1000 institutions in the world.
Griffith Law School has been ranked as No. 1 in the country by the respected publication, the "Good Universities Guide", both in 2005 and 2006. The Griffith MBA received a five star rating for the seventh consecutive year from the Graduate Management Association of Australia. Griffith is only one of two universities nationally to achieve this feat and the International MBA program also received five stars in only its second year.
Colleges and schools
- Faculties, Schools and Centres
- Business and Commerce
- Griffith Business School
Griffith Business School has international accreditation from AACSB International, making it part of an elite group that makes up less than 5 percent of the world’s business schools.
- Education
- School of Education and Professional Studies (Brisbane, Logan)
- School of Education and Professional Studies (Gold Coast)
- Engineering and Information Technology
- School of Information and Communication Technology
- Griffith School of Engineering
- Environment, Planning and Architecture
- Griffith School of Environment
Home to the Queensland Sports Technology Cluster at the Nathan Campus. An Electronic Sports Engineering degree was introduced in 2009 as a world first.
- Health
- Dentistry and Oral Health
- Human Services and Social Work
- Medical Science
- Medicine
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Humanities, Languages and Criminology
- School of Humanities
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- School of Languages and Linguistics
- Law
- Griffith Law School
- Music
- Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- Science and Aviation
- School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences
- Visual and Creative Arts
- Queensland College of Art
- Griffith Film School
- Independent academic centres, institutes and colleges
- Centres
- Centre for Environment and Population Health
- Centre for Financial Independence and Education
- Continuing Professional Learning Enterprise
- EcoCentre
- Multi-Faith Centre
- Queensland Centre for Public Health (Griffith Node)
- Institutes
- Griffith English Language Institute
- Griffith Institute for Higher Education
- Colleges
- Griffith Honours College
- Griffith Sports College
- Units
- Gumurrii Student Support Unit
- Unit for Italian Studies
Research
- Externally Supported Centres and Facilities
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
- National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
- Smart Water Research Centre
- Collaborations with External Research Institutions
- Griffith Medical Research College
- Arts, Education and Law
- Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education Centre
- Griffith Centre for Cultural Research
- Griffith Institute for Educational Research
- Griffith Institute for Social and Behavioural Research
- Griffith Islamic Research Unit
- Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law
- Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
- Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre
- Socio-Legal Research Centre
- Business
- Centre for Governance and Public Policy
- Centre for Tourism, Sport and Service Innovation
- Centre for Work, Organisation and Well Being
- Griffith Asia Institute
- Health
- Griffith Health Institute
- Behavioural Basis of Health
- Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation
- Heart Foundation Research Centre
- Molecular Basis of Disease
- Population Health
- Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
- Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
- Atmospheric Environment Research Centre
- Aviation
- Australian Rivers Institute
- Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Management
- Centre for Quantum Dynamics
- Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Applications
- Environmental Futures Centre
- Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies
- Forensic Science Research and Innovation Centre
- Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
- Griffith University DNA Sequencing Facility
- International Centre for Ecotourism Research
- Institute for Glycomics
- Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems
- International Centre for Management of Pest Fruit Flies
- National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre
- Software Quality Institute
- Urban Research Program
Griffith University also co-supports the national information and communication technology research centre (NICTA), and is the host of the Sports engineering group, Queensland Sports Technology Cluster.
The four new Areas of Strategic Investment are::
- Physical sciences
- Environmental sciences
- Nursing
- Education
Griffith focuses research efforts in areas of strategic importance to Queensland, to Australia and globally.
- Areas of strategic investment
Research at Griffith
Griffith is a research intensive University with a rapidly growing national and international profile for innovative and interdisciplinary research. Our world-class researchers work in collaboration with industry, government and the community to tackle the big issues of the twenty-first century.
Griffith has set ambitious targets in research and aims to be a leading university in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on research quality and the growth of a culture of research excellence.
- Research plan and strategies
- Research leadership
- Research highlights
- Publication highlights
- Research income and publications
Griffith is also delivering local, national and international solutions through niche research areas in health, quantum physics, climate change adaptation, tourism and sport management, and smart workplaces.
The University's success in attracting research funding is an acknowledgement that Griffith's vision is shared and appreciated by many others. Highlights over the past few years include:
- $10 million over five years for the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
- $22 million for the National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research
- $14 million for the Smart Water Research Facility
- More than $15 million for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security
- $1.3 million from the Queensland Government for the Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies
- Vice Chancellor's Research Excellence Award Winners
- Publication highlights
- Excellence in Research for Australia 2010 outcomes
Griffith University receives $21 million for sustainability building
- Sir Samuel Griffith Building
Campus
Griffith University has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank.
Nathan
The Nathan Campus was designed by prominent Australian architect Robin Gibson and was the founding campus of the University.
Gold Coast
The university has a campus on High Street, Southport specifically designed and built for Oral Health and Medicine students called the "Centre for Medicine and Oral Health". It contains lecture theatres, cadaver labs, pathology labs and a dental clinic which serves the public. Building has commenced for a teaching hospital, a new University Hospital at the Gold Coast campus, which is due to open in December 2012 and will replace most functions of the Centre for Medicine and Oral Health. The Mount Gravatt and Gold Coast campuses are also home to the Queensland Institute of Business and Technology.
Logan
South Bank
The South Bank campus is home to the Queensland Conservatorium and the Queensland College of Art.
Mount Gravatt
The Mount Gravatt and Gold Coast campuses are also home to the Queensland Institute of Business and Technology.
Student life
Griffith University has a wide array of cultural, intellectual, sporting and social groups. Its Student Guild is an organisation within the university which takes care of these clubs on the Gold Coast campus, as well as student issues, accommodation, employment, publication, events, sport and recreation. On the Nathan campus, Campus Life supports many clubs including the long running GRUBS (Griffith University Bushwalking Club), The Karate and Kickboxing club and the Griffith University Aikido Club, recently incorporated and independent of the University.
Griffith University students are uniquely represented by two statutory embedded student organisations. The Griffith University Student Representative Council (GUSRC) represents undergraduate students and the Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association (GUPSA) represents post-graduate students in all campuses apart from the Gold Coast. GUPSA is a constituent member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. Unique to the Gold Coast is the Student Guild (GUSG) which represents all students from this campus and holds an administrative structure that is apparently independent to the university.
Athletics
The Griffith University Rugby Union Club, established by Phil Verheijen in 2002, was runner up in the Northern University Games in 2005 and is consistently ranked in the top 6 at Australian University Games. Past captains include Nick Hurrell (2006), who is now an international rugby representative of Hong Kong.
Besides competing in the University Games, the Griffith University Australian Football Club (GUAFC), an Australian rules football club formed in 2001, also competes in the AFLQ State Association. The Griffith University Gladiators finished runners up in two of their first five seasons in the AFLSQ. The club plays out of Griffith's Nathan Campus, which features one of Queensland's leading amateur Australian football grounds with state-of-the-art playing lights and club rooms.
Notable people
Prominent journalists include Liz Cantor, who is a Seven News personality and winner of the fifth season of The Mole. Kieran Ricketts is a reporter for the ABC's news/comedy program Hungry Beast. Karen Tso is also a television journalist alumni. In the arts realm, Lucy Decoutere (actress in the Trailer Park Boys), Jeong Ryeo-won, (singer, actress), and Robert Warren (musician) headline the list. Writer David Vernon, as well as photographer Adam Ferguson, are both alumni, as are models Amanda Ware, and Paulina Porizkova (study abroad 1982). In 2011, filmmaker Peter Hegedus was awarded the Griffith University Alumni Recognition Award for his achievements in documentary filmmaking.
Griffith athletes have starred in professional sports and Olympics. Gold Medal Olympians include speed skater Steven Bradbury, cyclist Sara Carrigan, and swimmer Libby Lenton. Other Griffith alumni include artist and political activist Van Thanh Rudd, preacher and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic, educationist James Smith Page, engineer and entrepreneur Rajnesh Singh, and birth activist Barbara Vernon.
Photo of University
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