New research has found most people think driverless cars programmed to sacrifice their passengers for the greater good are a good idea – but that not many would drive their…
The search for new Parkinson’s disease drugs
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating and incurable condition that affects around 80,000 Australians and costs our country $10 billion annually. It results from the degeneration of specific cells in…
PUBLIC EVENT: THE LAST 100,000 YEARS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION: A PUBLIC LECTURE WITH PROFESSOR CHRIS STRINGER
Griffith University’s Research Centre for Human Evolution is proud to present: THE LAST 100,000 YEARS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION: AN EVENING WITH PROFESSOR CHRIS STRINGER World-renowned paleoanthropologist Professor Chris Stringer will discuss the…
A 700,000-year-old fossil find shows the Hobbits’ ancestors were even smaller
It was back in October 2004 when archaeologists first unveiled the partial skeleton of a tiny, small-brained hominin previously unknown to science, now known as Homo floresiensis. These “Hobbit”-like creatures…
First Peoples were truly first
Griffith University researchers have found evidence that demonstrates Aboriginal people were the first to inhabit Australia, as reported in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal this…
Cities Research Centre to tackle urban growth challenges
More intelligent infrastructure, creating better places for people to live and managing growth and diversity in communities are the big issues that will be tackled by the newly launched Griffith…
Griffith and Grocon, helping build careers
9 tower cranes. 17 man hoists. 5000 tonnes of scaffolding surrounding 18 residential towers. Add in more than half a million hours of labour and one can begin to imagine…
Farmer ‘nitrogen market’ could reduce runoff impact on Great Barrier Reef
A team of economists and scientists led by Dr Jim Smart from the Australian Rivers Institute have found a ‘nitrogen trading scheme’ amongst cane farmers could help protect the Great Barrier…
Who gets left behind in a cashless society?
Australia is among the top cashless economies in the world, but who will get left behind if this trend continues? There are some transactions that rely on having cash to…
Getting to know you: the robot assistant who can second-guess your every need
It’s here – a world in which helper robots live with us, get us through the day, and yes, become our trusted friend. Science fiction is becoming science fact. As…