Neighbourhoods as “battlefields”, “sardine city”, traditional suburbs as “threatened species” and urban hubs as the domain of “latte-sipping yuppies”. These are examples of the dramatic and negative imagery Queensland newspapers…
Smart Cities Plan offers signs of hope, but are Turnbull and Taylor just dreamin’?
For committed urbanists, any sign of serious urban policy action by the federal government is welcome. Early announcements by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his appointment of a minister for…
A One-Stop Shop for Riparian Vegetation Management
The vegetation that grows alongside creeks and rivers, known as the riparian–zone, is one of our most valuable ecosystems. Dr Samantha Capon from Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute (ARI) has…
Researchers use innovative approaches to tackle malaria
Griffith University researchers are tackling the enormous global health problem of malaria through innovative approaches to develop new vaccine and drug candidates. At Griffith’s two leading biomedical research institutes –…
The Raymond Dart Lecture with Professor Bernard Wood: ORIGINS
‘Origins’ research in palaeoanthropology mainly focuses on three origins problems. The origin of our own lineage, the origin of our own genus, Homo, and the origin of our own species, Homo sapiens. In…
High Performance Renewable Batteries from 16th Century Chinese medicine
Inspired by 16th century Chinese medicine, Professor Eddie Zhang and his team from the Centre for Clean Environment and Energy have turned to nature for solutions to improve the performance of…
Analysising social media to revolutionise the tourism industry
A Griffith research project is changing the way the tourism industry delivers the visitor experience through real time social media data analysis. Associate Professor Bela Stantic, acting Head of the…
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Desal plants a ‘hidden asset’ for power, water
Renewable hydropower generated from desalination plants and other existing infrastructure would bring economic and environmental benefits to our biggest cities, according to research from Griffith University. Based on studies focused…
What to do when machines take our jobs? Give everyone free money for doing nothing
It was Groucho Marx who said, “While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” Quite true, but what if there’s no money coming…