In Australia, the Financial Review reports that up to half a million of existing jobs could be taken over by robotics or machines run by artificial intelligence in the coming…
Fear, truth and love – our relationship to the Coast
On 6 April 2015 Griffith University hosted TEDxGriffithUniversity. The event, which showcased the extraordinary achievements of a range of thinkers, business leaders, scientists and adventurers, was based on the theme ‘Knowledge…
Car park of the future, today
Griffith University has once again cemented itself as a leader in appealing design and innovative sustainability features with the unveiling of its new $23.3 million multistorey car park. Officially opening…
Dr David Tuffley Profile
Dr. David Tuffley is a lecturer in Applied Ethics and Socio-Technical Studies in the Griffith School of ICT. A regular contributor to mainstream media on the social impact of technology, David…
Former IT & engineering students’ travel app worth $2M just weeks after launch
A group of former Griffith engineering and IT students have struck gold with their new travel app worth $2 million just weeks after it was launched. The idea for Ventoura was…
Coastal carbon movement
The world runs on carbon, fueling human energy needs through hydrocarbons and driving food webs. Professor Connolly and his team from the Australian Rivers Institute investigate two key aspects of carbon…
EVENT: The Climate is changing: are we adapting?
The climate is changing: are we adapting? A panel discussion. With 2014 officially declared the hottest year on record we are once again reminded that climate change is not only something…
The survival of earth depends on frogs
Professor Jean-Marc Hero is a vertebrate ecologist with research expertise in conservation biology of amphibians, biodiversity assessment and monitoring, and conservation physiology. He is Deputy Director of Griffith University’s Environmental…
Gaming technology boosts mangrove research
Motion sensing technology best known in computer games is vastly improving Queensland scientists’ ability to quantify habitat complexity in mangroves. The Kinect line of devices developed by Microsoft for Xbox consoles and…
Image-conscious biology
Professor Vicky Avery from the Eskitis Institute discusses the beauty of her work. Transcript: “So the focus of my laboratory is primarily drug discovery both basic and applied research and the disease areas…