Research
Standing out in the international field of research
Griffith University's top-class researchers work in collaboration with industry and the community to tackle the big issues of the twenty-first century. Griffith is a research intensive university with an international reputation and world-leading expertise in a number of fields including:
- Water
- Drug discovery
- Asian politics, trade and development
- Climate change adaptation
- Criminology
- Music, the arts and the Asia Pacific
- Tourism
- Innovations in health care
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.
Grants recognise research excellence
Griffith was awarded more than $19.4 million in research funding in October 2008, leaping to second in Queensland in the Australian Research Council funding.
Twenty eight projects have been successful in securing grants from the ARC and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Find out about our successful ARC Discovery, ARC Linkage and NHMRC grants.
News
Boaties sink $310 million in Gold Coast
Stories of impending doom and gloom for Australian tourism were partly offset today by the release of findings from a major Griffith University research study.
Academy recognises Griffith research leaders
Griffith researchers have featured strongly in the 2008 Australian Academy of Science International exchange program.
Griffith to lead national climate change network
Griffith has welcomed Climate Change Minister Penny Wong's announcement that it will host the Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity network of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.