40 years on: How the Commonwealth Games changed Griffith University
Image from the Griffith Archive collection. In late September to early October of 1982, the Commonwealth Games was held in Brisbane. Our Nathan campus… Read More
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65 years of the Con. Find out more about the Queensland Conservatorium and some of its notable alumni.
Our Conservatorium (the Con), Griffith’s music and performing arts campus,… Read More
Griffith University: Producing great legal minds for 30 years
Beginning with its first intake of students in 1992, the… Read More
Fun, fast and fierce: The origins of the Nathan Dash
On 21 April the Nathan Dash 2022 took place. This is a 660 metre sprint through the heart of Nathan campus… Read More
Forty years of supporting students living with disability
In 1981, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) conducted its first national survey of Australians living with a disability. The trailblazing Survey… Read More
Discover the remarkable story of Griffith’s buildings
Who was Robin Gibson? The name Robin Gibson may not be a familiar name to some. And yet, Gibson is responsible for… Read More
A unique student experience
Our founders wanted Griffith University to be different when we began teaching in 1975. Strong ties with our Asian neighbours, a School of Australian… Read More
Looking back, 50 years on: A new university for Brisbane
Did you know that Griffith University was meant to be part of the University of Queensland (UQ)? Originally, Griffith University College was going… Read More
The Great Griffith Gazette
Our first staff newsletter, the Great Griffith Gazette (GGG), began circulation in mid-1973—some eighteen months before teaching commenced at Griffith. The Gazette was not published under any formal management… Read More
Take action this National Reconciliation Week
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this post may mention and contain the images of deceased peoples. National Reconciliation Week is… Read More
What’s the T? Meet the Griffith University Tea Lady!
During the Second World War, ‘Tea Ladies’ were employed throughout the United Kingdom (UK). Their purpose? To boost efficiency and morale in workplaces that were… Read More
Queensland College of Art Celebrates 140 Years of Teaching
This year, Griffith University celebrates 140 years of teaching at the Queensland College of Art (QCA). QCA can trace… Read More
First day of teaching at Griffith University
Foundation science students during biology studies. Image from the Griffith Archive collection. ‘First, here’s an exercise for you…’ These were Professor Emeritus David Pegg’s… Read More
Our First Graduates
On 25 February 1978, 170 students graduated from Griffith University’s four foundation Schools. Debra Cunningham from the School of Australian Environmental Studies was our first… Read More
The Library—45 years of offering more than just books
Take a trip down memory lane. To showcase the changing face of Griffith’s campus libraries across the last five decades, Griffith… Read More
Griffith Greats – Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt: Our First Female Academic
Griffith Archive’s latest digital exhibition shines the spotlight on one of the truly remarkable pioneers from Griffith University’s history: Ortrun Zuber-… Read More
Discovering the Griffith Story—Griffith Archive
As Griffith approaches our 50th year, our unique story continues to unfold. Griffith has a distinctive story—from being … Read More
Did you know? QTAC is a Griffith Brainchild!
If you study or have studied at Griffith, you may recognise QTAC (the Queensland Tertiary Admission Centre). But did… Read More
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith – 100-year anniversary
Our university’s namesake Sir Samuel Walker Griffith was born in 1845 and died on the 9 August 1920. One hundred years on from his… Read More
Our Asian Agenda
Griffith University was founded to offer our students a unique university experience. Our founders’ vision was formed by progressive ideas such as offering interdisciplinary or… Read More
Discover our remarkable journey to being a university of global influence
The Griffith Archive’s latest online exhibition A University of Global Influence tells the Griffith story from the initial Cabinet Decision to establish our university… Read More
