Griffith University aspires to be a leading research-intensive university in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region, with targeted areas of research excellence. The University has a core foundation of academic groups, schools and departments fostering a comprehensive range of research. This core supports 38 research centres and institutes, providing expertise that enables Centres and Institutes to undertake outstanding thematic and interdisciplinary research, and is underpinned by a range of University investment strategies aimed at development and expansion of world-leading research.
The University was rated as a top 10 Australian research university in the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia quality assessment exercise on the basis of number of fields rated at world standard or better. The Griffith Research Plan 2009-2013 set several ambitious goals which have already been met or exceeded including success in competitive grant schemes, the award of an NHMRC Australia Fellowship and an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, and a national top-10 position for the initial rounds of the ARC Future Fellowships.
The updated Research Plan specifies the goals, targets and strategies through which we will deliver research excellence. This excellence in turn supports our reputation as a university of quality, and allows the delivery of social dividends through research that underpins Griffith’s mission of “the pursuit of excellence in teaching and research for the enrichment of Queensland, Australia and the international community.”Research and research training of the highest quality is an integral part of the character of all top universities, and Griffith is committed to supporting staff, students, and stakeholders in achieving that outcome for the communities that we serve.
Professor Ned Pankhurst
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)