As new discoveries are made and our society changes, so too should universities. At Griffith University, an innovative approach to research, teaching and learning is delivering a whole new student experience. And the benefits are not just for our graduates.
Griffith University is one of the most innovative and influential universities in the Asia-Pacific region. Almost 93 per cent of Griffith researchers are in fields of research assessed at world-standard or better, according to the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia ranking exercise. It was ranked in the top 300 in the Times HES-QS World University Ranking (November 2009), placing it in the top four percent of the world's universities.
Griffith is a member of the group of seven Innovative Research Universities in Australia, which attracts AU$ 450 million per annum in research funding. Griffith University’s internationally renowned scholarships program for higher degree research students provides funding for more than 700 scholarships annually with more than 250 new scholarships being awarded each year.
Our campuses are situated in lush natural surrounds and offer world-class research infrastructure, including Queensland's AU$ 18 million Smart Water Research Centre, AU$ 35 million Institute for Glycomics, and the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, a world-renowned musical teaching facility.
Griffith hosts the prestigious ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, as well as more than 35 research centres and institutes.
We are the destination of choice for international students, with 9800 international students from more than 123 countries, and with 220 exchange partners.
Griffith has a supportive research community and a vibrant, cross-disciplinary and collaborative research culture with a great range of workshops, seminars and countless visiting international scholars.
Griffith research students have the opportunity to study with researchers of international renown, and to choose from more than 2000 areas of research expertise.