Welcome from the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)
Griffith is one of Australia's leading research universities with strengths ranging from the creative arts, social sciences, and humanities to science, engineering and health. The University exhibits national and world leading excellence in areas of strategic focus that include water science, criminology, health and chronic diseases, drug discovery, quantum physics, climate change adaptation, music, sustainable tourism and political science.
Griffith has a comprehensive research portfolio with 32 research centres. Many of the research areas are now world leading and the University has set a strong foundation to grow its research strengths over the coming years.
Griffith's Research Centres and Institutes provide a robust framework for focussed research, while the University's commitment to its Areas of Strategic Investment underpins its aspirations for world-leading research outcomes.
Griffith University's research grants and publication highlights
The University has a core foundation of Academic Groups, Schools and Departments that foster a comprehensive array of research activities.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) oversees this research structure and research management, administration and development of the University's research agenda.
Under the strategic leadership of the DVC(R), the major research services at Griffith comprises the Office for Research, Griffith Graduate Research School, Griffith Enterprise and the Indigenous Research Network.
Other support services are provided across the University for research.
