Did you know?
- Griffith became involved in the SEQ Health Waterways Programs in 1999 and this has continued for over a decade.
- Griffith is host to the Australian Government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility which is located on our Gold Coast campus
- Griffith hosts the Smart Water Research Centre, a $14 million state-of-the-art research facility, funded by the Queensland State Government in partnership with Gold Coast City Council and Griffith
Griffith is a research intensive University with a rapidly growing national and international profile for innovative and interdisciplinary research. Our world-class researchers work in collaboration with industry, government and the community to tackle the big issues of sustainability.
We welcome your involvement in research.
Focus Areas
Sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is one of the University’s areas of strategic investment, bringing together three research programs:
Sustainable business
The sustainable business research program is dedicated to developing globally responsible sustainable business knowledge to promote economic, environmental and social approaches that will benefit future generations. The Asia-Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise was established in 2009. The Centre has strong links to national and international industry, academe, government and non-government organisations.
- Sustainable Enterprise
- Research Streams in Sustainable Enterprise include:
- Transition and transformation issues in the journey towards the emerging sustainable enterprise economy
- The linkage between the uptake of corporate responsibility initiatives and national sustainability indicators in the Asia Pacific region
- The implementation and impact of corporate responsibility policies in Australia over the last few decades
- How businesses are learning to change and integrate sustainability into their business models
Environmental sustainability
For four decades we have forged an international reputation for research excellence in the area of environmental sustainability. As a leader in the field, we were the first Australian university to establish a School of Environment.
Griffith’s leadership in research related to environmental sustainability was recognised in 2007 when it won the right to host the Federal Government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. The University also hosts Smart Water Research Centre, an $18 million state-of-the-art research facility, funded by the Queensland State Government in partnership with the Gold Coast City Council and Griffith University.
We have several research areas related to environmental sustainability:
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Ecological Restoration and Management
- Sustainable Production
- Environmental Policy and Governance
- Coastal Management
- Water Management
- Climate Change Adaptation
Sustainable technology
We use our considerable resources in science and technology to find innovative solutions to environmental problems. An important example of this is our E-Waste research program. In recognition of a mounting problem, the program aims to find safe and economical ways to manage electronic waste. The work supports the United Nations research arm for managing electronic waste and the program acts as an Oceanic hub dedicated to finding scientific solutions to the problem now and in the future.
In addition, Griffith has a strong research profile in:
- Green Technology – Circuits in plastic
- E-Waste
- Sustainable Transport
- Renewable Technologies
- Sustainable Electronic Products
Research Centres focused on Sustainability
Externally Supported Centres and Facilities
Griffith University Research Institutes and Centres
- Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise
- Atmospheric Environment Research Centre
- Australian Rivers Institute
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy
- Climate Change Response Program
- Environmental Futures Centre
- Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
- Griffith Institute for Educational Research
- Griffith Social and Behavioural Research College
- International Centre for Ecotourism Research
- Sir Samuel Griffith Centre
- Urban Research Program