High quality, innovative research supporting social change and development across the globe

The Arts, Education and Law ( AEL ) Group undertake outstanding scholarship and ground-breaking research that makes a major contribution to society. The Group has around 400 academic staff and 600 higher degree research (HDR) students, contributing to top international peer-reviewed journals or generating significant exhibitions or performances.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

Register to participate in the Arts, Education and Law Three Minute Thesis competition.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges HDR candidates to describe their research in a language that can be understood by a non-specialist audience, within just three minutes.

Throughout the competition, participants develop their presentation and communication skills, honing their ability to explain their research in a brief and engaging manner.

Register for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

The Australian Research Council is responsible for administering Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) - the national research evaluation framework.

ERA identifies and promotes excellence across the full spectrum of research activity in Australia’s higher education institutions. Our outcome’s reflect the high calibre research activity underway across the group.

Well-above world standard
( ERA 5)
  • Criminology
Above world standard
( ERA 4)
  • Law
  • Law and Legal Studies
  • Performing Arts and Creative Writing
  • Archaeology
  • Historical studies
  • Studies in Human Societies
World standard
( ERA 3)
  • Education
  • Linguistics
  • History and Archaeology
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Language, Communication and Culture
  • Visual Arts and Crafts
  • Film, Television and Digital Media
  • Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
  • Education Systems

Griffith Research

Griffith is one of Australia’s leading research universities

Griffith Experts

Your guide to Griffith University's academic and research expertise

2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Three Minute Thesis ( 3MT ) is an academic competition that challenges HDR candidates to describe their research in a language that can be understood by a non-specialist audience, within just three minutes.

Throughout the competition, participants develop their presentation and communication skills, honing their ability to explain their research in a brief and engaging manner.

Arts, Education and Law 2021 group heat winners

Award Winner School and Research Centre Topic

AEL HDR Winner

Elise Imray Papineau 

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Radical Compassion and Doing-It-Together: Exploring grassroots activist cultures and praxes through feminist care ethics

AEL HDR Second place

Ida Stevia Diget  

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Using Google Translate for COVID-19 messages: The ’tissue’ issue

AEL HDR Second Runner Up (tie)

Liz Englezos  

Griffith Law School, Law Futures Centre

#Hyperconnected - Digital space, influences over digital Identity and the law

AEL HDR Second Runner Up (tie)

Rafael Azeredo 

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Temporary Migrants in Australia: a critical analysis

AEL Honours/Masters winner

Lisa Petersen  

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Signs of language endangerment: Handshape Variation in Sinasina

AEL Honours/Masters Runner up

Jade McGarry  

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Australian News Media Conflation of Islam and Islamism: A Content Analysis of The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and The Australian

People’s choice & Wildcard entry

Miffy King 

Griffith Film School, Creative Arts Research Institute

Building confidence of recent Mental Health First Aid trainees through serious games 

Second Wildcard entry

Lauren Chalk 

Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research

Decolonising Heritage Through Hip-Hop: Representing Reggaeton in the Museum

2021 Arts, Education and Law 3MT group winners

Elise Imray Papineau

Radical compassion and doing it together: Exploring grassroots activist cultures and praxes through feminist care ethics.

Ida Stevia Diget

Using Google Translate for COVID-19 messages: The 'tissue' issue.

Higher degrees by research

Identifying HDR supervisors

Applicants are expected to identify at least two possible supervisors in their application for admission. You may wish to contact the relevant HDR Convenor listed below for advice on enrolment and potential supervisors.

For the Early Candidature Milestone form and procedure, please contact your School HDR Convenor, as listed below.

Find a supervisor

Depending on your area of study and research, you may be starting at the very beginning with a unique proposal, or you may be able to join an established Griffith research project.

If considering your own proposal, you will need to identify two potential supervisor who work in your area of interest.

The Griffith Experts database allows you to search all academic experts conducting research across all major disciplines. You can review academic profiles, previous publications and current projects, to help you find a potential supervisor. Once found, you should email them directly to discuss your research proposal.

Griffith Experts

Higher Degree Research (HDR) Convenors

Dedicated HDR convenors are also available in each of our Academic Schools, to provide advice on enrolment and potential supervisors.

Griffith Law School: Prof Charles Lawson

Education and Professional Studies: Assoc Prof Jeanne Allen

Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD): Dr Laini Burton

Queensland Conservatorium: Dr Chris Stover, Dr Catherine Grant

Criminology and Criminal Justice: Dr Lacey Schaefer, Dr Keiran Hardy

Griffith Film School: Dr Tim Marsh

Humanities, Languages and Social Science: Dr David Ellison

Scholarships

We offer a range of scholarship programs that can cover tuition fees, overseas student health cover, living allowances paid as stipends and relocation allowances.

Research degree scholarships

Identifying HDR Supervisors

Applicants are expected to identify at least two possible supervisors in their application for admission. You may wish to contact the relevant HDR Convenor for advice on enrolment and potential supervisors:

Griffith Law School, Assoc Prof Malcolm Smith
m.smith9@griffith.edu.au
Queensland College of Art, Assoc Prof Dale Patterson
d.patterson@griffith.edu.au
Griffith Film School, Dr Louise Harvey (Jan – Feb 2022)
l.harvey@griffith.edu.au
Griffith Film School, Dr Margaret McVeigh (March - July 2022)
m.mcveigh@griffith.edu.au
Queensland Conservatorium, Dr Chris Stover
c.stover@griffith.edu.au
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Assoc Prof Jesse Cale & Dr Lyndel Bates
j.cale@griffith.edu.au and l.bates@griffith.edu.au
Education and Professional Studies, Assoc Prof Jeanne Allen
jeanne.allen@griffith.edu.au
Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Dr David Ellison
d.ellison@griffith.edu.au

For the Early Candidature Milestone form and procedure, please contact your School HDR Convenor, as listed above.

HDR scholarships

We offer a range of generous scholarship programs that can cover tuition fees, living allowances paid as stipends, relocation and publication assistance. Scholarships are offered to domestic and international doctorate or masters by research applicants in two competitive application rounds each year.

Learn more about HDR scholarships

Student resources

Griffith Graduate Research School ( GGRS ) is a dedicated point of contact for all higher degree research candidates at the University. GGRS works in collaboration with Academic Groups, Research Centres and Institutes to create a rewarding and supportive research environment for HDR candidates.

Learn more about Griffith Graduate Research School

Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges HDR candidates to describe their research in a language that can be understood by a non-specialist audience, within just three minutes. Throughout the competition, participants develop their presentation and communication skills, honing their ability to explain their research in a brief and engaging manner.

Find out more about the competition

Grants and Funding

Comprehensive information for all grant and funding opportunities is available through the Office for Research.

Griffith Graduate Research School

Griffith Graduate Research School ( GGRS ) is a dedicated point of contact for all higher degree research candidates at the University. GGRS works in collaboration with Academic Groups, Research Centres and Institutes to create a rewarding and supportive research environment for HDR candidates.

Griffith Graduate Research School

Higher Degree Research (HDR) Advocates

HDR advocates will listen, provide information, offer options, seek explanations, make referrals, and provide informal advice regarding candidates' rights and responsibilities from a neutral perspective. The advocate roles do not replace any current University service, and may involve referring individuals to another University office where appropriate.

Arts, Education and Law HDR Advocates

HDR Advocates

HDR advocates will listen, provide information, offer options, seek explanations, make referrals, and provide informal advice regarding candidates' rights and responsibilities from a neutral perspective. The advocate roles do not replace any current University service, and may involve referring individuals to another University office where appropriate.

Arts, Education and Law HDR Advocates

Learn more about Candidate support

Grants and Funding

Comprehensive information for all grant and funding opportunities, including all dates, is available through the Office for Research.

Learn more about Office for Research

Indigenous Research

Our Indigenous Research Unit aims to improve socio-economic conditions for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

Upcoming events

Rally

Post Conference: Community and Activist Media

Due to COV-19 this post conference has been cancelled.

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LFC Forum

Law Futures Centre Forum

Legal formations of audio-visual recording

Understand the ways in which institutions of criminal law train us to see, hear and feel the truth of who did what to whom, when and where.

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Three Minute Thesis

Three minute thesis heats 2020

Register to participate in the Arts, Education and Law Three Minute Thesis heats.

Arts, Education and Law Research

Listen to our leading researchers and the PhD candidates they're supervising talk about their research and the benefits of their ongoing collaborations.

What to do with your online accounts when you die

Margaret Gibson from the School of Humanities and Social Science explains what to do with your online accounts when you die.

Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art at QCAD

A degree in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art provides students with the skills and techniques to take on today’s art world in all its various forms.

Meet our QCRC members

Join Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet as we meet with the Convenors of Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre's five research focus areas and discuss what excites them about being a part of this vibrant music community.

Contact the Dean (Research) office

Research enquiries

+61 7 3735 1808

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Location, delivery and postal address

Dean (Research)
(Arts, Education and Law)
Griffith University
Mt Gravatt campus
176 Messines Ridge Road
Mt Gravatt QLD 4122