GUMURRII is a dedicated support unit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff assist students from recruitment, orientation to graduation: providing undergraduate and postgraduate support, including tutorial assistance.

Servicing on each of Griffith's campuses, with officers who also assist online students studying through the digital campus, GUMURRII Student Success Unit offers a safe and culturally appropriate environment to enhance the student experience.

Hands Up! Pre-orientation Program 2024

Hands Up! is a great opportunity to connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, staff and the wider Griffith community in a relaxed, friendly and supportive environment before you start your education at Griffith.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to fostering quality education and gender equality, ensuring that education empowers all, regardless of gender, to reach their full potential.

Acknowledgement of Country

Griffith University acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land, pays respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Core values

We value social inclusion and a commitment to equity and diversity.

We value responsibility and respect for self and community.

We value the development and continual enhancement of learning outcomes and educational achievements.

We value culture, integrity and initiative of self, students and staff.

We value the continual enrichment of the student experience.

Admission pathways

If you are interested in enrolling in a Griffith degree, you can either apply for admission via QTAC or UAC. If you are a mature Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you have the option to apply for First Peoples Direct Admission.

Depending on what you wish to study, Griffith has multiple pathways for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders interested in enrolling in a Griffith degree. These pathways enable eligible applicants to be assessed on any formal qualifications, life experiences and other transferable skills that support your Griffith enrolment application.

Tutoring for Success Program

The Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) is a supplementary academic tutorial initiative, established to enhance First Peoples students’ experience and success at university.

We encourage all First Peoples students to apply each trimester.

Scholarships

Explore a range of available First Peoples scholarships

Find us on your campus

GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Gold Coast campus

Building G11 Level 2

Griffith University QLD 4222

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GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Logan campus

Building L05 Room 4.14

Griffith University QLD 4131

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GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Mt Gravatt campus

Building M10 Room 1.04

Griffith University QLD 4215

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GUMURRII Student Success Unit, Nathan campus

Building N06 Room -1.26

Griffith University QLD 4111

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GUMURRII Student Success Unit, South Bank campus

Building S02 Room 2.05

Griffith University QLD 4101

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Community outreach

The GUMURRII Outreach and Engagement program seeks to raise aspirations and widen the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in higher education. The Indigenous Engagement team focuses on delivering initiatives that increase the academic preparedness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples prior to tertiary studies.

The program includes a range of on-campus experiences and events such as the Deadly STEM Camp on our Gold Coast campus. The team also deliver workshops and information sessions on pathways to study and the GUMURRII Student Success Unit to schools and the community.

"Griffith is an exciting place to start your career

Griffith is set up to ensure that students individual needs are met, and that goals are supported realistically through the support systems available. Griffith is quite a culturally diverse space that safely allows for expression of individuality. I don't think I would rather be studying anywhere else to be honest."

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Other resources

Indigenous Research Unit

The Indigenous Research Unit supports development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics and higher degree researchers and their projects.

Indigenous Research Unit

First Peoples Health Unit

The First Peoples Health Unit is committed to increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success towards a more highly skilled, highly educated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

First Peoples Health Unit

Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art

Learn from Indigenous lecturers and focus on traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, media and style, principles and philosophies.

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More information

Our GUMURRII Student Success Unit team can help answer your questions