1. The
Griffith story
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2. Who we are
At Griffith, we celebrate, believe in and strive for the remarkable.
We know success often comes from being an exception to the norm—challenging convention, adapting and innovating, creating bold new trends and pioneering solutions ahead of their time.
Since we started teaching 40 years ago, we’ve been:
engaged with the Asian region
socially conscious
environmentally aware
industry focused
student centered
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3. Griffith at a glance
Griffith opened in 1975 with one campus and 451 students. Today, we have:
5 campuses
50,000 current students
8,500 international students
200,000 graduates
130 nationalities
200 degrees
38 research centres
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4. Top 3% worldwide
In five of the largest and most credible world university rankings, Griffith is ranked in the top 400:
Times HE World University Rankings: 251–300
CWTS Leiden Ranking: 300
QS World University Rankings: 336
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU): 361
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP): 382
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5. Young and dynamic Griffith ranks highly as a young university:
2016/17 QS University Rankings Top 50 Under 50: 34
2015 Times Higher Education Top 100 under 50: 82
… and introduced Australia’s first degrees in:
Asian studies, environmental science, forensic science, aviation, Australian Indigenous arts, dental technology and suicide prevention
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6. Unique partnerships
Griffith is the Official Partner of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Students: Games internships and new scholarships
Staff: consulting and secondments
On-campus atmosphere: Griffith is also Creative Arts Partner and Presenting Partner of the Marathon

8. World-class research Our researchers are investigating areas such as:
water science
music, the arts and the Asia–Pacific
drug discovery and infectious diseases
sustainable tourism
Asian politics, security and development
health and chronic disease
physical sciences
climate change adaptation
environmental sciences
criminology and crime prevention
nursing
education
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9. Research highlights
The world-leading malaria vaccine—PlasProtecTTM—is now at human-trial stage and will be manufactured at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith’s Gold Coast campus
The world’s first photo of a shadow of an atom, taken by researchers at Griffith’s Centre for Quantum Dynamics
The discovery of 40,000-year-old cave paintings from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi by researchers in Griffith’s School of Humanities
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10. Comprehensive suite of degrees
We offer undergraduate postgraduate degrees in 10 study areas:
business and government
health
criminology and law
humanities and languages
education
music
engineering and IT
science and aviation
environment, planning and architecture
visual and creative arts
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11. Innovative teaching
Highly awarded teaching staff—since 2007 we’ve won: 3 Prime Minister's Australian Teacher of the Year awards, 9 awards for Teaching Excellence, 4 awards for Programs that Enhance Learning, 42 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, and 7 National Teaching Fellowships
One of Australia’s largest providers of online education—we’ve offered online study options since 1997, and have a growing suite of 100% online degrees
Hundreds of industry partnerships—offering students the chance to learn through work placements, projects for real clients and overseas fieldwork
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12. Where we are
Our thriving campuses span three cities in South East Queensland with the Nathan, Mt Gravatt and South Bank campuses in Brisbane, and campuses at the Gold Coast and Logan.
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13. Gold Coast campus
Our largest campus, offers teaching and research in almost all disciplines
18,000 students
Located in Southport, minutes from the Gold Coast’s famous beaches
Renowned for expertise in health and home to the new $150 million Griffith Health Centre and $38 million Griffith Business School building
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14. Logan campus Our community-focused campus 2,000 students
Located in one of Australia’s most rapidly developing regions
Offers degrees in health, education, business and IT
Boasts a range of innovative industry and community partnerships
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15. Nathan campus Our foundation campus, opened in 1975 13,000 students
Degrees in business and government, engineering and information technology, environment, humanities and languages, law, and science and aviation
Hosts key research centres committed to sustainability, Asia and the emerging biosciences
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16. Mt Gravatt campus Adjacent to Nathan campus with 4,000 students
Social sciences and humanities hub, with degrees in education, criminology and criminal justice and psychology
Base for research into critical social issues, including suicide prevention
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17. South Bank campus Our creative hub 3,400 students
Located in Brisbane’s cultural precinct, with easy access to the CBD
Home to the Queensland Conservatorium, Queensland College of Art, Griffith Film School and Griffith Graduate Centre
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