Griffith University

Griffith University
Motto
Make it matter [1]
TypePublic research university
Established30 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-30)[2]
AccreditationTEQSA
Academic affiliations
BudgetA$1 billion (2022)[3]
ChancellorAndrew Fraser[4]
Vice-ChancellorCarolyn Evans[5]
Total staff
4,642 (2023)[6]
Students44,427 (2023)[6]
Undergraduates30,924 bachelor (2023)[6]
Postgraduates8,442 coursework (2023)
1,931 research (2023)
2,104 other (2023)[6]
Other students
1,026 (2023)[6]
Location
Gold Coast, Logan and Brisbane
,
Queensland
,
Australia[7]
CampusUrban, parkland and regional with multiple sites[8]
Named afterSir Samuel Griffith[9]
ColoursRed
Sporting affiliations
Websitegriffith.edu.au

Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975.[10] Griffith University is credited with introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies. The university has five campuses, at Gold Coast, Nathan, Logan, South Bank, and Mount Gravatt. A sixth campus, to be located at the Treasury Building in the Brisbane CBD, will open in 2027. The university was named after Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, who was twice Premier of Queensland and the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. Sir Samuel Griffith played a major role in the Federation of Australia and was the principal author of the Australian Constitution.

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across a range of disciplines, including business, law, science, health, education, engineering, and the arts.

Griffith University was originally opened in Nathan, Queensland, as a single campus of 451 students, but has expanded to include five campuses in three cities, the largest of which is the Gold Coast campus at Southport and the Nathan campus in Brisbane. The Mount Gravatt and South Bank campuses are also located in Brisbane, while the Logan campus is at Meadowbrook.[11][12]

Griffith University, with about 50,000 students enrolled from more than 130 countries,[13] is a verdant university and a member of the IRU. According to the 2021 Student Experience Survey, it has the ninth-highest student satisfaction rating among all Australian universities[14] and, since 2012, has received more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other Australian university.[15]

  1. ^ "Griffith University".
  2. ^ http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/7340/preparing-for-the-future.pdf Archived 17 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/aba5e623-38af-e811-a963-000d3ad24077/documents/1439aa99-31ee-ed11-8849-000d3acc4456 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Organisational structure".
  5. ^ https://www.griffith.edu.au/office-vice-chancellor [bare URL]
  6. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). griffith.edu.au. Griffith University. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Campuses and facilities".
  8. ^ "Campuses and facilities".
  9. ^ "Sir Samuel Walker Griffith – 100-year anniversary".
  10. ^ "Griffith University, Southport, Australia - Listing by Bizpages". bizpages.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "2014-16 Mission-based Compact – Griffith University". Australian Government. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference our campuses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "2021 Student Experience Survey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Griffith University Ratings and Rankings". Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.