Virtual research week: 5-8 May
Opening address
Thanks for joining us for the Griffith Virtual Research Week. You can find out lots of information about the exciting, challenging and cutting edge research being undertaken at Griffith as well as connect with a number of people working in those areas.
Regular events will be held during the week. These give you the opportunity to chat with researchers, academics and supervisors about the work they are doing.
A discussion forum will be running through out the week if you've got questions or comments to make.
You can also follow some of the Griffith people on twitter.
Enjoy and we hope this provides useful information to help you decide to become part of the research community at Griffith University.
Latest research news
Vitamin B and folate fight migraine
Griffith University researchers have recently concluded a clinical trial showing inexpensive supplements help migraine sufferers. Griffith’s Genomics Research Centre (GRC) Director Professor Lyn Griffiths said the trial had shown that folate and vitamin B helped to significantly reduce frequency, severity and disability of the disorder. “The trial provided vitamin B supplements and folic acid to more than 50 long-term migraine sufferers for six months,” Professor Griffiths said. “Results showed a drastic improvement in headache frequency, pain severity and associated disability for those treated.” Previous studies by the GRC identified a gene, known as MTHFR, which makes people susceptible to migraine...
Griffith helping the homeless
A Gold Coast-based Griffith University researcher is helping a homeless program in the USA with his expertise in how people develop an interest in sport. Griffith Business School’s Professor Dan Funk works with non-profit program Back on My Feet which encourages homeless people in Philadelphia and Baltimore to take up running. The one year project, which started in January, promotes the self-sufficiency of homeless people by engaging them in running to build confidence, friendships and self-esteem. Professor Funk said exercise was used to create a sense of community and stability through the regular running groups. “My work is on how...
Australians on alert as swine flu spreads
Leading Griffith University Researcher, Mark von Itzstein, has urged people to remain calm in response to news the deadly swine flu is already on Australia’s doorstep. The new influenza strain, feared to have killed 81 people in Mexico and infected 10 in the US, has "pandemic potential", the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Sunday. Ten New Zealand students just returned from Mexico have tested positive for influenza A and are believed "likely" to have contracted swine flu, placing it close to Australian shores. Three teachers and 22 senior students from Auckland's Rangitoto College were kept in isolation after they...
Vegetation holds the key to better water quality
Griffith University researchers have recently concluded a major three-year study that will help protect water quality in South East Queensland and reduce soil nutrients entering our waterways. Dr Michele Burford from the Australian Rivers Institute said the findings identified the source of the nutrients which trigger troubling algal blooms in dams. “When soil becomes wet, significant amounts of phosphorous is released in a dissolved form and flows into the Brisbane River and then into water reservoirs, promoting algal blooms,” Dr Burford said. “Algal blooms deteriorate water quality in dams, reducing the level of oxygen in water and affecting the health...
International banking and tax laws a joke
A Griffith University researcher used Google and $10,000 to prove international banking and tax laws are a joke. And it was the banks in the US and UK who were flouting the rules, not the smaller island tax havens. In an online experiment, Professor Jason Sharman from the Griffith Business School set up shell corporations and bank accounts without any identification - corporations which could easily be used to launder money. In one case, a US provider offered to use their employees’ own social security numbers as the identification required to set up corporations. Professor Sharman set out to see...
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