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Vice Chancellor’s Report to Council Monday 7 April 2015

Key Issues & Highlights This report provides a detailed overview of activities and issues since my last report to Council. Highlights include:

1. In December, Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet (Queensland Conservatorium) was

announced as Australian University Teacher of the Year. Griffith staff and teams were also successful in receiving four Australian Awards for University Teaching. For more detail see pages 2-3 of my report.

2. Professor Emeritus Nancy Viviaini AO and Mr Chris Madden AO were both appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); while Professor Paul Martin OAM, School of Applied Psychology, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2015 Australia Day Honours List. For more detail see pages 3-4 of my report.

3. Seven Griffith students received 2015 New Colombo Scholarships, placing us equal first in

Australia for the number of scholarships awarded. For more detail see page 4 of my report.

4. Dr Katherine (Kat) Curtis, a Griffith medical graduate, won the 2014 Australasian Junior Doctor of the Year Award. For more detail see page 5 of my report.

5. A Griffith graduate – Professor Linhong Wang – won the 2014 Australia-China Alumni Association ‘Women in Leadership’ award. For more detail see page 5 of my report.

6. The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management was the recipient of a 2014 B/HERT Award. For more detail see pages 5-6 of my report.

7. The Griffith Youth Forensic Service won a national award in the 2014 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards. For more detail see page 6 of my report.

8. A Griffith rock art study was named one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs for 2014 by the journal Science. For more detail see page 8 of my report.

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Highlights since the last Council meeting in December 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) On 9 December 2014, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education and Training, announced that Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet from Griffith’s Queensland Conservatorium had been named Australian University Teacher of the Year. Griffith also received a further four Australian Awards for University Teaching including an additional teaching award for Associate Professor Bartleet, an individual teaching award for Associate Professor Leonie Rowan (School of Education and Professional Studies), and Program awards for The Griffith English Language Enhancement Strategy and the Widening Tertiary Participation Program for Pasifika Communities.

Associate Professor Barleet at the award ceremony in Canberra Further details on the award winners appear below.

Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet from the Queensland Conservatorium received an AAUT Teaching Excellence Award. Associate Professor Bartleet has played a leading role in the development of innovative practices, new course and program designs, and community engagement initiatives in music learning and teaching across a diverse range of higher education settings. She is a national leader in arts-based service learning with First Peoples and internationally recognised as a catalyst for the creation of learning programs that mobilise and connect students, educators, administrators and community partners. Her approach is underpinned by active scholarship, as her track record of 100 disciplinary and educational research outputs attests, and she plays a leading role in fostering research training across the student lifecycle. Associate Professor Bartleet leads Griffith’s award winning Winanjjikari Service Learning program, the Bachelor of Music Honours degree, and is Deputy Director of the Queensland Conservatorium’s Research Centre.

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Associate Professor Leonie Rowan from the School of Education and Professional Studies received an AAUT Teaching Excellence Award. Associate Professor Rowan is an imaginative, inspiring and scholarly teacher educator who works side by side with teachers of the future to develop their understanding of what quality teaching for diverse learners actually means: not just in theory, but also in practice. Her extensive publication and research track record focused on student diversity and educational outcomes includes four competitive Australia Research Council grants and internationally celebrated books such as Transformative Approaches to New Technologies and Student Diversity in Futures Oriented Classrooms (2012). Associate Professor Rowan received a Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2010, an Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation for outstanding contributions to learning and teaching in 2011 and, in 2013, she was awarded the title of Australian Teacher Education Association: Teacher Educator of the Year.

The Griffith English Language Enhancement Strategy (GELES) received an AAUT Award for Programs and Teams that Enhance Student Learning. GELES has been designed to enhance the academic success of international and domestic students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) background, and comprises five components systematically organised across the student lifecycle: an intensive three-week preparatory program; a compulsory 10CP English Language Enhancement Course; free in-degree English language support via individual consultations and targeted workshops; structured opportunities for social interaction between domestic and international students; and a subsidised English language test (IELTS) upon graduation. A series of state, national and international awards have benchmarked the GELES Program as best practice in its field.

The Griffith University Widening Tertiary Participation Program for Pasifika Communities is a successful and sustained outreach and community engagement initiative that supports Pasifika peoples by encouraging aspirations for university study, building the capacity of future and current Griffith students, and enhancing community engagement with higher education. This three and a half year program builds on six years of University partnerships with local high schools and Pasifika communities. Its core is a culturally appropriate strategy developed and delivered in partnership with community. The program’s three key phases comprise the Legacy-Education-Achievement-Dream (LEAD) program in high schools, the Griffith Pasifika Association (GPA) at Griffith University, and the Pasifika Cultural Graduation Community celebration. The program has received recognition at state, national and international levels and has been influential in shaping education policy for Pasifika students. 2015 Australia Day Honours Professor Emeritus Nancy Viviani AO, Mr Chris Madden AO and Professor Paul Martin OAM were recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours. Professor Emeritus Viviani was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to tertiary education and international relations, as a scholar, teacher and author, and in particular as an advocate for Australia's engagement with the Asian region. Mr Chris Madden was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his distinguished service to tertiary education, to the strengthening of collaborative international education partnerships and cultural cooperation, and as an educator, role model and mentor. Professor Paul Martin, School of Applied Psychology, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to medicine in the field of psychology. In addition, the following members of the Griffith community were recognised:

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• Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC (Retd), an Honorary Doctor of the University and Patron of the Institute for Glycomics' Childhood Leukaemia Project, was appointed a Knight (AK) in the General Division in the Order of Australia for his extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to Australia, through distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force, continued commitment to serve the nation in leadership roles, particularly the national responses to the MH370 and MH17 disasters, and in a variety of roles in the community.

• Dr James Morton AM, an Honorary Doctor of the University, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders through not-for-profit organisations, and to medicine in the field of oncology.

New Colombo Scholarships 2015 As I reported orally to the December 2014 Council meeting, Griffith students have continued their tradition of success in the 2015 New Colombo Scholarships scheme. On 2 December, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced that seven Griffith students had won New Colombo Scholarships, placing Griffith equal first in Australia (with Sydney University) for total number of scholarships awarded. Worth up to $67,000, the scholarships will fund study travel for our students to destinations in the Indo-Pacific region. Congratulations to the following successful recipients: Matthew Sharp, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, host institution: University of Hong Kong; Braden Rowe, Bachelor of Business, host institution: Tsinghua University; Courtney Organ, Bachelor of Business, host institution: Akita International University; Phoebe Atkinson, Bachelor of Politics, Asian Studies and International Relations, host institution: Osaka Kyoiku Unversity; Michelle Gunawan, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Government and International Relations, host institution: China University of Political Science and Law; Jonathon Glindemann, Bachelor of Commerce (destination Hong Kong); and Sarah Griffin, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Government and International Relations, host institution: University of Hong Kong. Each year the highest ranked scholar in each host location is named a New Colombo Plan (NCP) Fellow and this year Griffith University Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Government and International Relations student, Sarah Griffin, was selected as the NCP Fellow for Hong Kong.

Sarah Griffin receiving the NCP Fellowship award from the Minister for

Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop, in Canberra

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2014 Australasian Junior Doctor of the Year Award Dr Katherine (Kat) Curtis, a Griffith Medicine graduate from 2011, was named the 2014 Australasian Junior Doctor of the Year at the Postgraduate Medical Education Council Awards. Dr Curtis originally worked at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane, before joining Bundaberg Hospital in August 2014 as a principal house officer in general surgery. She has also served on several peer and professional organisations including Chair of the Junior Medical Officer Forum, committee member for the Queensland Women’s Medical Society and Queensland’s representative to Australian Junior Medical Officer Committee.

Dr Kat Curtis - 2014 Australasian Junior Doctor of the Year 2014 Australia-China Alumni Association Awards Four Griffith graduates were Australia-China Alumni Association Award finalists, with Professor Linhong Wang taking out the ‘Women in Leadership’ Award at a gala dinner in Shanghai on 29 November. Professor Wang’s 20-year contribution to China’s public health, particularly women’s health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), makes her a most deserving winner of the ‘Women in Leadership’ Award. Currently leading a professional network of 120,000 physicians and health workers in her role as Deputy Director of Maternal and Child Health at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Professor Wang has been instrumental in addressing key areas of sexual and reproductive health, maternal mortality reduction, adolescent health, cervical cancer screening, prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission and women’s gynaecological diseases. Apart from her achievements in her technical field, Professor Wang has also devoted herself to improving the health services available to women in rural areas, developing industry-wide technical guidelines and training programs to advance the service quality of health professionals. The other three Griffith finalists were: Mr Owen Caterer (Banking & Finance Award nominee), Mr Darren Burns (Corporate Achievement Award nominee), and Ms Yang Xiaohui (Young Alumni of the Year Award nominee). 2014 B/HERT Award The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management (under the leadership of Professor Rodger Tomlinson) was the recipient of the 2014 B/HERT Ashley Goldsworthy Award for Sustained Collaboration between Business and Higher Education. The award recognises the successful and ongoing partnership between the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management (GCCM) and the City of Gold Coast over the last 15 years. According to the award citation: “This highly successful and sustained collaborative partnership develops and delivers world’s best practice coastal research and management, benefitting the research sector, business and the Gold Coast community. Multiple awards reflect the scale and success of GCCM research and outreach.”

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Since its launch in 1999, GCCM has produced 165 collaborative research partnerships; $21.9 million in federal, state, local government and industry funding; and 250 peer-reviewed publications and 170 reports. GCCM personnel have presented at 150 conferences and delivered more than 50 seminars. In terms of community engagement, GCCM has delivered programs to approximately 36,000 primary and secondary students, while national and international research collaborations have been implemented with institutions such as the Delft University of Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Sydney Coastal Councils Group, the University of New South Wales and Bond University. GCCM’s connection with the City of Gold Coast has secured major awards for innovative coastal practice. Among these, GCCM’s Coastal Community Education Program has won more than 50 national and local awards for dune care and Clean Beach Challenge activities.

L to R: DVC (Engagement) Prof Martin Betts; City of Gold Coast Manager, Mr Mark Ash; Director, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Prof Rodger Tomlinson; and former City of Gold Coast engineering director, Mr Warren Day

2014 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards The Griffith Youth Forensic Service (GYFS) (under the leadership of Professor Stephen Smallbone) was selected as one of two national winners of the 2014 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards. The GYFS provides specialised statewide assessment and treatment (therapeutic and risk management) services for court-referred youth sex offenders in Queensland. The GYFS aims to: provide referred youth and their families with equitable access to high-quality services, regardless of circumstances and location; prevent reoffending and improve life outcomes for referred youth; build capacity in local communities for preventing or responding to future incidents of sexual violence and abuse; and conduct and disseminate research into the causes and prevention of sexual violence and abuse.

The GYFS has been able to achieve very positive results working with the highest risk youth sex offenders in Queensland. Studies of reoffending among Griffith clients show very low rates of further offending, particularly among those receiving treatment through the current practice model, introduced in 2007.

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2015 Senior Leadership Conference More than 180 senior University leaders participated in this year’s Senior Leadership Conference in February at the QT hotel, Gold Coast. The conference provided an up-to-date account of the University’s strategic directions and challenges and a forum for frank discussion. In particular, the conference concentrated on how the University could attain the Griffith 2020 vision. Highlights of the conference included a key note presentation from Mr Mark Scott AO, Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (‘Agility and efficiency in a disruptive world’) and a lively performance by our own Musical Theatre students. Attaining Griffith 2020 Project In February, I conducted briefing sessions on each campus where I outlined the principles of the Achieving Griffith 2020 Project. The sessions were well attended and there was active engagement in the debate about the University’s future directions. The Academic Provost is also undertaking campus meetings in late March to highlight key aspects of the new Griffith Model of education. A Griffith Model Taskforce has been established comprising senior representatives from each group and core portfolio areas. External Environment Commonwealth Government’s Higher Education Reform Package For the second time, the Government's proposed changes to higher education were defeated in the Senate on Tuesday 17 March, with Labor, the Greens and five of the other eight crossbenchers voting against it. The Hon Christopher Pyne, Minister for Education and Training, has guaranteed funding for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) for a further twelve months. However, the Future Fellowship scheme has not been funded. The next stage of proposed funding for the higher education sector will be detailed in the May 2015 Federal Government budget. Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Report: “Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers” The Advisory Group was established by Minister Pyne in 2014 with Professor Greg Craven as Chair and members Professor Kim Beswick, Mr John Fleming, Mr Trevor Fletcher, Ms Michelle Green, Dr Ben Jensen, Professor Eva Leinonen and Professor Field Rickards. The Federal Government is the primary funder of the teacher training courses, involving expenditure in 2014 of over $600 million. The Government’s stated purpose for establishing the Advisory Group was to assess the quality of teaching graduates produced in response to political and professional concerns raised over some years about teacher quality, specifically with regard to numeracy and literacy. Overall the report identifies considerable variability in quality across the many teacher education courses currently offered. The report focuses on the need for rigorous evaluation of students’ capacities on graduation, and thus on the content of their course, and on entry qualifications for students entering a course. The Government’s responses to the 38 recommendations are based on five themes:

• Stronger quality assurance of teacher education courses. • Rigorous selection for entry to teacher education courses. • Improved and structured practical experience for teacher education students. • Robust assessment of graduates to ensure classroom readiness. • National research and workforce planning capabilities.

The University is currently developing a response to the Advisory Group’s Report. New Queensland State Government Ten Griffith alumni were successful in winning seats in the recent State election and two of these have been appointed as Ministers – Jackie Trad: Deputy Premier, Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, Minister for Trade (Member for South Brisbane); and Mark Bailey: Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports, Minister for Energy and Water Supply (Member for Yeerongpilly).

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Other successful alumni included Duncan Pegg (ALP): Member for Stretton; Linus Power (ALP): Member for Logan; Mick de Brenni (ALP): Member for Springwood; Tanya Smith (LNP): Member for Mt Ommaney; Mark Robinson (LNP): Member for Cleveland; Mark Boothman (LNP): Member for Albert; Michael Crandon (LNP): Member for Coomera; and Stephen Bennett (LNP): Member for Burnett. I have already met with relevant Ministers. Universities Australia 2015 Annual Conference Universities Australia’s annual Higher Education Conference has established itself in recent years as the pre-eminent forum in Australia for the consideration of issues vital to the higher education sector. The 2015 Conference – themed “Future Sense: Universities Shaping the New Era” - took place in Canberra from 11-13 March. It was my pleasure to Chair the Organising Committee for this year’s event. Keynote speakers at the Conference included The Hon Christopher Pyne, Minister for Education and Training, and Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry, who each commented on key aspects of the Federal Government’s proposed Higher Education Reform Package. Other speakers included Dr Michael M Crow, President, Arizona State University; Professor Ian Chubb AC, Chief Scientist; Ms Catherine Livingstone AO, President, Business Council of Australia; Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chair, Higher Education Standards Panel; Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, Vice Chancellor, The University of Kent; and Professor Bruce Chapman, Director, Policy Impact, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. Plenary and concurrent sessions were well attended and covered a range of topics including industry, engagement and innovation; the new competitive market; Indigenous higher education; student mobility; international higher education; work integrated learning and new models of learning. Research World’s oldest cave art named in Top 10 scientific breakthroughs for 2014 A Griffith rock art study was named one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs for 2014 by the journal Science. The Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit announced its discovery of the earliest minimum age for a hand stencil, which was found in the Maros region of Southern Sulawesi, Indonesia, as at least 40 thousand years old. Dr Maxime Aubert and his Australian-Indonesian team originally published their paper in an October edition of the Nature journal, which revealed that the world’s oldest hand stencil came, not from Europe, but in fact, from Indonesia. The implications of this research is that the practice of making rock art and other symbolic creations began in Africa rather than in Europe and that modern humans arriving in South East Asia over 50,000 years ago and in Europe about 40-45,000 years ago, brought the practice with them. Since 1996, Science editors have selected what they regard as the most important scientific accomplishment of the year, along with nine runners-up. The inclusion of the Griffith research is noteworthy because, of the 100 discoveries acknowledged by Science in the past 10 years, only seven have related to human evolution or world archaeology.

Link to the: Science Top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2014 Opening of Griffith’s Social Robotics and Assistive Technology Lab Griffith celebrated the opening of the Social Robotics and Assistive Technology Laboratory on 25 November 2014, and members of the public as well as health care professionals, students and researchers were invited to see a whole host of robots currently being trialled in aged, community and acute care facilities in Australia and overseas.

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The research conducted by Professor Wendy Moyle from the Centre for Health Practice Innovation examines how robots can help people with dementia and their carers. The robotic laboratory will offer a place where the community can engage with researchers while learning about older people, dementia and the use of technology and robotics. The provision of in-home and out-of-home care is a major policy and budget issue facing governments across the world. Significant work has been undertaken in the use of technology to assist in health care (such as social robotics) and this will be a major area for development at Griffith in the coming years. NCREN Publication Most Downloaded Researchers from Griffith’s NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing have had their 2014 Cochrane Review identified as the most downloaded review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2014. The review titled “Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults” was one component of NCREN’s current $1 million pressure injury prevention grant (the INTACT trial). Cochrane Reviews are a database of peer-reviewed systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarise and interpret the results of medical research. Considering that approximately 40 new reviews are published each month in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, it is a significant achievement that NCREN’s review has topped the list for 2014. Link to the publication: Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults Major Research Grants Awarded The University has continued to secure major research grants through a number of schemes. Those grants with a total dollar value exceeding $100,000 are listed in the table below.

Griffith Researchers Project Title $ Awarded

Prof Vicky Avery, Dr Graeme Stevenson Bioactive Discovery Program $7.35 million (CRC for

Cancer Therapeutics)

Prof Don Anton How can developing countries best manage seabed mining?

$595,271 (AUSAID Australian Development Research Award )

Prof Michael Good Producing and testing a GMP grade peptide conjugate vaccine to prevent infection with group A streptococcus

$251,000 (National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation Research Grant)

A/Prof Helen Blanchard

Development of inhibitors targeting the cancer promoting protein galectin-3

Novel therapeutic targets for HPV-driven cancers

$200,000 and

$194,000 respectively

(Cancer Council Qld Project Grants)

Dr Alison Peel Bridging the gaps in Hendra virus research $180,000 (Accelerate Fellowship Grant)

Prof Brendan Mackey Developing a connected data integration and production infrastructure for Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory

$170,000 (National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR) program)

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Griffith Researchers Project Title $ Awarded

Prof Jon Olley, Prof Michele Burford, Ms Tanya Ellison

Catchment management actions to reduce diffuse pollutants (nitrogen and phosphorous)

$129,507 (SEQ Water Projects Fund)

Prof Heidi Muenchberger, Dr Dona McDonald

The ATLAS project: Endeavour-Griffith NDIS Readiness Research Partnership to develop an Appropriate, Timely Local Agencies & Services response for people with intellectual disability

$120,000 (Endeavour Foundation Grant)

Prof Michael Jennings Defining the HIV glycointeractome: a novel antiviral target

$115,000 (Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research Grant)

Prof Jon Olley, Dr Justine Kemp, Ms Tanya Ellison

Geomorphology and groundwater-surface water interactions in Mid Brisbane River

$104,244 (SEQ Water Projects Fund)

Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer

To engage in career development activities through undertaking a research program investigating: Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers

$101,410 (QUT Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Grant)

Prof Michael Good Development and testing of a chemically attenuated whole parasite malaria vaccine

$100,000 (Perpetual Trustees - Charitable Trusts)

The University has also secured $3.77 million through the following joint appointments:

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service

• Professor Keith Grimwood as Professor in Infectious Diseases

• Dr Martin Connor as Executive Director, Centre for Health Innovation

• Associate Professor Laurie Grealish as Associate Professor (Sub Acute and Aged Nursing)

• Associate Professor Julia Crilly as Associate Professor (Emergency Care)

• Dr Carole Rushton as a Research Fellow (Sub Acute and Aged Nursing)

• Dr Amy Johnston as a Research Fellow (Emergency Care)

Townsville Hospital and Health Service

• Professor Roianne West as Professor of Indigenous Health

Griffith Enterprise Overall Commercialisation Returns For 2014, Griffith achieved $17.1 million of commercialisation returns from Consultancy and Commercial Research (commissioned income), Enterprises (gross revenues) and Technology Transfer (consideration to be received, excluding potential royalties). This represents an increase of 30% over Griffith’s 2013 result. During 2014 Griffith Enterprise assisted Griffith staff with the preparation and submission of a record number of tenders and proposals (93) and the negotiation, documentation and execution of a record number of contracts with external clients (391).

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During the first month and a half of 2015, Griffith Enterprise has assisted Griffith staff with 8 tender and proposal submissions, and 35 confirmed commercial projects yielding $1.9 million of commercialisation returns. Making Mining Safer through Ecohydrology The Australian Rivers Institute’s Dr Mark Kennard is undertaking research for the Office of Water Science (Commonwealth Department of Environment) to address ecohydrological responses to coal seam gas (CSG) extraction and coal mining. CSG extraction and coal mining development is a rapidly expanding industry in many parts of Australia. However, the ability to assess potential ecological responses to mining related groundwater drawdown and associated water quality changes was hampered by a lack of mechanistic knowledge - there was a critical need to integrate current hydrological and hydrogeological conceptual models with ecological models to provide a basis for assessing the likely water-related ecological impacts of CSG extraction and coal mining. Lockheed Martin Partnership Extended Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Dynamics continue their engagement with American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technology company Lockheed Martin, with two projects extended for a further 12 months past the agreed milestone, after only a year of being underway. Dr David Kielpinski’s Controlling nuclear processes with table top lasers will now generate more than $1.2 million in consultancy and commercial research over three years, and Dr Joan Vacarro’s Coherence Capacitor Feasibility Investigation will bring in just under $0.5 million over four years. Impressively, both researchers were also able to leverage this funding to obtain additional ARC Linkage grants, growing the total research program funding for the second year to $647,500 and $346,000 respectively. SABEL, JayBird and ICC Associate Professor Daniel James’ Sports and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (‘SABEL’) has developed further into the commercial world, with the continuation of heightened commercial interest in an extension of a project with leading tech-wearables brand JayBird, and the introduction and commencement of a third project phase with cricket’s global regulatory body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). SABEL’s collaboration on JayBird’s lifestyle fitness armband Reign will now bring in more than $200,000, while the Bowling Monitoring Project with the ICC will commission more than $550,000. In addition, a number of orders continue to be received for the SABEL Sense activity-monitoring device, meaning investment from the Griffith Enterprise Innovation Fund (GEIF) used to prototype the invention should soon be returned. Learning, Teaching and the Student Experience 2015 Domestic Student Admissions At the February 2015 Council retreat, I outlined trends and implications of the 2015 student admission round. A document setting out the outcomes of domestic undergraduate and postgraduate offer rounds for Semester 1, 2015 (as at 2 March) is attached. (Attachment 1) Also attached is a report from the Office of Finance forecasting that student load income will meet budget. (Attachment 2)

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Student Satisfaction with Courses and Teaching Student satisfaction with courses has consistently improved since the introduction of the Experience@Griffith online survey tool in 2010. The percentage of courses with a mean student overall satisfaction score greater than 4.0 (on a 5-point scale) has risen from 41% to 56% over this time. Figure 1: Experience@Griffith Survey Results 2010-2014 – Overall student course satisfaction

Extensive analysis of results at the University, Group, and School level is conducted to monitor and improve teaching across the University, and to celebrate exceptional course experiences. Survey results are presented in bi-annual reports to the Group Pro Vice Chancellors, Deans (Learning and Teaching) and Heads of School/Department according to the data access policy. Each year, teachers with repeated high levels of student satisfaction with teaching receive commendations from the Academic Provost and are openly recognised for their achievements. In 2014, a select 4% of teachers were commended for superior teaching satisfaction. A listing of these outstanding teachers is published on the Learning and Teaching Awards and Grants site. December 2014 Graduations In the December 2014 graduation round, a total of 7,129 students were eligible to graduate. Of these, 4,847 (68%) attended the 14 graduation ceremonies held in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast (the highest attendance rate since 2007). All domestic graduation ceremonies were once again live streamed via the Internet allowing family and friends of our graduating students to share the occasion from anywhere in the world. Footage of the ceremonies is permanently available on the Griffith University YouTube channel.

Highlights of the December ceremonies were the awards of Honorary Doctorates to His Excellency The Hon Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland; Ms Robyn Archer, renowned Australian performer, writer, and director; Ms Catherine Sinclair, one of the founding Directors of The Consultancy Bureau; Honorary Professor Warren Day PSM, former Engineering Director, City of Gold Coast; Dr James Morton, founder and chairperson of the Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit (AEIOU); The Hon Justice Andrew Greenwood, Federal Court of Australia; Dr David Solomon AM, journalist, author and former Queensland Integrity Commissioner; and Mr Harvey Lister, Chairman and CEO, AEG Ogden.

Guest speakers included Barry Thomas, Director, Asia-Pacific – Cook Medical; Mr Terry White AO, Chairman of the Terry White Chemists Group; Dr Frances Hughes, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Queensland Department of Health; Ms Trish Hogan, CEO, Pindara Private Hospital; Dr Geoff Garrett AO, Queensland Chief Scientist; and Clinton Dines, former senior country executive for China, BHP, and current Griffith University Council member.

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2014 Pasifika Cultural Graduation The fourth Griffith Pasifika Cultural Graduation event, coordinated by Student Equity Services and the Griffith Pasifika Association (GPA), was celebrated by some 240 students, future students, friends, families, University staff, local Member of Parliament Desley Scott MP Woodridge, and representatives from partner school staff and community organisations. The graduation event took place at the Acacia Ridge Hotel on 6 December 2014. For the 12 Pasifika graduands, some were the first in their family to attend and graduate from university. English is likely to be a second or third language, making their achievements even more significant. This event - a key component of Griffith’s HEPP-funded Pacific Island outreach and community engagement strategy - celebrates the academic success of graduating Pasifika students while also promoting educational pathways and cultural diversity. As mentioned earlier in this report, the Widening Tertiary Participation Program for Pasifika Communities was the recipient of a 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Program Award.

Graduands at the 2014 Pasifika Cultural Graduation event Student Transition and Leadership Orientation and transition activities were held during January and February, including both on-campus and on-line options. On-campus students were encouraged to attend a series of O-Week events under the guise of 'Ultimate O-Week'. Passports (doubling as name tags) were available to every student. These passports encouraged students to collect stickers and ultimately prizes depending on the number of stickers collected (events attended). Many students filled their passport by attending 10 separate O-Week events. Activities were supported by O-Week Leaders (OWLs), recruited from our current students. With a presence on every campus they proactively assisted new students to feel welcome and to find their way around each campus. CEO Magazine Rankings The Griffith MBA ranked among the country’s leading MBA programs in CEO Magazine. It also featured in the magazine’s top 20 Global MBA Rankings for 2015. The rankings are compiled by the International Graduate Forum and are designed to present a 360-degree view of the world’s leading business schools. The Griffith MBA is placed sixth in the top tier of Australian programs, and is the only Queensland program to feature in the top 10. On the global front, the Griffith MBA shared 17th place with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany, as well as being placed ninth on the global Online MBA Rankings. The latest CEO Magazine ranking builds on a very successful 2014 for the Griffith MBA, with enrolments increasing by more than 50% on the previous year.

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CFA Institute Recognition The Griffith Business School’s Master of Finance and Investments and Master of Finance programs have been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program. This status is granted to institutions whose degree programs incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), which provides students with a solid grounding in the CBOK and positions them well to sit for the CFA exams. Griffith was the first University in Australia accepted into the CFA Institute Recognition program in having the Bachelor of Commerce (Finance major) recognised. People: Staff and Members of Griffith Community Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Two staff members of the Institute for Glycomics – Professor Mark von Itzstein and Professor Michael Good AO – have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Fellows of the Academy are recognised for their outstanding leadership in the science of health and medicine, and for demonstrating significant and continuing involvement with issues of health care, prevention of disease, education, research, health services policy and delivery. 2015 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Professor Wendy Chaboyer, Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing (NCREN), will be inducted into the 2015 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing. The award recognizes nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves. Professor Chaboyer joins NCREN colleague Professor Claire Rickard who was also inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in 2013. 2014 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award Dr Lara Herrero, from Griffith’s Institute for Glycomics, was recognised for scientific excellence with a 2014 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award. Dr Herrero is studying viruses in the body that survive by hijacking healthy cells. Dr Hererro’s award celebrates Australian intellectual and scientific excellence and encourages younger Australians to follow in the footsteps of our outstanding achievers. Sir William Hudson Award for Engineering Excellence Mr Ian Underhill, Senior Technical Officer in the School of Engineering, partnered with experts from Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, and CSIRO to win Engineers Australia’s highest honour, the Sir William Hudson Award for Engineering Excellence. The Sir William Hudson Award was inspired by the first Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority and is a peak national engineering prize. The award winning project team developed a revolutionary fibre optic catheter “Fibre Optic Manometry: A 21st Century Approach to In-Vivo Diagnostics” which combines advanced fibre optic technology, engineering, software design and clinical excellence for a unique instrument that monitors muscular activity deep within the human body. Engineers Australia noted that the detail generated by the device is dramatically better than that available with traditional technologies.

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Centre for Coastal Management Wins Two National Awards The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management (GCCM) has won two major categories and has been acknowledged in a third at the prestigious 2015 Australian Coastal Awards. Announced in Melbourne on 12 March, the GCCM won the Research category, for its overall research program, and the Community Engagement category. Meanwhile, the Centre’s QSurge project - funded by the Queensland Government and involving real-time storm tide risk assessment - received Special Mention in the Planning and Management category. The Australian Coastal Awards are conducted by the National Sea Change Taskforce (NSCT), which supports and advances the interests of coastal councils and their constituencies. QCA Graduate Wins World Press Photo Award Queensland College of Art photography honours graduate - Raphaela Rosella – has been named winner of the portrait category in the 2015 World Press Photo awards. Raphaela was the only Australian finalist selected from the 97,912 entries submitted by 5,692 photographers from 131 countries. Her award winning image was of a Kamilaroi girl named Laurinda, taken as she waited outside her home in Moree, NSW for a bus to Sunday School. In the same year she graduated from the QCA, Raphaela joined leading Australian photography collective Oculi; was named Australia’s Top Emerging Documentary Photographer by Capture Magazine; and travelled to France where she attended the photography festival Les Rencontres D’Arles and a workshop with Magnum Photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti, courtesy of Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA). Raphaela is now represented throughout Europe by Agence Vu and is co-editor of The Australian PhotoJournalist. Australian Medical Council Appointment Associate Professor Eleanor Milligan, School of Medicine, has been appointed to the Australian Medical Council (AMC) for a four year term. The AMC’s purpose is to ensure that standards of education, training and assessment of the medical profession promote and protect the health of the Australian community. Associate Professor Milligan worked in industry and education prior to establishing the Princess Alexandra Clinical Ethics Service in 2008. In addition to her role as Academic Lead in Law, Ethics and Professional Practice in the MBBS at Griffith, she also works as a Clinical Ethicist for Queensland Health. Science and Innovation Champion Professor Richard John, Dean (Learning and Teaching) – Griffith Sciences, was recognised as a Queensland Science and Innovation Champion in December 2014. The recipients of the five awards were noted for their innovation, knowledge and ground-breaking leadership and research. Professor John was named a Science Champion for his leadership in science, specifically in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) promotion and education. The Science and Innovation Champions program was launched in May 2014, and aims to support the Queensland Science and Innovation Action Plan’s goal of a community engaged in and valuing science.

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New Director, Office of Human Resource Management As reported to the December 2014 meeting of Council, Ms Janine Walker, Director, Office of Human Resource Management had announced that she would be retiring from the University in January 2015. I am pleased to advise that Mr William (Bill) Ryan has been appointed as the new Director, HRM. Mr Ryan is currently the Director, Human Resources at Curtin University, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to taking on this role, he spent many years at QUT working in various leadership capacities in human resource management, organisation development, change management, workforce planning and industrial relations. Mr Ryan has worked in a variety of sectors including not-for-profit and the public sectors and has held executive posts in professional associations in HR, Organisational Psychology and Tertiary Education Management. Mr Ryan’s appointment will commence on 13 April 2015. Vale Ms Rosamund (Aunty Ros) Graham In March, the University community was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Aunty Ros Graham, one of our esteemed Griffith Elders.

Throughout her life, Aunty Ros worked in a wide variety of roles including as a cook on a cattle station, a seamstress, an office receptionist and a community educator. She was also heavily involved in supporting the rehabilitation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, while working tirelessly on the outside to lend support to their families. She was an Elder in the Brisbane Murri Court in the Magistrates Courts, where she had input into the sentencing process and thus contributed to improving relations between Indigenous communities and the courts. She was also a member of the Brisbane Council of Elders, the Aboriginal Education Clinic in the Redlands, and a range of community based organisations.

As a long-standing member of the Griffith University Council of Elders and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee, Aunty Ros played a vital role in the life of the University. She was committed to strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people of the University; to providing the University with expert guidance on key issues of importance; and to promoting a spirit of reconciliation and respect. Aunty Ros will be remembered as an inspired leader and as a much-respected, and much-loved mentor to staff, students, and members of the wider community. She will be deeply missed by the many people she influenced during her time at Griffith. Professorial Appointments A number of new professorial appointments have been made since the December 2014 report to Council. See attached for further details. (Attachment 3) People: Student Achievements Griffith Team Makes Hult Prize Regional Final A team of Griffith University students made the regional finals of the Hult Prize – a prestigious social enterprise competition run by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The Hult Prize Foundation is a start-up accelerator for budding young social entrepreneurs emerging from the world’s universities. Named as one of the top five ideas changing the world by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine, the annual competition for the Hult Prize aims to identify and launch the most compelling social business ideas - start-up enterprises that tackle grave issues faced by billions of people. Winners receive USD 1 million in seed capital, as well as mentorship and advice from the international business community.

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The Griffith team comprised Australian Postgraduate Award recipient Brad McConachie; Prime Minister’s Australia-Asia Endeavour Awardees Chris Eigeland and Janna Mallon; and New Colombo Plan Scholar Elise Stephenson. The Griffith team was one of 250 selected from more than 20,000 applications from 500 colleges and universities in 150 countries. Elise, Janna, Brad and Chris contested the regional final in Shanghai on 13-14 March. Other host cities were Boston, San Francisco, London and Dubai. Although unsuccessful in their regional final (finishing runner-up to the local Chinese team), the Griffith team is to be congratulated for making the final 250 in such a prestigious world-wide competition. Bangkok Business Challenge A team of Griffith MBA students made the final round of an international Business Plan Competition held in Bangkok in February, and were only beaten by two top US business schools from Cornell and Kellogg. The Bangkok Business Challenge is hosted annually by Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University, and this year attracted 48 entries from around the world. 16 teams made the quarter final round and were invited to Bangkok in February to present to the judging panels, with six teams making it through to the final round. Griffith was the only Australian team to proceed to the final. The Griffith team comprised Andrew Zaniewski, Nathan Pugliese, Joshua Salkeld, Matthew Kelly, and Prasanna Shanmuganathan. Their business plan concerned the application of two new technologies for the desalination of sea water for coastal and island communities who suffer drinking water shortages due to population pressure. National PhD Award PhD candidate Mr Paul Harris, from Griffith’s Population and Social Health Research Program, was presented with a national award for best PhD paper by the Health Sciences Research Association of Australia and New Zealand for his research on the most cost-effective way to provide a universal health service. Mr Harris is completing his PhD with Queensland and South Australian Health industry partners thanks to an Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) scholarship through the Australian Research Council. Physical Facilities and Information Services Reports on Capital and Minor Works (Attachment 4) and Information Services (Attachment 5) are attached. University Engagement Opening of Margaret Mittelheuser AM Trading Room On 24 February, former Governor-General the Hon Quentin Bryce AD CVO officially opened the Margaret Mittelheuser AM Trading Room in the new Griffith Business Building at the Gold Coast campus. Margaret Mittelheuser, who passed away in December 2013, entered the stockbroking profession in 1952, and in a fifty year career established herself as a leader in the finance industry. When she was admitted to partnership of the broking firm of King and Yuill in 1964, she became the first woman to be registered as a stockbroker in Australia and among the first in the world.

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Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM, Margaret’s sister, was also in attendance at the opening and thanked the University for acknowledging Margaret by naming the trading room after her. Cathryn has kindly offered the University a generous donation in perpetuity to support the facility, and naming the Trading Room in memory of her sister was deemed very fitting recognition of both Cathryn’s generosity and the remarkable woman that Margaret was. The world-class facility offers outstanding educational and research benefits with 15 Bloomberg Terminals connected to live data from the Australian stock exchange and other international Bloomberg financial data feeds.

Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser with the Hon Quentin Bryce and Chancellor Leneen Forde

TEDx Griffith University Griffith hosted its first official TEDx on 18 February at the Gold Coast campus. This highly successful event, which showcased the significant achievements of a range of thinkers, business leaders, scientists and adventurers, was based on the theme ‘Knowledge is…” The event was overseen by the Office of Marketing and Communications and embraced a diverse range of people across the University community who thoroughly engaged the audience gathered at the Griffith Business School on the Gold Coast campus, with hundreds more watching at satellite events live streamed to the other four campuses. Professor Wendy Moyle, a world-leading dementia researcher from Griffith’s Social Robotics Lab, delivered a presentation focused on her beliefs that robots are beneficial for providing quality of life for dementia patients, some respite for their carers and a means for society to better cope with its ageing population. Another presenter was Griffith Business School graduate and astronaut Tim Gibson, who brought his story of how never giving up and extraordinary luck have changed his life. Tim had always wanted to be a pilot for the Australian Defence Force but despite passing all of the required military tests, his long-sightedness prevented him from achieving this dream. However, intensive physical preparation for the RAAF selection process helped him win an international competition run by the Lynx Space Academy, so Tim is now preparing to go into space as Australia’s youngest astronaut. World-leading organic chemist and Nobel Prize contender Dr San Thang shared his story of how having the courage to take a risk can change everything. The former refugee, who fled Vietnam by boat, explained how determination helped him become a global leader in his field of plastics and polymers.

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The TEDx talk by Professor Mark von Itzstein, Director of Griffith’s Institute for Glycomics, explained how sugars are vital for our cells to function and may hold the key to beating some of the world’s most debilitating diseases. Other speakers included renowned shark researcher Sarah Richmond, and lawyer Chris Eigeland who founded The Schoolbag, a not-for-profit organisation that has distributed thousands of primary education supply kits to Haiti, South Africa and Vietnam. Harmony Week 2015 Harmony Week activities took place across all campuses from 16-21 March. Harmony Day is observed on 21 March each year, and is celebrated nationally. Whilst its origins relate to the UN sponsored International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the concept of “harmony” extends to inclusion more broadly. The Chancellor has been a long-time supporter of Harmony Week, and was the event’s sponsor again in 2015. During the week, staff and students enjoyed cultural performances, art displays, morning teas and other talks and presentations that resonated with Griffith’s commitment to celebrating the diversity of its communities. Highlights included a Citizenship Ceremony hosted by the Centre for Interfaith and Cultural Dialogue; a presentation by rugby league legend, Mr Wayne Bennett AM at the Logan campus; a saxophone orchestra performance featuring world music at the Queensland Conservatorium; the Universal Feast event hosted by Griffith Mates at Gold Coast and Nathan campuses; and the Library’s Great Wall of Harmony display. Approximately three thousand orange t-shirts, specially designed by a student at the Queensland College of Art Gold Coast, were available for a small donation, with proceeds going to the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation and the Students’ Future Fund. Harmony Week is coordinated by Student Services but is a collaborative effort by many elements including: Campus Life, Centre for Interfaith and Cultural Dialogue, Co-Op Bookshops, Cultural Diversity and Internationalisation Community of Practice, School of Education and Professional Studies, Gold Coast Uni Store, Griffith ALLY Network, Griffith International, Griffith MATES, GUMURRII Student Support Unit, Head, Logan campus, Information Services Library and Learning Services, Office of Marketing and Communications, Queensland College of Art, Queensland Conservatorium, the Gold Coast Student Guild and the Student Representative Council. Donations Exceed $5 Million Philanthropic donations made to Griffith University reached a new record in 2014 with donations totalling over $5.25 million. This outstanding achievement doubled the donation total of $2.58 million last year and eclipsed the previous donation high of $2.91 million in 2012. On behalf of the University, I extend my warm thanks to the 960 donors who generously supported Griffith in 2014. Strategic Partnership with Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland Griffith Sciences has recently established a formal relationship with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) as part of a key focus in 2015 to build new, and nurture existing partnerships, with industry. CCIQ is the peak industry body for small and medium enterprises in Queensland. The alliance aims to:

• match up small-and-medium businesses with Griffith Sciences students for student work placements and to assist students with finding employment after graduation by putting them in touch with potential employers.

• encourage consultancies and research collaborations between CCIQ members and Griffith Sciences researchers.

• share our research stories and achievements through the promotion of IMPACT articles via CCIQ channels.

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Griffith signs up with the Country Education Foundation Australia (CEFA) and The Smith Family (TSF) Griffith has entered into a partnership agreement with CEF to support financially disadvantaged CEF-supported rural and regional students enrolling at the University in 2015, providing cash sponsorship for Griffith University-CEF Scholarships and transition support facilitated by Student Equity Services. The Griffith-CEF scholarships are featured on the Griffith website (see http://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships/categories/general/country-education-foundation-of-australia-scholarship-cefa) and they will be advertised in the CEF Scholarships Guide (national distribution). Griffith also renewed its Cooperative Relationship Agreement for 2015 with The Smith Family (TSF), providing cash sponsorship and support for TSF Learning for Life students studying at Griffith. Media Highlights A summary of media activities appears at Attachment 6.

Attachment 1 Vice Chancellor’s Report to Council 7 April 2015

Council, March 2015 Page 1 of 14

Outcomes of Domestic Undergraduate and Postgraduate Offer Rounds for Semester 1, 2015 (as at 2 March)

1.0 Market demand – 1st preference applications

Overall demand for commonwealth supported places in Queensland for Semester 1, 2015 contracted with the total number of QTAC 1st preference applications decreasing from 59,003 for Semester 1, 2014 to 57,927 for Semester 1, 2015 (-1.8%). This follows a weaker Semester 1 intake in 2014 (-2.4%) and 2013 (-1.3%), but a stronger intake in 2012 (+3.3%). Total UAC applications also weakend: down -1.1%, from 88,790 for Semester 1, 2014 to 87,777 for Semester 1, 2015 as at 26 February 2015. This follows a period of flat to minimal growth (+0.6% for Semester 1, 2014 as at 27 February 2014; +1.9% for Semester 1, 2013 as at 6 February 2013).

Chart 1. Market trend in QTAC 1st preference applications

Combined demand for Griffith programs through QTAC and UAC was softer, with combined TAC 1st preference applications declining from 10,844 for Semester 1, 2014 to 10,636 for Semester 1, 2015 (-208, -1.9%). This follows similar falls in the two previous Semester 1 intakes (-1.6% for 2014 and -1.2% for 2013) and a larger fall in 2012 (-6.7%).

• Griffith’s 1st preferences through QTAC declined by -139 (-1.4%): from 9,980 for Semester 1, 2014 to 9,841 for Semester 1, 2015. This compares to -136 (-1.3%) last year, -191 (-1.9%) in 2013 and -698 (-6.3%) in 2012.

• Griffith’s 1st preferences through UAC declined by -69 (-8.0%): from 864 for Semester 1, 2014 to 795 for Semester 1, 2015. This compares to -35 (-3.9%) last year and +55 (+6.5%) in 2013 and -105 (-11.1%) in 2012.

Chart 2. Institution trends in TAC 1st preference applications

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QTAC first preference applications for the two major Brisbane metropolitan competitors declined this year.

• QUT decreased by -637 QTAC 1st preferences (-4.4%, vs. -1.1% for 2014, +6.3% for 2013 and +2.6% for 2012).

• UQ experienced the largest QTAC first preference decline, down -700 (-4.7%, vs. -1.3% for 2014, +2.4% for 2013 and +3.1% for 2012). This is partly explained by the transfer of UQ’s Ipswich campus to USQ from January 2015, with a loss of -217 1st preferences across two withdrawn programs as reported in final QTAC data for Semester 1, 2014.

• ACU experienced increased QTAC first preference demand from a relatively small base of 1,588 in 2014 to 1,795 in 2015 (+207, +13.0%). ACU’s presence in the Brisbane market continues to grow. In 2011 ACU attracted 1,160 1st preferences.

QTAC first preference applications for Queensland regional universities1 strengthened, from 14,746 for Semester 1, 2014 to 15,650 for Semester 1, 2015 (+6.1%). This largely offsets decreases over the past two years (-4.8% for 2014, -4.0% for 2013). Regional institutions with the largest increases were USQ (+525, +25.7%) and Central Queensland University (+349, +11.2%). The non-university sector continued to contract, down from 3,340 QTAC 1st preferences for Semester 1, 2014 to 2,629 for Semester 1, 2015 (-711, -21.3%). This follows decreases of -11.6% for 2014, -17.5% for 2013 and -3.4% for 2012. The largest provider in this sector is TAFE Queensland, now (re)combined with Southbank Institute (-1,080, -35.6%). QIBT remains a relatively small player, securing 109 1st preferences via QTAC in the latest intake, up +39 (+55.7%) year on year. There were minimal movements in market share across the four metropolitan universities: Griffith’s market share of QTAC 1st preferences rose slightly from 16.9% to 17.0% (+0.07%). UQ’s share was 24.5% share (-0.74%); QUT 23.9% share (-0.64%). ACU increased its share from 2.7% to 3.1% share (+0.41%). Regional universities strengthened market share (from 25.0% to 27.0%, up +2.02%), while the non-university sector lost share from 5.7% to 4.5% (-1.12%).

Chart 3. Market share of QTAC 1st preference applications

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2.0 Griffith demand – 1st preference applications

GBS and Health attracted slightly more 1st preferences via QTAC and UAC for Semester 1, 2015, while AEL and Sciences attracted slightly fewer. At a campus level, 1st preferences were higher for the Gold Coast and for external/online study, but lower for Logan, Mt Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank.

Table 1. TAC 1st preferences by Group and Campus

Group and Campus 1st pref

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YOY % change

Griffith total 10,844 10,636 -208 -1.9%

AEL 4,307 4,117 -190 -4.4%

GBS 1,560 1,573 +13 +0.8%

Health 3,206 3,275 +69 +2.2%

Sciences 1,771 1,671 -100 -5.6%

Gold Coast campus 5,338 5,490 +152 +2.8%

Logan campus 620 561 -59 -9.5%

Mt Gravatt campus 1,327 1,062 -265 -20.0%

Nathan campus 2,368 2,183 -185 -7.8%

Other (external/online) 24 208 +184 +766.7%

South Bank campus 1,167 1,132 -35 -3.0%

External/online program options have been extended and now include the Bachelor of Business, Master of Teaching Primary, Bachelor of Child and Family Studies, Bachelor of Human Services/ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Social Work and the Bachelor of Human Services. 3.0 Applicant profile

School leaver and non-school leaver 1st preference demand School Leaver demand for tertiary places for Semester 1, 2015 was stronger overall, increasing from 29,086 to 29,499 QTAC 1st preferences (+413, +1.4%). Overall School Leaver demand has been growing over time and is now +8.6% higher than in 2011. QTAC first preference demand from Non School Leavers continued to decline this year, from 29,917 to 28,428 (-1,489, -5.0%). Non School Leaver demand has contracted over time and is now -11.5% lower than in 2011. Griffith continues to be attractive to School Leavers, demand has increased by +95 (+1.6%) year on year in terms of combined QTAC and UAC 1st preferences. However, Griffith attracted fewer Non-School Leavers in this latest intake (-303, -6.3%). This maintains the pattern in previous years where Non-School Leaver has been trending down significantly - Semester 1, 2014 Non-School Leavers first preference demand down -198 (-4.0%); Semester 1, 2013 down -495 (-9.1%). UQ lost ground with both segments while QUT strengthened School Leaver demand but experienced diminished Non-School Leaver demand.

• UQ had -245 (-3.0%) fewer school leaver 1st preferences and -455 (-6.8%) fewer non school leaver 1st preferences.

• QUT obtained +300 (+4.7%) more QTAC school leaver 1st preferences but -937 (-11.7%) less QTAC non school leaver 1st preferences.

• ACU gained in both segments: +123 (15.4%) school leavers, and +84 (+10.6%) non school leavers.

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Griffith’s share of the Queensland School Leaver market was steady: up +0.1% to 19.1% for Semester 1, 2015 (vs. 19.0% for 2014, 18.9% for 2013, 18.1% for 2012). Similarly, Griffith’s share of the Non –School Leaver market was relatively steady though down -0.1% to 14.8% (vs. 14.9% for 2014, 14.8% for 2013, 15.7% for 2012). UQ’s share of both segments decreased slightly: 27.1% (down -1.2%) in School Leavers and 21.8% (down -0.4%) in Non-School Leavers. QUT improved its share of School Leavers (22.8% share, up +0.7%) but decreased in Non-School Leavers (24.9% share, down -1.9%).

Chart 4. Institution trends in SL/NSL 1st preference applications

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The pattern of stronger School Leaver demand and weaker Non-School Leaver demand was largely reflected across the Griffith Academic Groups but less so across the Griffith campuses.

• Health experienced the largest combined QTAC & UAC increase in School Leaver first preferences, up +108 (+6.6%). AEL was also higher, with +44 (+2.0%).

• GBS demand as steady amongst both School Leavers (+2, +0.2%) and Non-School Leavers (+11, +2.1%). This was the only Group to record higher Non-School Leaver preferences in the latest intake.

• Gold Coast campus achieved the strongest growth in school leavers (+193, +6.1%), while South Bank was also up slightly (+24, +3.7%). The only growth in Non-School Leavers came from online programs (+175, up from 23).

Chart 5. Griffith Group and campus trends in SL/NSL TAC 1st preference applications

Widening participation cohort The preliminary estimate of commencing Widening Participation student enrolments for Semester 1, 2015 is higher than in mid February 2014 (+404, +23.4%). Increases are most marked at the Gold Coast and Logan campuses.

• Gold Coast up +95 (+18.4%) commencing enrolments; Logan up +99 (43.6%) commencing enrolments

• Other campuses recorded relatively small increases: Mt Gravatt up +11 (+4.1%), Nathan up +24 (+4.1%), and South Bank up +6 (+4.5%).

Table 2. Preliminary estimate of Semester 1 Widening Participation commencing cohort

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Field of Education 1st preference demand Health was the discipline area to experience most demand attracting 29.5% of QTAC first preferences for Semester 1, 2015, up +1,107 (+6.9%). Creative Arts was next , attracting 9.2% of QTAC first preferences an increase of only +20 (+0.4%). Higher demand for Health programs was primarily evident at USQ (+323 1st preferences) and to CQU (+232). Others included ACU (+156), Sunshine Coast (+154), James Cook (+150), QUT (+144) and Griffith (+104). Griffith obtained more QTAC first preferences year on year in the study areas of Health (+104), Management and Commerce (+75), and Architecture and Building (+51).

Table 3. Study area QTAC 1st preferences, total QTAC and institution

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Agriculture and Environmental 812 618 -194 -23.9% - -9 -7 - - -4 -144 - -8 -22

Architecture and Building 1,852 1,675 -177 -9.6% - -14 +51 +3 -71 - -49 +3 -14 +35

Creative Arts 5,327 5,347 +20 +0.4% +1 +50 -71 -43 -104 -13 -43 +82 -26 +177 Education 6,408 5,674 -734 -11.5% +9 +44 -145 -82 -539 -76 +24 +70 -93 +54 Engineering 4,288 4,017 -271 -6.3% - +3 -56 +12 -11 -5 -121 -41 -5 +21 Food, Hospitality and Personal Serv.

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Health 15,960 17,067 +1,107 +6.9% +156 +232 +104 +150 +144 +49 -97 +323 +154 +69 Info Technology 1,464 1,394 -70 -4.8% -2 +4 -21 -19 +31 -4 -1 +17 -17 +64 Management and Commerce 7,446 7,397 -49 -0.7% +27 -7 +75 -49 +123 +25 -15 +32 -15 +106

Natural and Physical Sciences 4,588 4,493 -95 -2.1% +25 +15 -28 -53 +6 +3 -43 -19 +27 +31

Society and Culture 10,803 10,207 -596 -5.5% -9 +31 -41 +188 -216 -10 -211 +58 +11 +84

Total 59,003 57,927 -1,076 -1.8% +207 +349 -139 +107 -637 -35 -700 +525 +14 +640

Chart 6. Griffith market share of study area QTAC 1st preferences (at 15 January)

3.4%

7.2%

11.3%

14.3%

14.0%

16.9%

18.8%

20.3%

22.1%

31.0%

3.4%

11.0%

11.2%

13.5%

13.6%

17.5%

20.0%

20.4%

21.9%

29.6%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Agriculture and Environmental

Architecture and Building

Health

Information Technology

Engineering

Society and Culture

Management and Commerce

Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Creative Arts

Griffith market share by study area for Semester 1, 2015 vs. 2014

Sem 1, 2015

Sem 1, 2014

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4.0 Applicant quality – offers, cut-offs and OPs

Griffith maintained or improved OP cut-offs in just over half of its programs for Semester 1, 2015:

• 15% improved OP cut-off (vs. 32% in 2014, 16% in 2013, 12% in 2012) • 38% maintained OP cut-off (vs. 39% in 2014, 45% in 2013, 15% in 2012) • 31% had a lower OP cut-off (vs. 17% in 2014, 36% in 2013, 65% in 2012)

In total, 53% either improved or did not change OP cut-off, down from 71% in 2014 and 61% in 2013, but higher than in 2012 (27%). UQ largely maintained or improved its position this year, with 89% of programs with steady or improved cut-offs (up from 69% last year). QUT maintained or improved cut-offs in the majority of programs (62%, down from 73% last year and 81% in 2013), while one in three (33%) had a lower OP cut-off. QUT OP cut-offs have continued to strengthen since 2013.

Table 4. Institutional comparison of OP cut-off trends

2014 2014 vs. 2013 2015 2015 vs. 2014

University Count of OP result % change Count of OP result % change Griffith 207 206 Improved 67 32% 29 15% No change 81 39% 72 38% Declined 36 17% 60 31% Not offered 23 11% 31 16% UQ 105 98 Improved 20 19% 38 42% No change 53 50% 43 47% Declined 11 10% 3 3% Not offered 21 20% 7 8% QUT 132 109 Improved 37 28% 13 12% No change 59 45% 52 50% Declined 8 6% 35 33% Not offered 28 21% 5 5%

OP1-6 Guarantee outcomes Griffith attracted 718 QTAC first preferences from Queensland Year 12 OP1-6 students in Semester 1, 2015. This is higher than Semester 1, 2014 (663) and comparable to Semester 1, 2013 (718) when the guarantee was first introduced. Griffith obtained 91 OP1 QTAC 1st preferences from Queensland Year 12, OP eligible students, 10 more than in 2014. Since introducing the scheme, Griffith has recorded small increases in high achieving student first preferences.

Table 5. Griffith OP 1-6 QTAC 1st preferences from Qld OP eligible school leavers

1st preference OP 1 OP 2 OP 3 OP 4 OP 5 OP 6 Total OP

1-6 Sem 1, 2014 81 102 95 103 134 148 663 Sem 1, 2015 91 88 112 121 132 174 718 Difference 2015 vs. 2014 +10 -14 +17 +18 -2 +26 +55 % change 2015 vs. 2014 +12.3% -13.7% +17.9% +17.5% -1.5% +17.6% +8.3%

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5.0 Offers

Across all QTAC institutions, there were -903 (-1.6%) fewer offers made compared to last year. • Griffith made -170 fewer offers, down -1.6%, the same proportional change as whole of QTAC. • UQ made markedly fewer offers, down -1,193 (-9.8%), thereby improving the overall quality of

its 2015 intake. The only other provider to record a large drop in offer numbers was TAFE, however it experienced significantly lower demand (-35.6% compared to last year).

• In contrast, three universities increased their offers by more than 300 compared to last year USQ (+568, +26.2%), ACU (+308, +14.1%) and CQU (+329, +9.6%).

Table 6. Total offers via QTAC, Semester 1 2014 and 2015

Institution Sem 1, 2014

offers Sem 1, 2015

offers Difference % change QUT 12,177 12,174 -3 0.0% UQ 12,116 10,923 -1,193 -9.8% Griffith 10,853 10,683 -170 -1.6% James Cook 4,251 4,151 -100 -2.4% CQUniversity 3,424 3,753 +329 +9.6% University of the Sunshine Coast 3,485 3,547 +62 +1.8% TAFE Queensland (including SIT) 4,113 3,046 -1,067 -25.9% University of Southern Queensland 2,167 2,735 +568 26.2% Australian Catholic University 2,179 2,487 +308 14.1% Southern Cross University 867 856 -11 -1.3% SAE Creative Media Institute - 407 +407 n/a Qld Institute of Business and Technology 165 297 +132 +80.0%

Christian Heritage College 254 222 -32 -12.6% University of New England 222 103 -119 -53.6% Australian Maritime College 34 20 -14 -41.2% Grand Total 56,307 55,404 -903 -1.6%

The highest proportion of QTAC offers were made in the Health study area, accounting for 25.1% of all offers. Following Health, the largest number of offers were in the disciplines of Society and Culture (19.1%) and Management and Commerce (13.9%). Griffith’s offer profile was dominated by offers in Society and Culture (20.5%), followed by Management and Commerce (18.1%) and Health (17.3%).

Chart 7. Field of Education share of QTAC offers

25.1%

19.1%

13.9%

10.1%

9.4%

8.5%

6.9% 3.0%

2.8% 1.2%

Total QTAC: Field of Education share of offers, Semester 1, 2015

Health

Society and Culture

Management andCommerceEducation

Creative Arts

Natural & PhysicalSciencesEngineering andRelatedArchitecture andBuildingInformationTechnologyAgriculture/Environmental

20.5%

18.1%

17.3%

13.4%

9.9%

9.7%

5.6% 2.8% 2.2%

Griffith: Field of Education share of offers, Semester 1, 2015

Society and Culture

Management andCommerceHealth

Creative Arts

Natural & PhysicalSciencesEducation

Engineering andRelatedInformationTechnologyArchitecture andBuilding

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Institutions making the largest number of additional offers year on year tended to do so in the study area of Health, with ACU, CQU and USQ making the most additional health program offers year on year. Additionally, a number of institutions reduced the number of offers made year on year. The largest of these were by UQ, Griffith and QUT:

• UQ in Society and Culture (-425 offers), Health (-289), Agriculture and Environment (-153), Creative Arts (-110), Engineering (-110), and Sciences (-110)

• Griffith in Creative Arts (-138) and education (-119) • QUT in Education (-529).

Table 7. Study area QTAC offers, total QTAC and institution

Total offers Difference

% change Difference 2015 vs. 2014

Broad Field of Education 2014 2015

2015 vs. 2014

2015 vs. 2014 ACU CQU Griff JCU QUT SCU UQ USQ USC Other

Agriculture and Environmental 851 645 -206 -24.2% - -9 -5 - - -7 -153 - 3 -35

Architecture and Building 1,756 1,647 -109 -6.2% - -14 +44 +2 +10 +1 -31 - -13 +101

Creative Arts 5,117 5,196 +79 +1.5% -2 47 -138 -61 +59 -15 -110 +68 -21 +323 Education 6,257 5,580 -677 -10.8% +1 +65 -119 -87 -529 -41 -1 +39 -89 +84 Engineering 4,095 3,807 -288 -7.0% - -8 -71 -26 34 -6 -110 -63 17 +53 Food, Hospitality and Personal Serv.

64 49 -15 -23.4% - - - - - - - - - +30

Health 12,916 13,931 +1,015 +7.9% +203 +258 +118 -71 +114 9 -289 +394 +180 +367 Info Technology 1,581 1,537 -44 -2.8% +3 -10 - -16 +38 -5 -5 +18 -24 +141 Management and Commerce 7,852 7,724 -128 -1.6% +65 +3 -40 -66 +153 +40 41 -5 -12 +220

Natural and Physical Sciences 4,819 4,687 -132 -2.7% +45 - -5 -68 +16 +20 -110 -16 +4 +49

Society and Culture 10,999 10,601 -398 -3.6% -7 -3 +46 +293 +102 -7 -425 +133 +17 +152

Total 56,307 55,404 -903 -1.6% +308 +329 -170 -100 -3 -11 -1,193 +568 +62 +1,485

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Griffith OP offer spread by campus (QTAC & UAC combined) Within Griffith, Gold Coast campus accounted for around half of all OP1-4 offers: 1,349 for Semester 1, 2015 (55% vs. 55% in 2014 and 54% in 2013). This was slightly higher than the Gold Coast campus overall share of TAC offers (48% in 2015).

• Logan obtained 5% of Griffith’s OP1-4 offers (vs. 4% in 2014 and 5% in 2013)

• Mt Gravatt 13% (vs. 18% in 2014 and 14% in 2013)

• Nathan 14% (vs. 15% in 2014 and 18% in 2013)

• South Bank 8% (vs. 8% in 2014 and 9% in 2013). AEL and Health each accounted for approximately 40% of all OP1-4 offers (AEL 43%; Health 40%). Sciences had 13% and GBS 4%.

Chart 8. Campus OP trends in TAC 1st preference applications

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QTAC/UAC offers by OP score and campus: Semester 1, 2015 (all rounds)

Gold Coast

Logan

Mt Gravatt

Nathan

Online

Other

Southbank

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0

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QTAC/UAC offers by OP score and Academic Group: Semester 1, 2015 (all rounds)

AEL

GBS

Health

Sciences

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6.0 Acceptances

Across all QTAC institutions, there were +126 more acceptances for Semester 1, 2015 compared to last year. This was despite -903 fewer offers being made across the sector.

• Griffith had +149 (+1.9%) more acceptances although it made -194 fewer offers (-2.0%). • QUT had more acceptances (+167, +1.7%) after making little change to the number of offers

year on year (-3, -0.0%). • UQ reported lower acceptances (-961, -10.0%) following a drop in offers (-1,131, -10.2%),

both down around ten percent.

Table 8. Total acceptances via QTAC, Semester 1 2014 and 2015

Institution Sem 1, 2014 acceptances

Sem 1, 2015 acceptances Difference % change

QUT 10,078 10,245 +167 +1.7% UQ 9,578 8,617 -961 -10.0% Griffith 8,052 8,201 +149 +1.9% James Cook 3,098 3,060 -38 -1.2% CQUniversity 2,688 2,984 +296 +11.0% University of the Sunshine Coast 2,538 2,708 +170 +6.7% University of Southern Queensland 1,810 2,332 +522 +28.8% TAFE Queensland (including SIT) 2,771 1,964 -807 -29.1% Australian Catholic University 1,672 1,956 +284 +17.0% Southern Cross University 523 501 -22 -4.2% SAE Creative Media Institute - 344 +344 n/a Qld Institute of Business and Technology 99 200 +101 +102.0%

Christian Heritage College 208 180 -28 -13.5% University of New England 85 40 -45 -52.9% Australian Maritime College 18 12 -6 -33.3% Grand Total 43,218 43,344 +126 +0.3%

Acceptance rates for Griffith across all rounds were higher than at the same time last year. Acceptance data is based on original acceptances and is derived from QTAC sources. Griffith had an overall acceptance rate for Semester 1, 2015 of 76.8% compared to 74.2% at the same time last year.

• Acceptance rates were stronger across all Academic Groups, more so for AEL and Sciences.

• At a campus level, acceptance rates were relatively higher year on year for the Gold Coast, followed by Logan and Nathan.

Table 9. Acceptance rates for all rounds, Semester 1 2014 vs. 2015

Group All rounds,

2014 All rounds,

2015 Difference AEL 75.3% 78.4% +3.1% GBS 75.2% 75.9% +0.7% Health 72.2% 74.7% +2.5% Sciences 73.6% 77.3% +3.6%

Campus All rounds,

2014 All rounds,

2015 Difference Gold Coast 69.5% 74.1% +4.6% Logan 81.4% 83.5% +2.1% Mt Gravatt 78.0% 78.6% +0.5% Nathan 76.4% 78.3% +1.8% South Bank 79.1% 80.0% +0.9% Total Griffith 74.2% 76.8% +2.6%

Note: Acceptance rate is based on original acceptances and includes all rounds, as at 2 March

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7.0 Estimated commencing enrolments

As at 26 February, Griffith was projected to slightly exceed its commencing domestic undergraduate student load target for Semester 1, 2015. At the end of all TAC offer rounds, estimated commencing enrolments were 103.3% (vs. 103.5% last year) of the total EFTSL target.

Table 10. Estimated commencing enrolments following all TAC Rounds

Estimated commencing enrolments Sem 1, 2014

% fill of EFTSL target

Sem 1, 2014

Estimated commencing enrolments Sem 1, 2015

% fill of EFTSL target

Sem 1, 2015

Group AEL 3,508 104.2% 3,505 105.9% GBS 1,927 108.7% 1,941 111.7% Health 2,532 104.5% 2,662 100.0% Sciences 1,732 95.8% 1.736 95.6% Campus Gold Coast 4,223 98.3% 4,520 105.2% Logan 621 105.6% 593 95.8% Mt Gravatt 1,190 101.2% 1,077 104.0% Nathan 2,869 110.0% 2,792 101.7% South Bank 764 109.0% 759 110.8% Griffith 9,699 103.5% 9,844 103.3%

8.0 Griffith direct pathways

Direct entry applications and offers from domestic QIBT students and from GUMURRII (via direct applications) have strengthened for Semester 1, 2015. Applications and offers from TAFE students are steady year on year.

Table 11. Undergraduate direct pathway applications and offers

Applications Sem 1, 2014 applications

Sem 1, 2015 applications

YOY difference YOY % change

TAFE 357 364 +7 +2.0% QIBT 101 138 +37 +36.6% GUMURRII DIRECT 88 110 +22 +25.0%

GUMURRII QTAC 180 98 -82 -45.6%

Offers Sem 1, 2014

offers Sem 1, 2015

offers YOY

difference YOY % change

TAFE 335 350 +15 +4.5% QIBT 98 126 +28 +28.6% GUMURRII DIRECT 86 107 +21 +24.4%

GUMURRII QTAC 180 98 -82 -45.6%

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A comparison of OUA enrolments for Study Period 1 (commencing mid-February), shows +340 (+56.4%) increase in OUA CGS program enrolments. This is due to heightened interest in two programs in particular: Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Communication. Griffith also launched a fully online option for its Bachelor of Business last year. This obtained 15 enrolments in Semester 1, 2014, increasing to 63 enrolments for Semester 1, 2015.

Table 12. Comparison of OUA CGS enrolments for interim Study Period 1

OUA CGS program SP1 2014

final SP1 2015

interim YOY

difference YOY %

change Bachelor of Arts 111 110 -1 -0.9% Bachelor of Communication 128 260 +132 103.1% Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice 194 243 +49 25.3% Bachelor of Business 170 330 +160 94.1% Total 603 943 +340 56.4%

9.0 Scholarships

Eligible applicants for Sir Samuel Griffith Academic Excellence Scholarships were steady, however there was a significant increase from Uni-Start Equity Scholarship applicants. The conversion from commencing to completed applications continues to improve year on year, facilitated by online system enhancements enabling streamlined submission of applications. The quality of applications for the Sir Samuel Griffith Academic Excellence Scholarship was maintained, with cut-offs of OP 2 or equivalent across all Academic Groups.

Table 13. 2015 Academic, equity and sports scholarship applications

Scholarship Type Scholarships available 2013 applications 2014 applications 2015 applications

YOY change 2015 vs. 2014

Sir Samuel Griffith, including Deans’ Academic 4 Deans’; 83

SSG

703 total (306 eligible, 397

ineligible)

763 total (429 eligible, 334

ineligible)

663 total (425 eligible, 238

ineligible)

-100 total (-4 eligible, -96

ineligible) Griffith Connect Bursary Academic 71 187 135

(69 awarded) 135

(63 awarded) +0

Uni-Start Equity 100+ 1344 total

(763 eligible, 581 ineligible)

1245 total (746 eligible, 499

ineligible)

1433 total (929 eligible, 504

ineligible)

+188 total (+183 eligible, +5

ineligible) Griffith Sports Excellence Sport 9 full, 19

development 108 105 139 +34

*Ineligible are those applications remaining incomplete at the closing date. While pursued during the process, some decide not to continue applications. The online application process for Academic and Equity scholarships allows application tracking

Table 14. Conversion rate between ineligible and eligible applications

Scholarship 2013 conversion

rate 2014 conversion

rate 2015 conversion

rate YOY change 2015

vs. 2014 Academic Excellence 43.5% 56.2% 64.1% +7.9% Uni-Start 56.8% 59.9% 64.8% +5.0%

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10.0 Domestic postgraduate coursework applications

Domestic postgraduate coursework applications increased for Semester 1, 2015: total active applications rose from 3,007 for Semester 1, 2014 to 3,234 for Semester 1, 2015 (+227, +7.5%). GBS and Health experienced stronger demand for Semester 1, 2015, each up by +22%.

Table 15. Domestic postgraduate coursework applications by Group

Group Sem 1,

2014 Sem 1,

2015 YOY

difference YOY

% change AEL 1,397 1,355 -42 -3.0% GBS 461 564 +103 +22.3% Health 912 1,115 +203 +22.3% Sciences 232 200 -32 -13.8% Total 3,007 3,234 +227 +7.5%

Table 16. Domestic postgraduate coursework applications by funding type Fee-paying PG (FPPG) PG Commonwealth Grant Scheme (PG CGS)

Group Sem 1,

2014 Sem 1,

2015 YOY

difference YOY

% change Sem 1,

2014 Sem 1,

2015 YOY

difference YOY

% change AEL 779 1,021 +242 +31.1% 618 334 -284 -46.0% GBS 460 557 +97 +21.1% - - n/a n/a Health 480 696 +216 +45.0% 432 419 -13 -3.0% Sciences 184 168 -16 -8.7% 48 32 -16 -33.3% Total 1,908 2,420 +512 +26.8% 1099 791 -308 -28.0%

*Excludes transfer of CGS places for the Doctor of Medicine. Academic Registrar Market Research Manager, Marketing and Communications 13/03/2015

2015 Early Financial

Indicators Load & Income Semester 1, 2015

Finance 5 March 2015

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17.9

13.3

3.3

1.3

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+1%

+5%

+2%

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0%

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+1%

Student Load for Semester 1 is on target

Forecast Semester 1, 2015 EFTSL (estimate of final EFTSL at end of Semester 1) is on target, with overall growth of 5% from Semester 1, 2014

Solid growth observed in CGS, with fee paying international EFTSL lower than target driven by lower commencing enrolments, but at similar overall levels to Semester 1, 2014

EFTSL (‘000) – Semester 1

Semester 1 is a YTD measure and includes: OUA Session 3, 2014, OUA Session 4,2014, Summer Semester - 2014 Nov-Dec, Summer

Semester 2015 Jan-Feb and Semester 1 - 2015

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Enrolled EFSTL trend

Enrolled CGS EFTSL is approx 4% higher than at the same time last year. At the 3rd of March actual enrolled EFTSL was 13,272, which is 106% of final forecast load (similar ratio to last year).

Enrolled Fee Paying International EFTSL is approx 1% lower than at the same time last year. At the 3rd of March actual enrolled EFTSL was 3,014 which is 96% of final forecast load (similar ratio to last year).

Semester 1 2015 enrolments only (excludes OUA & Summer Semester)

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

CGS Semester 1 - 2014 CGS Semester 1 - 2015 Actual/Fcst

Fee Paying - International Semester 1 - 2014 Fee Paying - International Semester 1 - 2015 Actual/Fcst

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5.2

8.1

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5.0

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Commencing Continuing

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SL (

'00

0)

2015 Forecast 2015 Budget 2014 Actuals

+5%

+7%

0%

+4%

CGS student load performance driven by

commencing students

Forecast growth in CGS commencing student EFTSL is above target, driven mainly by the Business Group

CGS EFTSL (‘000) – Semester 1

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Improving conversion and load intensity rates are

driving commencing CGS student load performance

Although overall QTAC/UAC offers are down vs same time last year, conversion rates across all measures have improved. Coupled with an increase in commencing load intensity (EFTSL to Enrolment Rate), these drivers explain the growth in the CGS commencing EFTSL forecast.

QTAC Round 224 (incl UAC) as at 26 February, 2015

OffersAcceptances to

date

Acceptance to

Offer rate

Enrolment to

Offer rate

EFTSL to

Enrolment Rate

Commencing TAC

EFSTL

2014 11,637 7,492 64.4% 59.0% 47.0% 3,226

2015 11,403 7,637 67.0% 61.7% 48.0% 3,373

-234 145 2.6% 2.7% 1.0% 4.6%

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International student enrolments down from last year

Commencing EFTSL is only 91% of last year which is broadly consistent with the number of offers and acceptances. Forecast commencing EFTSL is estimated to land at 88% of budget.

Continuing EFSTL is forecast to be ahead of budget which counters the above somewhat for 2015, however the drop in commencing enrolments (largely observed in Science) will impact future pipeline.

Actuals as at 3 March 2015 v 3 March 2014

Estimated commencing EFTSL –

International fee paying (Program load)

Fcst Final Var Var

Sem 1, 2015 Sem 1, 2014 No. %

AEL 228 244 (17) (7%)

Business 572 603 (30) (5%)

Health 188 208 (20) (10%)

Science 210 268 (58) (22%)

Other 42 46 (4) (8%)

Total 1,239 1,368 (129) (9%)

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106% of LY

88% of LY

86% of LY 91%

of LY

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Forecast Griffith Student Load Income – Semester 1

Income forecast to achieve budget, consistent with load trends vs budget.

Fee Paying Domestic & Other marginally impacted by lower forecast load in higher fee courses.

Student Income by Fund Type

Forecast

Sem 1

2015

Budget

Sem 1

2015

Forecast

Variance

Variance

%

Actual

Sem 1

2014

Forecast

Growth

Growth

%

Budget

Sem 2

2015

Budget

2015

Commonwealth Grant Scheme (CGS) 237,266 234,755 2,511 1% 222,481 14,785 7% 208,348 443,103

Fee Paying International (FPOS, OSAB) 63,732 65,199 (1,467) (2%) 61,399 2,333 4% 61,703 126,903

Fee Paying Domestic & Other (FPUG, FPPG, NAWD, EMPR) 18,541 19,949 (1,408) (7%) 16,093 2,447 15% 16,789 36,738

Griffith Student Income 319,539 319,904 (365) (0%) 299,974 19,565 7% 286,840 606,744

Income $'000

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Attachment 3 Vice Chancellor’s Report to Council

7 April 2015

PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENTS The following professorial appointments have been made since my last report to Council in December 2014. Arts, Education & Law Professor Nanette Bahr commences as Dean (Learning & Teaching) in the Arts, Education and Law Group. Professor Bahr has established a national and international reputation for her expertise in teaching and learning within a higher education context. Professor Bahr has assumed a number of significant roles during her career in teaching and learning leadership both at QUT and UQ and has also been involved in a range of leadership roles for the Australian Defence Force. Her many years of experience in teaching and learning is illustrated in a series of awards and grants earned across her career. Professor Bahr received her PhD in Education Psychology and Music Education in 2000 from the University of Queensland, following her Masters in Education (Research) from UQ, her Bachelor of Education (Drama Education & Special Needs) from the Brisbane College of Advanced Education, a Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Adelaide as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University. Professor Bahr will be joining Griffith on 7 April after completing her current role as Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education at the Queensland University of Technology. Professor Don Anton joined the Griffith Law School on 5 January 2015 as Professor of International Law. Professor Anton is a leading public international lawyer. He researches and advises across the international law curriculum and has taught across a wide range of subjects including International Law, Human Rights, International Environmental Law, Human Rights and the Environment, International Climate Change Law, Marine and Coastal Law, International Trade and the Environment, International Procedure and Advocacy, Federalism and the Environment, Environmental Dispute Settlement, Property, and Torts. Professor Anton was previously with the Australian National University and brings with him to Griffith a large AusAID Development Research Award Scheme Grant researching Deep Seabed Mining. Professor Susanne Karstedt commenced in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice on 15 January 2015. Professor Karstedt is an outstanding international scholar in the areas of comparative criminology, international and white-collar crime and socio-legal studies. Her distinguished record includes prizes and awards from the leading international societies (American Criminology Society, International Society of Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies Association), membership of significant editorial and advisory boards and societies, and organisation of many international conferences. She has an extensive grant and publications record as well as a long history of teaching at many renowned universities. Professor Karstedt joins Griffith from the University of Leeds, UK.

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Arts, Education & Law (Con’t) Professor Susan Best commenced as Fine Art Program Convenor in the Queensland College of Art on 16 February 2015. Professor Best joins Griffith from the University of New South Wales and is an art historian with expertise in critical theory and modern and contemporary art. Her book, Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-garde (London: I.B. Tauris, 2011) focuses on four women artists of the 1960s and 70s and shows how their work transforms the avant-garde protocols of the period by introducing an affective dimension to late modern art. The project was funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery grant. In 2012, the book won the best book prize awarded by the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand. In 2013, it was short-listed for the American College Art Association Frank Jewett Mather award for art criticism. She is currently completing a book titled Reparative Aesthetics: Witnessing in Contemporary Art Photography (contracted by Bloomsbury Philosophy). This book offers a new way of thinking about the role of politically engaged art. It examines the work of five women photographers from the southern hemisphere who are pioneering a reparative approach to art about shameful histories. Business Professor Ian Hall Professor Ian Hall returns to Griffith University in a continuing role in the School of Government and International Relations on 1 January 2015. Professor Hall joins us from the Australian National University where he was Associate Dean (Education) for the College of Asia and the Pacific. Prior to that, Professor Hall held a position with Griffith in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies. Professor Hall's research focuses on the history of international relations thought in the UK and Commonwealth, and how these theories bear on the transformation of diplomacy, most notably in and around South Asia. Professor Renee Jeffery Professor Renee Jeffery commenced on 1 January 2015 in a continuing ASI appointment jointly in the Centre for Governance and Public Policy and Griffith Asia Institute (50/50). Professor Jeffery was previously the Deputy Director (Research) in the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, Australian National University. Professor Jeffery has an impressive research track record with six books, four of which are single-authored, several book chapters, and a number of high quality articles in highly-ranked journals in a relatively short time frame. Her work focuses on emotion and international relations, a new but increasingly important research area.

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Health NIL Griffith Sciences Professor Qing-Long Han Professor Han commenced at the University on 31 December 2014 in the Griffith School of Engineering. Professor Han was previously the Associate Dean (Research and Innovation) at the Central Queensland University, as well as the Founding Director of the Centre for Intelligent and Networked Systems. He is a leading researcher at the international level in the field of Control Theory and Control Engineering. In 2014, the Central Queensland University awarded him the Title of Laureate Professor for his international research achievements and leadership, impressive portfolio of publications in world class journals, and research grant successes. Professor Christopher Frid On 1 January 2015, Professor Chris Frid commenced as Professor of Marine Biology and Head of the Griffith School of Environment. Originally a benthic ecologist his research now focuses on larger scale questions about the ecology of coastal seas. Professor Frid is a Fellow of the Marine Biological Association, a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and a member of the British Ecological Society. Prior to joining Griffith he had been Head of the School of Environmental Sciences at Liverpool University, and Director of the Dove Marine Laboratory and Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Campus Life

CAPITAL WORKS PROGRESS REPORT as at March 2015

Gold Coast campus The Multi Storey Car Park (G55), Gold Coast campus ($25.5m): Thiess are the Design and Construct Managers for this project. The car park structure and roof are complete and the scaffold is almost fully stripped. The crash barriers and facade installations are under way and solar panels are being installed to the roof. Landscaping is complete along the accessible path between Griffith International (G52) and the University Village. Due to excessive rain during December and January the car park is now scheduled to receive vehicles on 13 April (a week after semester break). Should there be no further weather delays, Thiess are working to bring this date forward.

The Link Partial Redevelopment (G07), Gold Coast campus ($4.57m):

Watpac Specialty Services were appointed as Design and Construct Managers for this project. The Stage 1 area was completed in late 2014 and the Unibar opened for business in January 2015. The project has been delayed due to pressure issues in the pre-existing fire hydrant system and significant rain in the month of January. The Stage 2 area is nearing completion and was partially opened in mid-February allowing Burger Urge to open their tenancy. Full pedestrian access was achieved in time for Orientation Week. The remaining two tenancies, The Providore and Flava Asia will open as they complete their tenancy works in the next four to six weeks.

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PC3 Laboratories, Glycomics 1(G26) Annexe, Gold Coast campus ($7.7m): The Glycomics (G26) Annex was completed prior to Christmas 2014. The final result is an extremely high quality, world class, laboratory. The laboratories are now undergoing a lengthy certification process for PC3 and quarantine status and are expected to be in use by mid 2015.

Clinical Labs/Nursing Labs, Clinical Sciences 2 (G16) 1.09-1.10, Gold Coast campus ($365k): The Clinical Sciences Lab project undertaken by Signature Projects has provided a new Nursing ward in Clinical Sciences (G16) 1.09-10. The project required duplication of an actual working hospital nursing ward with additional AV requirements for teaching. The project reached practical completion on 6 February 2015 with minor finalisation works under way.

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Laboratory Upgrade, Science 1 (G24) 3.20-23, Gold Coast campus ($750k): The New Energies Laboratory project is being constructed by Signature Projects. The project has required a considerable amount of additional services to the existing laboratory in room 3.20 and the new laboratory being constructed in room 3.23. Project completion is 27 March 2015. Medical Science Laboratory refurbishment, Level 1 (G05) 1.01, Gold Coast campus ($1.3m): The Medical Sciences Laboratory project is being undertaken by Premis Solutions and is in the construction phase. Considerable demolition and rectification works have taken place to improve existing chilled water lines and removal of redundant services. Considerable building works have been undertaken and services runs have been completed. Project completion is 10 April 2015. Corridor Refurbishment Level 3 Eastern End, Business 1 (G01), Gold Coast campus ($90k): The project is to upgrade lighting, signage, carpet and re-painting and was undertaken by Condev Constructions. The project is complete with some minor signage to be finalised. No variations to date. Aquatic Centre and Gymnasium, Gold Coast campus ($15.5m): Conrad and Gargett have been appointed to develop the schematic design options for the site. East West Pedestrian Spine, Gold Coast campus ($1.0m): Cox Rayner Architects have been appointed to undertake the schematic design. Nathan campus Nathan & Gold Coast Data Centre Upgrade (N34 & G10), Nathan & Gold Coast campuses ($2.2m): 95% of the work is now complete with only outstanding variation works remaining. Completion is expected by the end of April 2015. Final acceptance testing and commissioning will be completed by the end of March 2015. Accessible Resident Accommodation (NT4), Nathan campus (357k): Demountable accommodation was lifted into place over the weekend of 15 February. Fit out of the accommodation has been completed. Relocation of Mechanical/Engineering Workshop, Science 2 (N34), Nathan campus ($400k): Works commenced onsite early January 2015. The project is broken into 3 stages. Stage 1, Environment 2 (N13) is currently 60% complete. All stages are scheduled for completion early April 2015.

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Refurbishment Level 0 for NRS, Health Sciences (N48) Stage 2, Nathan campus ($540k): Practical completion was granted 13 February 2015. Defects works are approximately 90% complete. AV and IT equipment for training has been commissioned.

Partial Refurbishment Level 0 (N53), Nathan campus: ($2.00m): A Principal Contractor has now been appointed. Works onsite commenced 27 February 2015 with a completion date of early June 2015. Signage Works – N54 Bray Centre Nathan campus and Mt Gravatt Campus ($34k): Signage works at N54 Bray Centre is approximately 80% complete. Signage at Mt Gravatt campus is approximately 70% complete. Student Engagement Centres N78 (Room 0.14) & Gold Coast (Room 3.71), Nathan & Gold Coast campuses ($3.5m):

Construction is currently underway and is progressing well. Contractors are currently working a 6 day program to achieve practical completion. Sir Samuel Griffith Centre (N78) is 70% complete and Griffith Health Centre (G40) 65% complete. AV commissioning is booked in for two weeks prior to the 17 April 2015 handover date.

Mount Gravatt campus Refurbishment of Teaching Labs and Seminar Rooms Level 2 (M15), Mount Gravatt campus ($2.6m): Construction is underway, with an expected completion date of June 2015. Refurbishment of Level 3 East Wing (M10), Mount Gravatt campus ($700k): Works on site commenced 16 March and completion is expected by April 2015. Refurbishment of Level 3 East Wing, Education Building (M06), Mt Gravatt campus ($700k): Demolition has been completed in the East Section and construction has commenced. This stage was completed in mid-March 2015.

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New Student Centre, Research Staff Offices & INS Technical Workshop Relocation, Arts & Music Building (M09); Research Staff Office, Social Sciences Building (M10), Mt Gravatt campus ($980k): Fit out of Arts & Music (M09), Information Services Centre (M13) and Science Education (M15), Level 4, Social Sciences (M10) has been completed and occupied.

Mt Gravatt Student Collaboration Zone (M00), Mount Gravatt campus ($400k): Construction has been completed with the collaboration zone opened for Orientation week. Secure Crime Lab, Education (M06), Mount Gravatt campus ($630k): Design and tender documentation has been completed and issued. Tender closed on 17 February. Currently the submissions and budgets are being reviewed and construction is expected to commence on site shortly. Social Sciences (M10) Level 4 Refurbished HDR Hub, Mount Gravatt campus ($375k): Box & Co Pty Ltd have been awarded the tender and are expected to commence within the next few weeks. South Bank campus Alterations to Level 7 for AEL Webb Centre(S02), South Bank campus ($550k): Construction commenced early in December 2014. Practical completion is due late March 2015.

Information Services 2014 CRICOS No. 00233E

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Start of a new teaching year Earlybird workshops were offered to all students, with topics ranging from “Get ready to research” through to “Connecting with Google”. Despite the threat of a cyclone hanging over SEQ, 3,171 students attended sessions.

Library staff and Library Rovers (students) conducted library tours at all campuses for 406 participants. This is the highest number of tour participants in a number of years. Library Rovers were also employed at Nathan and Gold Coast libraries to offer a library concierge service in O Week and Week One, assisting over 300 students.

The first week of Semester 1 is typically the peak load period in terms of Griffith app usage, as students take advantage of these services to assist them as they commence their studies.

The Griffith App has now reached over 161,000 installations across Android and iOS devices, and in that time the App has been started on those devices an impressive 6,395,496 times!

During the first week of Semester 1 this year, the Griffith App was started 233,295 times, and the peak usage day was Monday (day one of Semester) where it was run 54,121 times. Clearly students are accessing the app and its features multiple times throughout the day and week, as they access different features at different times of need.

The Maps feature was again the most used item, opened 11,259 times on day one and a total of 41,779 times during the first week as newcomers to the campuses used it heavily to assist them to get to their required buildings, rooms, labs and lecture theatres as well as other important student facilities such as libraries, cafes, recreational

and retail outlets.

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Communications and Media Report – March 2015

1.0 Overview

The first quarter of 2015 has seen significant media and communications activity for Griffith. With a strategy of higher-profile engagement, the Communications team has helped position Griffith favourably through coverage of the Queensland election, the TEDx Griffith University event on the Gold Coast, promoting Griffith leaders in the Top 50 Thinkers of Queensland newspaper supplement and successfully placing Griffith content in Time magazine online, Times Higher Education section, The Australian, Radio National, Sydney Morning Herald and ABC television. The State election deserves particular mention for the sheer volume of media coverage it generated with Griffith commentators and analysts at the forefront. There were literally hundreds of reports during the campaign featuring the likes of Dr Paul Williams (Humanities) and Professor Anne Tiernan (Business). (Attachment 6a) During the reporting period, the media statistics for the final quarter of 2014 were released. These show another record quarter of media coverage for the University. There were more than 13,000 mentions of Griffith in domestic news media from September to December (up from 10,000 the previous quarter). A new breakdown of this monitoring also shows a dominance by Griffith of the Gold Coast media as well strong showings in Brisbane and Queensland overall. It has been a period of considerable uncertainty in the higher education landscape and Griffith has maintained a restrained and succinct approach to any commentary around legislative reform. However it is also one of the key recruitment periods of the year and Griffith was a leading commentator on OP scores, university offers and student opportunities for a variety of media outlets. The period also delivered some of the highest calibre stories in recent times, with Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet being named University Teacher of the Year; three key University figures receiving Australia Day honours; Australian journalist Peter Greste and his family publicly thanking Griffith for its support around his studies while he was imprisoned in Egypt (Attachment 6b); and Griffith Health’s Nigel McMillan gained blanket coverage with his team’s research on cancer treatment. (Attachment 6c) The University’s own channels experienced an unseasonal surge in audience numbers, with growth in video views on the Griffith Youtube Channel continuing at double-digit pace. The Channel will soon hit a total of 500,000 views, while readership of Griffith authors on The Conversation website will soon top 4 million in total.

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1.1 Coverage

The following charts and diagrams show Griffith’s media profile for final quarter 2014:

Coverage by media type breaks down the channels on which Griffith content appears. Online news media coverage is now five times more prevalent than press.

Source: iSentia, Media Monitoring, September-December 2014

1.2 Competitor Analysis:

The following charts compare the media footprints of Griffith, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and now Bond University at a national, Queensland, Brisbane and Gold Coast level.

Results show Griffith’s share of voice continues to grow and is a clear second across all major markets. On the Gold Coast, Griffith has the largest share of voice. This is a new breakdown of data which gives insight to breadth of coverage within the key catchment areas of the University.

Coverage by media type

Radio (5161)

Internet (5558)

Press (1011)

TV (2011)

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1.3 Sentiment:

Sentiment during the final period of 2014 rose to a new high on the back of positive coverage, especially around Griffith Health and other research projects. Favourable coverage far outweighed the very rare negative mentions. (Sentiment is calculated as a score of 50.0 being neutral. Anything above 50.0 is seen as favourable.)

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This second chart shows favourability of media coverage over a 15-month period. The volumes of the samples (the bars) alter but favourability (lines) remains consistent across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Nationally apart from April 2014 when international student Sophie Collombet was killed.

1.4 Placement:

This chart gives an indication to quality of coverage. Griffith received a prominent mention or better in about two thirds of the sample coverage. Sentiment overall is favourable. Significantly, the most prominent coverage – front page or major headline – has the highest favourability.

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2.0 Media Highlights

A Griffith Health team has discovered a way to target a protein with a drug already available in the US that kills cancer cells. Professor Nigel McMillan is interviewed nationally, including front page headlines and lead bulletins on news reports. These included: Channel 9 Brisbane, Channel 9 Melbourne, Channel 9 Adelaide, Channel 9 Perth, WIN Hobart, Townsville Bulletin, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail, Bundaberg Guardian , News Mail, High Country Herald, Tablelands Advertiser, Gold Coast Bulletin, news.com.a ands other APN newspaper websites.

Journalist Peter Greste received significant coverage (more than 80 reports) over his imprisonment in and subsequent release from an Egyptian jail. During this period he and his family made repeated references to the support Griffith University gave him as he undertook postgraduate study in International Relations while still in prison. This coverage include Al Jazeera, ABC, Huffington post, national television networks, Yahoo, New Zealand Herald, Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph, West Australian and many more.

Asia Credentials: The Australian (p1) story on China-Japan islands conflict includes comment by Professor Andrew O’Neil, head of School of Government and International Relations. (Attachment 6d)

Student recruitment: December through to February is a peak student recruitment period, with OP scores, offers and acceptances all being dealt with. Griffith featured in the QTAC supplement in the Courier Mail in January and Academic Provost Professor Adam Shoemaker was interviewed for the Courier Mail, Gold Coast Bulletin, Channel 9 and NBN television about University offers. (Attachment 6e)

The Times Higher Education interviewed Nancy Viviani on her career after she received her Australia Day honour. Chris Madden and Professor Paul Martin were also featured in the Honours coverage for their awards. Professor Viviani was also covered in The Australian. Former PVC (International) Mr Madden was also interviewed internationally by the Pie News and Professor Martin mentioned on SABS and in Psychology websites.

3.0 Owned Digital Channels

3.1 News Website

The Griffith News website has had 112,000 visitors from January 1 to March 4, 2015, with 240,000 pages viewed. This augers well for a high traffic year as the total for 2014 was 300,000 unique visitors viewing a total of 500,000 pages. However this figure has been somewhat inflated – albeit legitimately – through a 2013 article about koala sculptures which has had over 100,000 views. This is probably due to the relaunch of the Koala Sculpture Trial for 2015 with links to Griffith’s 2013 involvement. It also emphasises the growing importance of Griffith’s own channels. A redesign and overhaul of the functionality of the Griffith News website has been commissioned for this year. The last upgrade was in September 2012.

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The five most popular 2015 news stories are:

Campuses open as wet weather continues – 12,000 views

World Press Photo award for Raphaela – 2300

Griffith roars in Asian Champions League – 1200

New concert season unveiled – 1200

Year of the Goat – 900

The Communications team also initiated a new student blog called The Griffith Collective, with the first posting covering O Week and the volunteers around it: https://thegriffithcollective.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/how-a-flock-of-owls-changed-the-way-students-start-uni-life/

3.2 Social Media

Griffith’s engagement across social media networks continues to increase. The Communications team is refining the content and scheduling of postings to meet audience preference and this is growing volume. Most channels have increased by around 20% from the previous reporting period. However video viewing on the Griffith Youtube Channel has jumped more than 30% and will soon top half a million video views.

Social media expertise bought in to help bolster the content marketing thrust is paying dividends in terms of reach. A new initiative in 2015 is the recruitment of 12 student interns who are posted to our social media accounts from across the five campuses. They are posting authentic tidbits about University life under their own name. This User Generated Content (UCG) will broaden reach even more.

A new Griffith Snapchat account was also started in 2015. Snapchat is a micro-video/photo sharing platform that now boasts more than 1 million users in Australia, with about two thirds of them under 20.

Overview:

• Facebook main account: 52,000 Likes (up from 43,000) • Twitter main account: 12,100 Followers (up from 10,000) • Twitter media account: 1286 followers (up from 1099) • Youtube Griffith channel: 187 news videos (up from 143); 422,129 total video views (up from

295,145) and 1673 subscribers (up from 1270) • Linked In (Griffith University profile page) – 81,000 followers (up from 72,000)

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Facebook Insights below show a snapshot of Griffith in comparison to competitor institutions, as well as University of Melbourne which is generally regarded as having the leading Facebook page among Australian universities. ANU has increased in Facebook activity and we are now also benchmarking the Griffith International Facebook page which caters for that cohort well:

3.3 The Conversation academic news and comment website now boasts 3.7 million readers of Griffith University authors since its inception. This is a dramatic increase since the previous reporting period when it had just topped 2 million. Much of this increase is on the back of a highly productive first quarter of 2015 with 55 articles by Griffith authors drawing almost 900,000 readers.

The tables belows show the total numbers of readers, articles and comments on The Conversation website since 2011 among Griffith and other institutions. It shows Griffith performing well compared with Queensland universities but there are a few breakaway leaders in the field in Melbourne and Sydney:

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4.0 Communications and Media Highlights By Strategy Area:

4.1 Influence Demonstrated

State Election: Dr Paul Williams (Humanities), Professor Anne Tiernan, Professor Stephen Stockwell, Professor Fabrizio Carmignani led commentary on the Queensland election and helped Griffith academics dominate the political debate. They, along with other academics such as Professors Ross Guest and Tony Makin, commented on a range of issues arising from the 31 January election including the performance of the Premier Campbell Newman, the likelihood of a hung parliament and minor parties doing deals with Labor and LNP, among others. Dr Williams and Professor Tiernan seemed omnipresent in the media during the three-week campaign. It is highly unlikely any academic in Australia receives more requests for political comment than Dr Williams. His analysis appeared on all media platforms including: The Courier Mail, Sunshine Coast Daily, Queensland Times, Townsville Bulletin, Gold Coast Bulletin, AAP, Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, The Age, ABC online, ABC Southern Queensland, 4BC, 2MCE, ABC News 24, ABC Far North, ABC Online, Radio National, ABC Canberra and ABC News 24, Sky News and SBS news. A full media report on his coverage alone in this period exceeds 200 pages. Professor Tiernan also played a leading part in setting up a post-election media event involving a range of Griffith University experts and influential Queensland media at South Bank immediately after the poll. This was covered through the Queensland network of APN news websites and papers.

TEDxGriffithUniversity is the first partnership between TED Talks and Griffith. It was held on the Gold Coast on February 18 and received widespread local media coverage. Presenters Tim Gibson, Dan Ware and Sarah Richmond (Griffith alumni), Professor Wendy Moyle, from Griffith Health, and visiting US academic Professor Mary Walshok all received coverage on ABC Radio, commercial radio, news.com.au and its national network, The Australian online and the Gold Coast Bulletin print and online. The individual videos of each TED Talk will also be promoted and distributed. (Attachment 6f)

Chemistry alumnus: The Age (p8) and Sydney Morning Herald (p11) report on Dr San Thang, Griffith Sciences inaugural alumnus of the year, who was made redundant by the CSIRO just weeks after being tipped as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Also at SMH, Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, Mashable and more than 250 online publications within the Fairfax Regional Media network.

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50 Top Thinkers: The Sunday Mail in March published a magazine supplement listing the top 50 ‘thinkers’ in Queensland. Griffith University staff and alumni figured prominently including Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor, Professor Michael Good, Professor Mark von Itzstein, Associate Professor Francesca Iacopi, Associate Professor Danny James, Law graduate Chris Eigeland and Professor Ross Homel. The hard copy version (with a distribution of some 450,000) was supplemented by online versions of the list in five instalments of 10 dignitaries: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.

Education: Professor Glenn Finger was interviewed on national ABC radio about the latest NAPLAN report. Top Alumni: Dr Kat Curtis was honoured with Young Australasian Doctor of the Year and Kara Cook was named Australian Young Lawyer of the Year. Local and industry media covered both accolades and they were also featured in the Sunday Mail.

Future Gold Coast: Griffith’s Gold Coast master plan as well as its contribution to the ‘knowledge economy’ was highlighted in a series of reports and interviews following the release of the Future Gold Coast report, which outlined demographic shifts on the Coast through to 2050. The Gold Coast Bulletin, Sunday Mail, Gold Coast Sun, Courier Mail and ABC all made reference to the impact the University was having on the city.

4.2 Research Excellence

Psychology expertise: Time magazine online and the New York Times were among several outlets internationally to cover the findings of Griffith researchers that personality is more important than intelligence when it comes to success at school. Dr Arthur Poropat (School of Applied Psychology) has conducted the largest review of personality and academic performance and says educational institutions need to focus less on intelligence and pay more attention to each student’s personality. (Attachment 6g) Rock Art research led by Dr Maxime Aubert (Humanities) and Dr Adam Brumm (Environmental Futures Research Institute) made Science magazine’s list of the top 10 science achievements for 2014. Also reported in The Australian Anti-malarial research: Medical Xpress and many others report on research involving Professor Vicky Avery and Sandra Duffy of the Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery to do with chemicals with potent anti-malarial properties. Also at Noodls Drug Discovery & Development Science Daily and News-Medical Net News Yahoo Reuters, Business Week, Medical News Today, BioPortfolio, Freshnews, The Street, Red Orbit. Penguin genomes: Science Daily features research led by Professor David Lambert (Dean of Research, Griffith Sciences) on the genomes of the Antarctic emperor and Adelie penguins. Also at Science Computing, Giga Science, Nature World News, SMH, NBC, Take Part and New Scientist. This research would eventually be cited by 600 media sites throughout the world.

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Artificial Intelligence: Special Events and Incentive Travel UK acknowledge the 13th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held on the Gold Coast in December, saying Griffith is among institutions helping Australia become a strong leader in AI.

4.3 Community Engagement

Music launch: The Queensland Conservatorium’s launch of its new season attracted widespread attention including string coverage in the Courier Mail. (Attachment 6h)

Sports credentials: Griffith University featured prominently in the 2015 Gold Coast Sports Directory, a new publication distributed to 60,000 people via sports associations. Griffith Sports College and the different sports degrees and programs offered to students were featured. Another 7000 of these magazines were distributed during Orientation Week on the Coast.

Fundraiser: Gold Coast Bulletin (p21) previews the Institute for Glycomics’ Childhood Leukaemia Research Project fundraiser, featuring a trumpet-playing institute director, Professor Mark von Itzstein.

Australian history: ABC Far North Cairns interviews Mr Aaron Fogel (HDR Australian Rivers Institute) from the Australian Archaeological Association’s annual conference about the number of gravesites of early European settlers dotted along the North Queensland coast. Bird noises: ABC Television Brisbane interviews Professor Darryl Jones on damage being caused by the native noisy myna. Also at ABC Canberra and ABC News 24. Also at ABC Online Award winner: Engineers Australia mentions the involvement of Senior Technical Officer Mr Ian Underhill in the Fibre Optic Manometry project that won this year’s prestigious Sir William Hudson Award. Female Stockbroker honoured: The official opening of the Margaret Mittelheuser AO Trading room at the Griffith Business School received favourable coverage in the Gold Coast Bulletin, in print and online and in the Courier Mail. Community research: Weekend Bulletin (p32) cites Griffith University’s part in a major research project in which a Griffith Honours student, supervised by Professor Paul Burton (Urban Research Program) will analyse possibilities for a sustainable tourism attraction at Springbrook in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Local rugby: Griffith-Colleges Rugby Club changed its colours to red, white and black after 25 years of green and gold (the former CAE colours). A long-term agreement to supply playing strips and a Griffith-branded schools engagement program led to the partnership. The historic change of colour was featured with a large photo and article in the Gold Coast Bulletin.

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4.4 Student Recruitment

Teaching awards: The dominance by Griffith in University teaching awards sent a strong message to prospective students. Associate Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet being announced University Teacher of the Year received good coverage while Griffith’s overall performance had one commentator pronounce it the best teaching university in Australia. STEM: In January came the announcement of a new STEM program for girls’ education at St Hilda’s School on the Gold Coast in 2015 .This program will in many cases see students gain early entry to STEM degrees at Griffith University and reinforces the already strong links between Griffith and secondary schools. Pharmacy congress: Griffith is hosting Australia’s largest ever University Pharmacy Congress with more than 360 students from 18 colleges attending. Acting head of School of Pharmacy Professor Shai Dukie is interviewed. Gold Coast Bulletin, Pharmacy Daily https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/traveldaily/PD/2015/Jan15/pd290115.pdf Student case studies: Gold Coast Bulletin and Gold Coast Bulletin (p19) feature Marymount College OP1 graduate Maddie Dick who has been accepted into the Bachelor of Biomedical Science course for 2015. Courier Mail (Careers supplement) highlights Bachelor of Forensic Science at Griffith University. Northern Star reports on St Joseph’s College student Zachary Wyper, who says gaining entry to study engineering at Griffith University is his dream course. Brisbane Reporter (p1) interviews students who have come through Eagleby Learning College. Mature-age student Kieron Smith hopes to study architecture at Griffith in 2015. Also at Queensland Times World Press Photo winner Raphaela Rosella received good publicity over her award and referenced her time at Griffith University where she graduated with honours from the QCA.

Griffith Business graduate Jodie Fox continues to succeed in the international shoe industry and is featured in a series of articles that profile her rise from Lismore schoolgirl to Griffith graduate to global business entrepreneur. (Attachment 6i)

4.5 Asian Engagement (and other international)

Griffith was mentioned in 561 articles during the quarter, based on analysis of English-language mainstream online news services overseas. Just on 41% of the coverage is in the Asia-Pacific.

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Highlights of international coverage include:

ABC Capricornia interviews Dr Thomas Haselhorst (Glycomics) over a collaboration between Griffith and the University of Melbourne which has advanced understanding of the potentially lethal Rotavirus. Also at Get Parenting, Business Standard, Yahoo India, Zee News, India Express, MF Monitor and Drug Discovery. Asian Scientist runs an article on research conducted by the Institute for Glycomics and University of Melbourne into rotaviruses. Asian Scientist runs an article on Griffith research (Centre for Quantum Dynamics) into the use of quantum steering for greater internet security. Times Online (NZ) interviews Griffith architecture PhD candidate Cameron Moore, who is writing a book about a prominent NZ architectural firm.

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Hindustan Times in India and many others internationally covered Dr Arthur Poropat’s psychology research findings, previously reported.

The New Frontier story on China arrest of 10 Turkish nationals includes commentary by Dr Michael Clarke, Griffith Asia Institute. Yahoo News (UK), Yahoo News (Australia), Yahoo News, Yahoo News (Philippines), Yahoo News (Singapore), Yahoo News (New Zealand), China Post, Arab News, Oman Tribune, West Australian, Global Post, Asia One, IPOT News, Gulf News, British Daily Mail and Oman Observer story on state of Bangladesh politics includes comment by Dr Mubashar Hasan, PhD researcher at School of Government and International Relations.

Even the best-laid campaignplans can swerve off-course

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IF PREMIER Campbell Newman hasn’t read any of Robbie Burns’s timeless verse, he might find some post-election comfort in Burns’s famous To a Mouse.

“The best-laid schemes ofmice and men,” Burns wrote 230 ago, “often go awry”.

After a lightning start thatopened up a good lead over a Labor Party caught out by a January election, the LNP’s campaign wheels in the second week suddenly got wobbly. Last week, those wheels almost fell off as Newman hit a few potholes of his own making.

No matter what the outcome, questions will be asked after Saturday as to how the country’s best resourced conservative outfit, furnished with the biggest parliamentary majority in Australian history, could be

staring at defeat after just one term. If the LNP, or at least Newman, do succumb to Labor on Saturday, their tragedy will be that defeat could have been avoided so easily.

To say this has been an unusual election campaign is a gross understatement. But its odd nature shouldn’t be unexpected, given the past three years have produced an atypical Parliament, with

uncharacteristic events, wrought from a once-in-a-century election result in 2012.

But so much remains uncertain. A hundred hours

from polling day and about the only given is that the next Parliament will be fairly evenly balanced and what should have been a five-term LNP hegemony could turn into something much less.

How did it come to pass?Leaving aside the usual critiques of a bull-at-a-gate LNP offending too many sectional interests in its first term – like making too many enemies in its first year of school – so much of Saturday’s result will now be driven by the events of last week. If nothing else, it demonstrates that campaigns still matter, even (or perhaps especially) in the digital age.

The first hitch came via Alan Jones’s allegations that Newman had lied to him over plans for the New Hope coal mine at Acland. Initially, Newman batted away the accusations like a pro: Jones

was a Sydney blow-in and this type of slur is just a repeat of the nonsense in 2012.

And Newman should haveleft it there. As others have said, defamation suits just draw attention to matters best left dormant. Moreover,voters expect pollies toweather insults with a tough hide. It’s part of the game. For Newman to sue Jones at theheight of a campaign reignites old claims about a glass jaw. But a similar accusation made by a respected Police Union president was always going to be damaging. When Ian

Leavers said anyone who lies to police is capable of lying to anyone, you could feel LNP strategists cringe. But this, too, could have been avoided had Newman engaged police more closely.

Then there are chicken dances best left to kids’ parties and not campaign trails. Ray

Stevens’s failure to brushaside a journalist – instead of turning it into the story of theday – suggests LNP headoffice hasn’t been schoolingMPs and candidates oncampaign conduct.

More damagingly, it is onething to make accusations of opponents’ nefarious links (inthis case to bikies) – whichplenty of voters would haveaccepted – but it is quiteanother to reverse the onus of proof of those accusations.Most Queenslanders willshun this “guilty until proveninnocent” mantra asdecidedly un-Australian.

Then there are warnings that certain infrastructure willbe delivered only if LNPcandidates are re-elected.Again, this is overreach that will almost certainly seesoutheast LNP marginals fallback to Labor. More clumsystill was the poor defence that

newly elected MPs may have different priorities. Voters instead know that public policy spending decisions are made by ruling cabinets with parliamentary majorities, not by opposition MPs.

This may yet prove the biggest own-goal of the campaign.

Post-election reflection will surely find the LNP fired too many unnecessary salvos

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without clear aim, with many landing squarely at the Government’s own feet. And by having to defend its tactics publicly, it looks increasingly like Newman has broken the cardinal campaign rule: Neverlose control of the agenda.

Those closing words of Burns? “On prospects dreary! And forward, though I cannot see, I guess and fear!”

Dr Paul Williams is a senior lecturer in humanities at Griffith University.

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HELL AND BACK BUT HOME FREE

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ay have spent more00 days in an Egyptianjournalist Peter Grestebetter physical shapee’s been in for 20 years.

journalist (left) spokeetermination to stay fitsically, mentally andally – during his prisonyesterday after landing

eensland soil early yes-morning.arceration at the best

es and under the bestmstances is alwaysg to be a pretty difficult

perience,” he said. “I’m probably in bet-

er physical conditionthan I have been in

the past 20 years or so.“(But) as a means oflf-improvement I

wouldn’t exactly rec-ommend it.”

He started a Masters inInternational Relations withGriffith University by corre-spondence, and also regularly

worked out with fellow in-mates.

He said he never experi-enced abuse in the prison butregularly meditated to deal

with the constant stress ofbeing incarcerated.

Greste was freed this week– after being accused of

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spreading false news –through a presidential decreeissued by Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi.

He and brother Mike im-

mediately flew to Cyprus withPeter Greste saying they hadchosen the country because“it’s close and has a beach,what more do you need”.

But his attention has nowturned to his two Al Jazeeracolleagues, Mohamed Fahmyand Baher Mohamed, who re-

main in prison after beingsentenced to seven and 10years after being accused ofspreading false news.

He said his last words hadbeen “I’ll see you when I seeyou”. But despite his ordeal,Greste said his “instinct” wasto continue his work as a for-

eign correspondent. But hismother Lois Greste (abovewith husband Juris and Gres-te) said she had reservations,having wanted to check hewas still in his bed throughouthis first night home.

“We have always believedthat our children should fol-low their passion ... but he hasgot to know we are not goingto go through this again,” MrsGreste said.

Mike Greste, who returnedfrom Cairo to Queenslandwith his brother, said it was“surreal” meeting him at theairport to come home. “Therewas just a little bit of nervoustrepidation,” Mike said.

The family will now have aprivate beach holiday, withfather Juris saying he wouldtreasure this weekend.

“Being together as a familyis a very rare and special oc-casion,” he said.

INCARCERATION AT THE BEST OF TIMES ANDUNDER THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES IS ALWAYS

GOING TO BE A PRETTY DIFFICULT EXPERIENCEPeter Greste

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Cancer breakthroughQld team’s strategy kills HPV-related tumours

EXCLUSIVESTEPHANIE BEDOTHEY have cured mice of can-cer – now Griffith Universityresearchers plan to do thesame for humans.

The team have discovered away to target a protein with adrug already available in theUS that kills cancer cells.

It cures mice of all cancertypes caused by human papil-lomavirus, the strain responsi-ble for causing cervical cancer.

While a vaccine for cervical

cancer is available, it is still thethird biggest killer of womenworldwide and survival ratesare very low.

Professor Nigel McMillan,who has been working in col-laboration with University ofQueensland’s Professor BrianGabrielli, said it was an excit-ing breakthrough in his longmission to find a cure for cervi-cal cancer.

“For the first time in a long

time the mice are completelycured of cancer we give them,”he said. “The common ques-tion we often get is we have avaccine against cervical cancernow, why do we need some-thing like this, but the problemis that’s preventive not thera-peutic.”

Prof McMillan said the drugwas already available in theUS but they had repurposedits use.

“The nice thing about that isthis is a drug that’s alreadygone into humans,” he said. “Itmeans we can quickly progressto clinical trials.”

The human papillomaviruscauses not only cervical cancerbut also cancers of the skin,head and neck.

Prof McMillan has pre-viously made breakthroughs inways to tackle the virus but hasput those on hold for this dis-

covery. He said most drugsfailed the clinical trial stage, sousing a drug that was alreadysafe in humans made it a fasterway to move forward.

“What we’re trying to do isrepurpose drugs and no onehas ever realised this drug canwork on cervical cancer.”

The researchers have beenawarded a grant this year fromCancer Council Queensland.

CCQ chief executive Pro-

fessor Jeff Dunn AO said theGriffith Health Institute re-search was vital.

“It’s crucial that we fundmore research to discover bet-ter treatments for Queens-landers diagnosed with HPV-related cancers,” Prof Dunnsaid.

“The human papillomavirus(HPV) causes cervical cancer,around 90 per cent of anal can-cers, 35 per cent of penile can-cers and 60 per cent oforopharyngeal cancers in Aus-tralia.

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‘Don’t take sides’ in China-Japan islands conflict EXCLUSIVE

ROWAN CALLICKASIA-PACIFIC EDITOR

THE majority of Australians be-lieve the nation should remainneutral in any armed conflictbetween China and Japan overthe East China Sea islands and re-ject US requests for a military con-tribution to support Japan.

An online poll commissionedby the new Australia-China Rela-tions Institute, headed by former

foreign minister Bob Carr, found71 per cent of respondents wereagainst Australia taking sides in aconflict over the uninhabitedislands known as Senkaku in Jap-anese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Thepoll, to be published today, revealsthat 68 per cent said an Australianprime minister should turn a USpresident down if asked for a con-tribution.

The islands are administeredby Japan but claimed by China,which 14 months ago created anew air defence identificationzone that includes the islands, and

seeks to require aircraft within itto comply with Beijing’s rules.

Barack Obama said in Tokyolast April that the US commit-ment to Japan’s security was“absolute and … covers all territo-ries under Japan’s administration,including the Senkaku islands”.

“We don’t take a position onfinal sovereignty on the Senkakusbut historically they’ve beenadministered by Japan and shouldnot be subject to change unilater-ally,” the US President said.

Of the 1000 Australians over 18surveyed by UMR Research for

Mr Carr’s institute, 76 per centsaid that if Australia supportedJapan and the US in a conflict withChina, the value of Australia’strade with China would fall. How-ever, just 40 per cent of therespondents were even aware ofthe dispute between China andJapan over the islands.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishoptold The Australian it was not sur-prising Australians would “indi-cate overwhelmingly they don’t

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‘Don’t take sides’ in China-Japan conflict

want our country involved in ahypothetical war”.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishopsaid she did not believe that con-flict would occur. If it did, it was a“broadly held view that thenations with competing territorialclaims would lose much more thanthey would gain”.

She said Australia did not takesides on territorial issues andargued they should be resolvedthrough peaceful negotiations.She witnessed this at work, shesaid, when she had lunch withJapan’s Foreign Minister, FumioKishida, in Beijing shortly beforethe long-awaited meeting inNovember between Japan’s PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe and China’sPresident Xi Jinping.

The survey followed the publi-cation of the Australia-China Re-lations Institute’s first majorpaper, on the same theme, draftedby Nick Bisley, professor of inter-national relations at La Trobe Uni-versity, and Brendan Taylor, headof the Strategic and Defence Stud-ies Centre at the AustralianNational University. Mr Carr saidthe Taylor-Bisley paper concludedthat the ANZUS treaty, whichbinds Australia, New Zealand andthe US to co-operate on defencematters, was triggered not only bylegal niceties, but by the tone of therelationship — “what would theAustralian people want done?”.

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He acknowledged there hadbeen a lessening of the tension be-

tween China and Japan on theislands since their leaders met atthe APEC summit in Beijing inNovember. But “there is still notagreement on the substance, or onthe management of the issue”.

Lowy Institute executive direc-tor Michael Fullilove said publicopinion would depend on howsuch a crisis developed, on the roleof the US, and on the leadershipprovided by the government.

Narushige Michishita, directorof the Security and InternationalStudies program at Tokyo’sGraduate Institute for PolicyStudies, noted Australia was notobliged to defend Japan by treaty.“What we expect from Australia ismoral support — to stand upagainst unlawful attempts to ex-pand territories by force,” he said.

Andrew O’Neil, head of theSchool of Government and Inter-national Relations at Griffith Uni-versity, noted the questions hadbeen asked in an abstract way.“What if China attacks US forcesoperating in the East China Sea?”he said. “How about if the (Chinesenavy) decides to sink a Japanesevessel as tensions escalate? It’sanalogous to a Taiwan Strait scen-ario where Australia, like the US,would be unlikely to intervene ifTaipei unilaterally declared inde-pendence from China, but wouldalmost certainly assist in the eventChina initiated conflict.”

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06 Jan 2015The Australian, Australia

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Nervous wait for uni offersBRITTANY VONOWEDUCATION REPORTER

ANIMATION, gamedesign and midwiferycourses are attractingmore students than ever,with university offersrolling out today.

Double degrees havealso gained more atten-tion this year, with morethan 36,500 universityhopefuls set to find out ifthey were successful intheir tertiary applicationsin the major offer roundreleased today.

Griffith Universityacademic provostAdam Shoemakersaid there had beena “strengthening” inthe popularity of ani-mation and gamesdesign as well asmidwifery.

The University ofQueensland has alsorecorded an increas-

ing interest in mid-

wifery courses, whileother popular programsinclude the Bachelor ofHealth Science, prompt-ing the OP requirementsto change from an OP 12to an OP 9.

UQ’s School of Lawdean Sarah Derringtonsaid the university’s lawprogram had changedfrom an OP 2 to an OP 1to allow small teachinggroups.

She also said therehad been a huge increasein students taking up

double degrees.“The job market is

competitive and studentsare looking for that extraedge to get them ahead. Adouble degree takeslonger, but adds anotherset of skills,” she said.

Queensland TertiaryAdmissions Centre Infor-mation Services man-ager Pat Smith said itwas important for as-piring students to have a

“safety net” if they didnot achieve their firstpreference.

“Safety net courses arethose courses you areprepared to do if you missout on other courses.They may provide a path-way to the course you re-ally want,” Ms Smith said.

For 17-year-old LillyBurgess, who achieved anOP 1 after her Year 12studies at SomervilleHouse, a law/economicsdegree at UQ is thedream.

“The cut-off last yearwas an OP 2, so I’m prettyconfident,” she said.

“After getting my OP,I was satisfied that myhard work had paid offand I had reached mygoal … I’m still nervousfor my friends though. Ihope everybody gets towhere they want to go.”

Applicants must re-spond to offers by 10amon Thursday, January 22.

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Nobel contender in festival of top ideas

KATHLEEN SKENEKATHLEEN.SKENE@NEWS.COM.AU

AS a Chinese boy in Vietnam,crippled by poverty andpersecuted for his race, SanThang’s dream of being ascientist seemed a long way off– and it was, in fact more than6500km away.

After a four-day trip on a19x3m fishing boat with 408other refugees, Dr Thang –who does not know how toswim – ironically found workin a Brisbane boat factory untilhis Vietnamese degree couldbe translated to English.

And now, after helping torevolutionise the way plasticsare produced, he’s a contenderfor a Nobel prize for chemistry.

“I would never have imag-ined I would have this chanceto stand here on this day,” hesaid.

Dr Thang was on stagealongside nine others for theGold Coast’s first TEDx talk atGriffith University.

Topics as diverse as sharks,

ebola, surfing, space and musicwere fair game for the talks, aspin-off of the popular TEDtalks which live by their motto:“ideas worth spreading”.

Locals sharing their ideasincluded renowned architectSolheil Abedian and ProfessorMark von Itzstein, head of theuni’s groundbreaking Institutefor Glycomics.

Also spreading ideas in theeight-minute talks was GoldCoast Young Australian of theYear finalist Chris Eigeland,who created an initiative thatprovides basic school suppliesto young people in need andraises awareness about thelack of access to education indeveloping countries.

One of Griffith’s posterboys, Tim Gibson, shared hisincredible story of persistence.

Mr Gibson always wantedto be a pilot for the AustralianDefence Force. That didn’twork out, so now he’s prepar-ing to go into space instead.

“Failure is knowledge andknowledge is success,” he said.

Head of Gold Coast campus

Professor Ned Pankhurst saidthe talks were live-streamed toother campuses and online.

“This is a very proud part-nership to be involved in,” hesaid.

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19 Feb 2015Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD

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The power of ideas: designer Tristan Schultz speaks at Griffith University’s first foray into the world of TED. Picture: SCOTT FLETCHER

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AUDIENCES ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE AT THE CONPHIL BROWNARTS EDITOR

the folks at the QueenslandConservatorium Griffith Uni-versity have a triple treat instore for you at South Bankthis year.

They are putting on A Cho-rus Line, Blood Brothers andRent as well as touring the 1978tBroadway musical, Working, toSydney and Melbourne.

Musical Theatre is a bur-geoning field and a popularcourse at The Con, as we bestknow this iconic institution.

The Con’s director, Pro-fessor Scott Harrison, says TheCon took its biggest intake ofstudents this year (1000 ofthem) and also the biggestintake into the musical theatredegree.

“We’re beating them back,”Harrison says. “It’s a greatcourse and is very broad. Theydon’t just get the standardskills, they also do cabaret,circus and acting.”

The musicals they will beputting on will be just a part ofan extraordinarily busy pro-gram for 2015 season.

In fact, if you have a look atthat program, there’s hardly aweek when there isn’t some-thing amazing on.

“And it’s all driven by learn-ing, teaching and researchoutcomes,” Harrison says.

“They become manifest in aperformance program thathighlights what we do. We’retrying to give students that

they are here. “Giving them the chance to

work with top professionals

that of the audiences.”There are some major treats

for those audiences and one ofthe highlights is An Alpine withJohannes Fritzsch and the Con-servatorium Symphony Orches-tra, which heralds the return ofmaestro Fritzsch to Brisbane.

AnAlpine Symphony by Straussand Elgar’s Cello Concerto inE Minor with soloist GeorgiaOstenfeld.

Another treat will be theOpera School’s production ofHansel and Gretel, which is onin August. This will showcaseThe Con’s outstanding singersand musicians under the direc-tion again of maestro Fritzsch.

Renowned playwright and

been invited to help stage itand Harrison says the factstudents get the chance towork with such luminaries is agreat opportunity.

Another highlight is theAlumni in Focus concert featur-ing Grammy Award-winningflautist and composer TimMunro, a graduate of The Con.

This concert will premierePulitzer Prize-winning com-

work Sila in a special perform-ance directed by Munro.

“This performance willinhabit hallways, courtyardsand open spaces over threelevels of the Conservatoriumbuilding,” Harrison says.

“So you don’t just sit andwatch … you become part ofthe performance.”

This is all part of The Conbeing “raffish, a creative edgewhere things happen”, Har-

The program also includes aperformance by Clocked Out –Brisbane musicians VanessaTomlinson and Erik Griswold,both professors at The Con,who are celebrating their 15thyear performing together and,later in the year, a perennialfavourite, the ConservatoriumGala, returns.

“With classical voice andinstrumental, opera, the sym-phony orchestra, musicaltheatre, jazz, world music, newmusic, The Con Big Band,popular music and everythingin between we offer incrediblediversity,” Harrison says.

“We invited Brisbane to joinus in a year-long celebration ofexuberant music making.”conevents.com.au

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TUNED IN: Musicians Vanessa Tomlinson and Erik Griswold celebrate 15 years performing as Clocked Out with a concert at The Con this year. Picture: Anthony Weate

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