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When Taylor Toovey graduated from Griffith University this week with a Bachelor of Journalism, she received her testamur with the knowledge that she already had employment lined up.
Among a range of contributing factors that set the 20-year-old up in this position was an article published by the Griffith Review earlier this year.
In a special interactive piece, ‘From the ground up’ – a Griffith University collaboration between Griffith Review, the Policy Innovation Hub and LiveWorm South Bank – Taylor Toovey tells the story of Substation 33, a Kingston warehouse where unwanted electronics are repurposed by Work for the Dole program volunteers.
“I had attached the Substation 33 piece to my resume when I was job hunting,” Taylor (left) said.
“My goal was to gain employment before I graduated from university and two days before my graduation on Wednesday, I was offered a job at a marketing and communications business as their writer.
“I think that the

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Looking at the positive change for an adolescent boy with autism and his family while travelling through Africa has been the focus of a Griffith University research study.
Now the focus of an ABC documentary to be aired this Monday 24 July, the journey saw Sydney GP Dr James Best take his son on a six month backpacking journey aimed at rapidly developing his son Sam’s social-communication and independent living skills.
It was based on the idea that adolescence represents a particular opportunity for learning, similar to the period during infancy when the brain is highly receptive to change.
The duo travelled across 10 countries, meeting people and practising these skills. Meanwhile, a university team led by Dr David Trembath from Griffith’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, sought to examine the goals, motivations for, and outcomes of the journey.
“We used intrinsic case study methodology with mixed methods, including qualitative interviews with parents and professionals;

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Set backs are an inevitable part of life, but Associate Professor Ruth McPhail, from Griffith Business School believes that not getting what you want can actually lead to your dream career.
“I think we are conditioned so that when our expectations are not met, it bothers us, we see it as a negative. But sometimes, when you don’t get what you wanted or expected, you get something that works out better because you’re forced to re-evaluate and re-scope your future. Suddenly new possibilities and options emerge that you might not have seen or considered before,” she said.
Illustration by Demetri Martin, from This is a Book (2012)
According to Ruth, plan B or C shouldn’t be seen as your worst-case scenario plan, but rather an opportunity to be flexible, innovative and creative. Being too rigid with your goals can close you off to opportunities you may not have known about.
Take Griffith business graduate

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Ochres have always been a part of the cultural practices of Aboriginal peoples.
A study published today in the journal Nature, reports ground ochres among the earliest evidence for human occupation of Australia, 65,000 years ago.
The multidisciplinary team working on these finds includes Dr Jillian Huntley, a Research Fellow at Griffith University’s Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit, whose research investigates the physicochemical properties of the earliest pigments used by modern humans across Australasia.
Dr Huntley applies scientific techniques to reveal patterns in prehistoric ochre use.
“Unlike other archaeological materials, differences in pigments are not always obvious” she said.
“Ochres that look the same in colour and texture can be from different sources, or prepared and used in a variety of different ways.
“Understanding the chemical, mineral and morphological properties of ochre is often the only way to see differences between them.”
Dr Huntley says it was a privilege to be entrusted to work on the internationally significant ochres recovered

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