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Zahar Martin has always had a passion for cars, so when the opportunity arose for him to apply for a graduate role in the automotive industry, he jumped on it. Especially since the role would focus on HR, his major throughout his double degree in business and government and international relations.
He’d previously applied for a few other graduate programs, but none had quite appealed to him in the way the chance to work at Inchcape, the company behind brands such as Subaru Australia, Trivett and Peugeot Citroen, did.
“I am actually quite passionate about the Subaru brand, I’ve owned a few Subarus and I am into the car industry,” he explains. Rather than responding to a job ad, he had actually looked into the company of his own volition. “I was interested in the industry so I looked them up. It was just coincidence they had the Inchcape graduate

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Griffith University graduates Dr Bharat Agrawal and Dr Andrew Firgaira are doing what some believe impossible – overturning negative perceptions about visiting the dentist.
Bharat, Andrew and third partner Dr David Ashford operate Oasis Dental Studio, a state-of-the-art practice based on the Gold Coast with studios in Broadbeach, Chirn Park and Palm Beach.
With a holistic philosophy built around leading clinical expertise and the latest technology and procedures, along with dedication to compassionate care and after-care, the Oasis mission extends beyond general dentistry to embrace positive outcomes for the entire face and general health and wellbeing.
“This field is all about interaction. A smile isn’t just about how you look; it’s about how you feel,” says Bharat.
”In creating a new smile for someone, we look further than the teeth. We want to see how it affects and complements the lips, the eyes, the skin and more.
“Our practice is underpinned by patient comfort and

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Professor Pene Mathew, Dean and Head of Griffith Law School, addressed the United Nations in Geneva during a panel discussion on Past Examples of Responsibility Sharing, 1st Thematic Discussion, UNHRC Global Compact on Refugees on July 10, 2017.
“The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants really is a landmark document. I congratulate the Member States on being able to able to adopt it and look forward to seeing what will eventuate with the Global Compact on Refugees,” she said.
Discussing past examples of responsibility sharing, Professor Mathew said that like the Kosovo humanitarian evacuation, the Comprehensive Plan of Action  for Indochinese Refugees(CPA) was an example where actors in a conflict have somehow shared responsibility for the refugee flow.
“This gives pause for thought. Reflecting on the Syrian conflict, should the international community’s inability to take action also drive a sense of responsibility for looking after refugees?”
Commenting on people leaving countries to seek asylum, she said “If we wish

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Dale Harding’s latest exhibition has taken him on a journey from the wilderness of Carnarvon Gorge to the dizzying heights of the contemporary art scene in Europe.
The Queensland College of Art doctoral candidate is back home after exhibiting in Athens and Kassel as part of Documenta 14 – dubbed the ‘art Olympics’.
Dale was born in the Central Queensland town of Moranbah and is a descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal people.
For Documenta, Dale spent 18 months cataloguing Carnvarvon’s famed rock art, reinterpreting certain motifs using modern materials like silicon and gold leaf.

“I spent a lot of time out at Carnarvon growing up, and I still go out there at least five or six times a year,” he says.
“I feel a connection to the country and a sense of responsibility.
“I was passionate about interacting with the history, of taking the art and seeing how I could use it to tell my

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Griffith students of physics, business, nursing and public health will share a 50m pool with the world’s fastest swimmers when the 17th FINA World Swimming Championships start in Hungary on Friday (July 14).
Emma McKeon, Cameron McEvoy, Madi Wilson and world championships rookie Shayna Jack will be hoping to make notable contributions to a strong Australian team performance in the pool.
They’ll be joined in Budapest by four other Griffith students also competing at one of the world’s major sporting events of 2017.
Exercise science student, Kiah Melverton, will take part in the 5km open water event, while Nikita Pablo (science) and Kirsten Kinash (public health) are members of the Australian synchronised swimming team.
Domonic Bedggood, a sport development student at Griffith’s Gold Coast campus, is part of a 10-strong diving team. He will be aiming to maintain his remarkable rise up the sport’s rankings which took him to gold at the Glasgow 2014

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An overriding passion and interest in the functioning of the human body, combined with a decade of industry experience as a senior managing scientist, has established St Mary’s College Ipswich graduate, Alison White as a nationally awarded teaching professional.
The Griffith University Program Director of Clinical Physiology is looking forward to instilling her scientific enthusiasm among future Ipswich university students, during the upcoming ‘Future-proof your career, The Griffith STEM Roadshow’ to be held at Fire Station 101 on Thursday 13 July, 2017.
Through highlighting the diversity and uniqueness of its science programs, this particular roadshow will open the eyes of locals to specific science programs offered by Griffith University, which will provide an added boost to an individual’s future employment prospects.
“It’s imperative for school leavers, and those looking to advance their careers, to realise that understanding the profession in which they work, combined with real-life industry work opportunities embedded in their course

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University study and elite sport are demanding in different ways. To combine both and achieve success is an even greater challenge.
As members of the Griffith Sports College, Aaron Murphy and Scott Swan are keenly aware of this delicate balance and will share their insights on Friday 14 July at a networking event at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus.
The event is being held on behalf of the Clem Jones Scholarship and Adam Scott Foundation Sports Business Scholarship.
Aaron Murphy
In 2013, Aaron received the Clem Jones Scholarship, which supports high-level sporting achievers who are also financially disadvantaged. It enables them to study at university.
Tasmanian-born Aaron moved to the Gold Coast in his late teens to train at Northcliffe Surf Club under the legendary ironman coach Pat O’Keefe.
All the omens were good. However, sport is no stranger to heartbreaking stories.
“On New Year’s Eve in 2008, I was leaving the club after training when I was

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