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Murphy’s lore: fate, family and fortitude behind brothers’ banter

The good-natured ribbing that flits back and forth between Aaron and Jack Murphy is typical of brothers everywhere. However, there is depth behind the banter, as they know only too well how close they came to being just one, rather than two.
Both Griffith University graduates – Jack, 24, completed dual degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Management this year, while Aaron, 26, graduated in Exercise Science in 2016 – the brothers also have formidable sporting backgrounds honed while growing up in Tasmania.
Previously elite performers in surf lifesaving and kayaking, when Aaron and Jack chat about past competitions they palpably convey the fierce commitment that once drove their preparation and performance. Nevertheless, the event that resonates most is one unconnected with sport, but which would test them like nothing before.
Jack and Aaron in their dual kayaking competition days
Having moved to the Gold Coast in his late teens to train at the Northcliffe

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Where’s that bus? Wonder no longer

Ian Murnane never waits more than a minute for a bus.
In a world where public transport tends to get a bad rap, that’s no mean feat.
But it’s much more than good luck – Ian and fellow Griffith University graduate Ferguson McBryde developed the Android app ‘Where’s That Bus‘.
The app, which covers the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast, allows a user to see exactly where a bus is at any given time. It provides an ETA to within 30 seconds.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the desire to create Where’s The Bus came from the graduates’ own experiences.
“We were students on student budgets, so we relied on public transport, but we were never able to see when buses would arrive,” said Mr McBryde.
Mr Murnane soon realised the data they needed was already online and the app took shape.
“I started to get information like GPS coordinates out of the Google Packet,” he said. “Eventually we

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Honours student awarded best poster at AIEC conference

An e-poster developed by a Griffith Business School Honours student and her supervisor took out the top prize at the 2017 Australian International Education Conference.
Rebecca Cozens presented her research “Global mobility: the key to student success?“ at the event in Hobart last week.
The theme of the conference was ‘Embracing Diversity’, with a program that featured world leading experts in the field.
After giving a remarkable 40-minute presentation, Rebecca was presented with the award for the best poster.
Co-authored with her supervisor, Dr Amanda Daly, the e-poster discussed the current research referencing the relationship between student retention and mobility. It gave consideration to the diversity in students’ socioeconomic and academic backgrounds, motivations, and learning behaviours, as well as the range of overseas experiences provided by institutions.
Domestic and international student retention continues to be a key priority among Australian universities, and indeed worldwide.
While many institutions have a focus on increasing degree completion rates, little

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