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Professor Adrian Wilkinson is the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing’s long-serving (foundation) Director. He’s a pretty darn good captain of the WOW-ship with his ‘open door’ style and keen interest in seeing workers’ voices not fall on deaf ears, so we spent five minutes with Adrian (because it looks like that’s all he’ll have for a while with all those projects on the go!), to learn a little more….
In what area/s does your research interests lie?
I have a wide range of research in human resource management/ employment relations (HRM/ ER) but a central focus has been on employee voice. This is an issue which faces us on a daily basis in relation to having a say and influencing issues that affect our work. The notion that people should have a say in matters which concern them and affect their work stretches back hundreds of years. Today, it seems to be

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How do you know if you have a good idea for a new business?
That’s the challenge Dr Julienne Senyard from Griffith Business School sets for the students in her Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures course.
“If you think of entrepreneurship as a process, where people complete a number of steps to realise their idea, my course is at the very start, where you assess the viability of your idea,” she says.
The course is part of a suite of entrepreneurial-focused study options at Griffith, which attract students from across the university—from business and marketing to science, engineering and IT.
“These courses are designed to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset, which is valuable irrespective of where you might end up. So, whether you want to start your own business or work in a corporate environment, the skills you learn—like creativity, problem-solving and innovation—will help,” says Julienne.
Professor of Entrepreneurship Evan Douglas helps students take

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Using animal robots in the care of people with dementia has a modest but significant benefit, a new Griffith University study has revealed.
Published this week in The Journal of American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), the study follows on previous research by Professor Wendy Moyle and her team at Griffith’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, which showed that the introduction of a robotic seal called “Paro” could bring positive benefits for people with dementia, including reduced anxiety and a decreased tendency to wander.
Invented by Japanese engineers and commercially used in several countries, the Paro – which costs around $8,500 – can respond to touch, temperature and voice and can even learn its name. Paro is used as robotic pet therapy in situations in particular where live animals are no longer possible.
This latest study supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding, is the largest study that has ever been conducted

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Two new clinical trials are set to begin at Griffith University’s Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) on the Gold Coast, as the Australian Government rolls out a new program to assist smaller companies and researchers to navigate complex regulations, in order to develop the next generation of medical devices, apps and therapeutic drugs.
With cold and flu season in full swing, the trials of innovative new diagnostic devices offer the promise of faster detection and treatment of bacterial and viral infections.
The trials will test in vitro diagnostic devices being commercialised by Brisbane company Ellume, and add to several drug treatment studies currently underway at the CTU, a state-of-the-art, core research facility for phase I-IV clinical trials.
Viral or bacterial?
CTU Director, Griffith University Associate Professor Evelin Tiralongo, said both Ellume trials are testing devices that may help to identify whether people are suffering from a viral or bacterial infection.
“One Ellume trial is looking to

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