Photography students from the Queensland College of Art will have their work displayed at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
A series of large scale images will be on display at the GC2018 Main Media Centre – a purpose-built hub in Broadbeach that will host press representatives from around the globe, providing a backdrop for live crosses and interviews during the Games.
Queensland College of Art Photography program director Dr Heather Faulkner said the project offered students unprecedented exposure for their work.
“Griffith University is the Official Creative Arts Partner of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, and it’s great to see our students being given these once in a lifetime experiences as part of that,” she said.
Queensland College of Art Photomedia convenor Dr Isaac Brown has worked with students to pull together the exhibition.
He said the brief for the students was based around three themes: performance and control, mind and body and
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Griffith filmmakers powering Comm Games broadcasts
Griffith Film School has more than 90 students and graduates working with Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games official broadcaster NEP.
The Host Broadcast Training Program has provided Griffith film students with hands-on experience in the lead-up to the Games, working on NEP live broadcasts for network television.
94 Griffith Film School students and graduates are working with NEP Host Broadcast during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), with another seven working directly with Official Rights Holders, including Channel 7 and the BBC.
The paid roles are spread across all of the Games venues – from camera assistants to runners and audio technicians.
“These roles provide students with the opportunity for paid work in a real-life industry setting, and to network with media professionals,’’ says Gerry O’Leary, Head of NEP Broadcast Training.
“It is important to get our next generation of broadcast technologists and content creators experience in the real world.
“The live skills they learn are
Hamstring injury symposium – exploring the science behind the medicine
Athletics, hockey, Rugby 7s and basketball are the sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where athletes are most likely to incur hamstring injuries.
Griffith University sports lecturer Dr Steven Duhig, from the School of Allied Health Sciences, says these are the featured sports which involve high-speed running, a risk factor in developing the traumatic injury.
“The hamstring strain injury is a common and problematic injury across sports involving high-speed running. Once an initial injury occurs, the propensity for reoccurrence is high.”
To coincide with 2018 Commonwealth Games, Dr Duhig and Dr Matthew Bourne, also from the School of Allied Health Sciences, are hosting a Hamstring Injury Symposium on Friday, April 6 at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus.
“With presentations from leading sports medicine professionals from Australia and internationally, the symposium will provide an overview of current sports medicine research for the support staff connected with each of the visiting teams in the 2018 Commonwealth
Griffith grad Kate Miller-Heidke headlines Festival 2018
Queensland Conservatorium alumnus Kate Miller-Heidke will rock the Queensland Music Stage at Festival 2018 on April 14.
The multi-platinum selling artist is one of the major drawcards at the multi-arts festival, which runs alongside the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Miller-Heidke graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium in 2002 with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in classical voice. She plays the Queensland Music Stage, which will showcase Queensland’s best musical talent.
Queensland Conservatorium Director Professor Scott Harrison said the Con had produced many remarkable vocalists who had transformed the Australian music scene – from Dami Im to Katie Noonan and Megan Washington.
“Kate Miller-Heidke is one of many talented alumni making their mark on the world stage,” he said.
“We remain the dream destination for aspiring young musicians from around the world – this has been confirmed by our position among the top 50 performing arts programs in the world, and our recent ranking as the
Commonwealth Sports Universities Network launched
The Commonwealth Sports Universities Network (CSUN) celebrated its official launch on the Gold Coast, on Tuesday, on the eve of the Opening Ceremony for the XXI Commonwealth Games. The CGF partnered with Griffith University to debut the Network, which aims to create a formal sporting partnership between the CGF and, initially, five foundation Universities from across the Commonwealth.
The success of the CGF and Griffith University’s existing Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games partnership was the inspiration behind the establishment of the Network. The CGF and Griffith University have been joined by four additional founding member Universities – the University of Ottawa (Canada), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Johannesburg (South Africa) and Strathclyde University (Scotland) – for the Network’s inaugural meeting on the Gold Coast today.
Exciting new initiative
“The Commonwealth Sports Universities Network is an exciting new initiative that builds on our existing research and internship relationships with higher education institutions across
New insights into what the Games are all about
Griffith University experts have played an important role in providing the local community with a unique and informative perspective into the delivery and staging of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
Through the 2018 Inside Scoop series, hosted by City of Gold Coast Libraries, residents gained a telling insight into topics like the architecture of the Games’ venues, what athletes can expect at the GC2018 Commonwealth Games Village and the various possible legacies of GC2018.
Professor Paul Burton (left), Director, Cities Research Institute, and Professor Susanne Becken, Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, brought their expertise to bear on two of the prevailing questions in the build-up to the Games: Why is the Gold Coast a great city to host a major event like GC2018? How can hosting GC2018 benefit the city into the future?
“The city has the infrastructure and a great track record of successfully hosting major events,” Professor Burton said. “The
Tracing memories, tracking technology from 1982 – 2018
In 1982, as Robert de Castella was powering his way to gold through the streets of Brisbane and the Queen was visiting the Nathan campus, David Thiel was embarking on an academic career at Griffith University.
Getting to work in the early days meant presenting a special tag at a boom gate at the Kessels Road entrance at the bottom of the campus.
“Kessels Road was closed during the Games right up to Mains Road,” he says. “We were allowed on campus with a special tag. I was coming to work to research and to snoop.”
Campus growth
During that time he witnessed the growth of the campus and the development of a new building for the athletes’ accommodation. Nearby, at the northern end of the campus, another space was refurbished to provide the athletes with a games and entertainment area. “I remember the glittering disco ball and the flashing light.”
David, then a session
Griffith musicians to play for country’s movers and shakers
Four young musicians from the Queensland Conservatorium are preparing for the performance of a lifetime after being chosen to play for the Prime Minister and industry leaders on the eve of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The Soleil Quartet will play at a glittering reception for Trade 2018, to an audience of high-profile politicians, industry titans and sports supremos.
The quartet was formed two years ago, and features violinists Clare Cooney and Scarlett Gallery, viola player Jacob Seabrook and cellist Michael Gibson.
Claire said playing for the PM and other dignitaries was a fantastic opportunity for the young musicians, who will have to dig deep into their repertoire for the four hour set.
“It will be an amazing experience,” she said.
“It is probably one of the longest shows we’ve ever played and we’ll have to bring our A game.”
The students are already seasoned players, playing at a series of high profile events around
Indigenous study tour builds on young psychologist’s dream
A passion for working in complex trauma populations is behind the success of Griffith Bachelor of Psychology graduate Rebecca Simpson, following her completion of the 2017 Aurora Indigenous Scholars International Study Tour.
Based on the Gold Coast, Rebecca is also a part of South Australia’s Indigenous Kaurna community and was selected for the Tour which entailed visiting the world’s most prestigious universities including Oxford and Cambridge in the UK and Harvard and Stanford in the US.
Aiming to encourage high achieving indigenous students to become post-graduates at these institutions, the initiative provides opportunities to gain insight into the realities of undertaking this kind of study. It involves meetings with key academics and current students at each university, in the area of the participants’ interest.
Application for Columbia
Now studying for the Honours component of her degree, Rebecca, says the Tour was an exceptional opportunity and introduction to the Ivy League universities. Rebecca is now
Engineering input makes Velodrome a perfect Games venue
A touch of engineering ingenuity will be at work when cyclists at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games enter the heat of battle at the Anna Meares Velodrome on April 5.
Dr Peter Woodfield, a senior lecturer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, has brought his expertise to bear on an airy issue after he was approached by Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC).
The problem to be solved surrounded air movement and how the best of both worlds would be struck for both elite athletes on the track and eager spectators in the stands.
“The thought was to install some fans inside the Velodrome and try and use those fans to make it comfortable for the spectators without interfering with the athletes on the track,” says Dr Woodfield, whose academic expertise straddles computational heat transfer, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
Complex geometry
“The challenging point for me was the