Music education is a family affair for second and third generation students at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU).
These young musicians have chosen to follow in their parents and grandparents footsteps after winning a place at Australia’s number one creative arts school.
Final year Bachelor of Musical Theatre student Emily Corkeron is among the third generation of her family to attend the “Con”.
Her grandmother attended the Queensland Conservatorium in its original home at the old South Brisbane Town Hall in the 1970s, studying classical piano before undertaking a Masters in Musicology.
Her father Tim and two aunts studied at the old Gardens Point campus in 1980s. Tim Corkeron now plays Principal Timpani for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Emily’s brother Nicholas graduated from the Conservatorium last year with a Bachelor of Music in classical trumpet.
Growing up, Emily always intended to pursue her passion for dance.
“I never grew up doing music or singing –
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ASEAN’s ‘Dynamic Digital Citizens’ meet at social entrepreneurs workshop
Social entrepreneurs from the ASEAN region and Queensland gathered in Brisbane March 14-15 for the workshop, ‘Dynamic Digital Citizenship: Young Social Entrepreneurs in ASEAN and Australia’ at Griffith University South Bank campus. Griffith Asia Institute Director, Professor Caitlin Byrne, and Griffith Asia Institute member, Dr Luis Cabrera, hosted the participants who travelled from Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines to attend.
Participants travelled from Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines to attend the workshop.
Social entrepreneurship involves the creation of self-sustaining businesses and non-governmental organisations with a strong social purpose. It has expanded dramatically in the ASEAN region in recent years, as well as across Australia. The latest wave of young social entrepreneurs has increasingly taken advantage of online technologies to pursue their social aims. The project brought together both highly accomplished, and newer social entrepreneurs, all with a focus on digital technologies.
On the first day, participants presented their projects
Health and nutrition in focus on Pakistani professionals’ study tour
In February, a group of emerging leaders from Pakistan took part in a prestigious study tour as a part of the ‘Promoting Nutrition as a Multi-Sector Priority’ Short Course Award program funded by the Australian Government.
As a part of the Australia Awards Short Course Program, this four-week study tour involved 23 professionals from various organisations within the health and nutrition sector in Pakistan.
Australia Awards are prestigious international Scholarships, Fellowships and Short Courses funded by the the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Australia Awards Short Courses offer the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake short-term study, research and professional development opportunities in support of key development and foreign affairs priorities.
‘Promoting Nutrition as a Multi-Sector Priority in Pakistan’ Short Course Award was delivered by Griffith University’s International Business Development Unit.
With participants ranging from medical officers, to economists, university professors and government representatives, the diverse group of experts
Griffith to host historic GC2018 Queen’s Baton Relay celebrations
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay’s (QBR) 388-day journey through the nations and territories of the Commonwealth will see it arrive at Griffith’s Nathan campus at 12.20pm on Easter Saturday afternoon (March 31) and the Gold Coast campus at 11.16am on Wednesday, April 4, before it proceeds to Carrara Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
At Nathan, two of the university’s most respected and renowned academics will have the honour of carrying the Queen’s Baton on the same campus where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the Brisbane Commonwealth Games Village in 1982.
Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim (left) and Professor Emeritus Colin Mackerras AO have each been inspirational in their research and engagement endeavours for more than a generation and will be most fitting batonbearers.
Alan Mackay-Sim is a world-leading spinal cord injury researcher at the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery and was 2017 Australian of the
Drug hoped to treat CFS causes impaired immune function, Griffith study says
Reports that a drug used to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer could also treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) have been refuted by a new Griffith University study.
To be published in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, the study by Griffith’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) concluded that the use of Rituximab in CFS patients could incur problems with their immune cells and is not beneficial as a potential treatment.
The Natural Killer (NK) cells have vital functions in fighting viruses, bacteria and tumours.
“We found that these functions were significantly impaired when exposed to Rituximab in CFS patients,” says Scientific Co-Director of NCNED, Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik.
CFS – sometimes known as ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) – is a complex illness characterised by impaired memory and concentration, metabolic, cardiac, gut and immune dysfunction and debilitating muscle pain and fatigue on exertion (also known as neuroimmune exhaustion).
It is estimated that the prevalence rate of CFS/ME
Remarkable Tales Podcast – Episode 1 – Women of the World
Welcome to the first episode of the new Griffith University podcast Remarkable Tales, produced by Walkley Award winning journalist Nance Haxton.
Remarkable Tales will regularly highlight the impact of Griffith University in the wider community.
This first episode highlights the involvement of Griffith in the global phenomenon of WOW – or the Women of the World Festival which is coming to Brisbane’s Powerhouse from April 6-8.
Griffith lends a helping hand
Griffith University has sponsored the travel and enabled the participation of some of the speakers in this festival which celebrates the contribution of women throughout the Commonwealth. It’s the first time WOW has been held to coincide with a major event – The 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Listen to the amazing musical creations of Brisbane performer and DJ extraordinaire Busty Beatz who tells us about the show she’s part of called Hot Brown Honey. The show’s travelled around the world to sold out houses – and
GOLDOC internship the opportunity of a lifetime for aspiring writer
Throughout its preparations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), organising body, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has thoroughly demonstrated its commitment to a diversity of people not only from abroad, but right here at home.
As champions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence, GOLDOC’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) team members have been working to improve opportunities and reconciliation outcomes for First Nations people and the broader Australian community at all levels.
Third-year Bachelor of Arts student Sera-Lyn Terare – who hails from Butchulla Country in the Maryborough, Hervey Bay and Fraser Island region – has been involved in the team’s workings as an intern, and says the experience has been a professionally and personally rewarding one.
“I’m enjoying the experience of the internship – I probably say how much I love my job about three times a day,” she says.
“I’ve met so many amazing and inspiring men and
GC2018 Queen’s Baton Relay comes full circle for one graduate
A small sense of destiny will be at play for one graduate when the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) reaches Griffith University’s Nathan campus on Easter Saturday.
Twelve months have passed since the QBR was launched at Buckingham Palace and the world first took notice of the Queen’s Baton vibrant and colourful design. Its emblem is the creation of Elise Appleton who completed a Bachelor of Design at Griffith and who now works at the Nathan campus.
In 2016, when she was drawing inspiration for her design and considering how best to capture the spirit of the Relay, the Queen’s Baton upcoming zig-zag tour across the nations and territories of the Commonwealth proved something of a muse for Elise.
“I drew inspiration from flight paths and used these to represent the connection and unity of people and places around the world,” Elise said.
“The Queen’s Baton Relay is a
Griffith hosts intense training week for Oceania athletes
Athletes from eight Pacific Commonwealth nations and territories fine-tuned their preparations and goals ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus.
A combination of able-bodied and para-athletes made up the 35-strong group from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Niue.
They were accompanied by eleven of their coaches as they reaped the benefits of Griffith’s top class sports facilities and research expertise as part of the GAPS (Gather Adjust Prepare Sustain) Program.
Former Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games swimmer and assistant coach at Griffith University pool, Chris Wright, mentored eight swimmers at the new $16 million Gold Coast Aquatic Centre at Griffith University, while sprint and long distance athletes took to the nearby track. Shot-putters, javelin throwers and a triple jumper were also be in action.
“The individual athletes had the opportunity for self-improvement under the guidance of some leading researchers in
Report outlines impact of digital transformation across agriculture
Australian agriculture needs to be digital and data-ready to unlock its full potential according to a new report by Griffith Law School’s Associate Professor Leanne Wiseman and Associate Professor Jay Sanderson from the University of the Sunshine Coast..
“Digital agriculture is transforming agri-food networks, and new technologies have been introduced and are embedded in many parts of the agri-food supply chains,’’ Dr Wiseman said.
“From GPS-enabled tractors, drones, sensors and other date-driven devices, producers and farmers have access to a vast array of data to help measure performance, and make better informed decisions and increase efficiency.”
But Dr Wiseman says the current legal and regulatory frameworks around agricultural data are piecemeal, fragmented and ad hoc.
“The absence of clear and consistent data governance within Australia’s rural industries has the potential to expose Australian producers to threats to their privacy, security and safety of their agricultural data.”
She said there was an urgent need for a