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Becoming an Endometriosis advocate with Public Health

In 2016, Anika Buining was diagnosed with Endometriosis, a chronic pelvic pain condition which affects an estimated 1 in 10 women during their reproductive years*. It is the widespread prevalence of this chronic condition and the lack of any long-term treatment options that led her down the path of Public Health at Griffith University. Read More

Griffith’s Gold Coast campus an obvious choice for health students

One students’ story about finding what they needed right on their doorstep, thanks to Griffith  When Grace Mitchell began researching her options for… Read More

A dentistry graduate in the Royal Australian Air Force

Max Moody takes his skills in dentistry across the country and the world to help engage communities through public health outreach opportunities.   As a Griffith Dentistry graduate, Max Moody was… Read More

Finding a passion for Environmental Health – Katharina’s story

When Katharina Gutjahr-Holland graduated high school, she tried her hand at university, TAFE, living abroad, and an apprenticeship. When she felt something was missing, she enrolled at Griffith University… Read More

Lending a helping hand to graduates pays off for Professor

Griffith University’s Professor Cordia Chu from the School of Environment and the School of Medicine has been awarded a Special Commendation for Excellence in Graduate Supervision… Read More

Public health student inspired by Indigenous study tour

The opportunity to visit prestigious universities including Oxford, Harvard and Yale was an eyeopener for Jamie Penny, the only undergraduate student to attend The 2015 Aurora Indigenous Scholars International Study Tour. Read More