Corporate Body

Griffith University (1971 - )

From: 1971
Queensland, Australia
Functions: Education and University

Summary

Griffith University was established in 1971 and began teaching students in 1975.

Related Corporate Bodies

Universities Australia (2007 - )

Related People

Angus, James Alexander (1949 - )
Member, Queensland Pharmaceutical Research Institute 1994 -
Cramond, Teresa Rita O'Rourke (Tess) (1926 - 2015)
Member of the Ethics Committee from 1988 - 1994.
Doddrell, David Michael (1944 - )
Professor (personal chair) 1983 - 1986
Kay, Brian Herbert (1944 - 2017)
Professor, Griffith Medical Research College 2005 -
Mason, Peter (1922 - 1987)
Founding Council Member, 1971 - 1977
Moyal, Ann Veronica (1926 - 2019)
Inaugural Director, Science Policy Research Centre 1977 - 1979
Pegg, David Thomas (1941 - )
Professor of Physics 1986 -
Quinn, Ronald James
Professor 1994 - ; Director, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies 2003 -
Raston, Colin Llewellyn
Professor of Chemistry 1988 - 1995
Rose, Calvin Wyatt (1929 - )
Foundation Professor and Dean, School of Australian Environmental Studies 1973 - 1995; Emeritus Professor 1995 -

Published resources

Resource Sections

'About Griffith', in Griffith University Web site, Griffith University, 2026, https://www.griffith.edu.au/about-griffith. Details

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