#GriffithUni history lecturer Dr Mike Davis writes an opinion piece in @smh and @brisbanetimes about the value of a #humanities degree, arguing that training in the humanities creates job-ready graduates with a diverse set of skills valued by employers:
https://t.co/koOeyKIHjP
The Australian Academy of the Humanities today expressed deep concern about the Government’s changes to university fee structures, which disproportionally affect the #humanities and call into question the very role of the 21st century university.
https://t.co/Ay7ySCDbRu
Centre member Professor Maxime Aubert published in Nature today "Dating the skull from Broken Hill, Zambia, and its position in human evolution" @Griffith_Uni https://t.co/QuxMK4GF2S
Husband and I reminiscing about the time I texted him on my way home:
"Can you start cooking those sausages?" Then added < 3 as a cute little heart.
He cooked 2 sausages.
Lives lost, millions of animals dead, toxic air pollution harming peoples health. We are in the midst of an environmental catastrophe. This is what the climate emergency looks like.
Time for debate is over.
Australia needs a climate policy that is fit for the crisis we’re in.
#ReCon2019 - EPS and #GIER staff are participating in a Research Conference that celebrates the work we do in furthering the knowledge & purpose of educational practice across contexts @Griffith_Uni@AEL_DeanR
Thank you #Brisbane for hosting a dozen #humanities events from 10-16 Nov to mark our 50th anniversary - #AAHSymposium 'Humanising the Future', #AAHFellow events, #ECR workshops & international summits.
Select presentations and podcasts available soon: https://t.co/IoEd0Io05y
I just arrived in New Zealand. So exciting to get freedom after more than six years. I have been invited by Word Festival in Christchurch and will participate in an event here. Thank you to all the friends who made this happen.
Prof Carolyn Evans, @Griffith_Uni met with resounding applause at #AAHSymposium about universities not being just job factories: their focus should be student employability but they should also challenge the public discourse of this being the overarching objective.
Vanessa Tomlinson @QldCon_Griffith sees creativity as birthing ideas and possibilities. Her creative practice is about bringing our attention back to sound - taking the mufflers off the exhaust” and listening to our environment @GriffithLibrary @GriffithReview#lightascending
Prof Andrew Brown at #lightningtalks says creativity comprises novelty and value. Coming to @QCAGriffith means students can stimulate their creativity by working with other creatives @GriffithLibrary @GriffithReview