AIESEP World Congress 2022
An innovative new conference is coming to the Gold Coast in June, the AIESEP World Congress 2022, co-chaired by Dr Sue Whatman, from GIER, and Professor Maree Dinan Thomspon from James Cook University. Read More
‘Sod turning’ ceremony for the Bentley Park College Medical Training Precinct
Professor Stephen Billett from GIER was amongst the list of distinguished guests invited to attend the ‘sod turning’ ceremony for the Bentley Park College Medical Training Precinct to celebrate the start of construction on Thursday 19th May. Read More
IDAHOBIT x 365: One Day That Can Become a Year
Tuesday 17 May is IDAHOBIT - the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This is an important day to remember why we fight for safe, affirming and culturally appropriate care for all members of LGBTQIAP + communities who have been minoritized within and beyond educational and workplace settings. Read More
AVETRA Conference: Inequality a major focus of presenters
GIER members were recently involved in the ‘Australasian Vocational Education and Training Research Association’ (AVETRA) annual conference, a hybrid event held over two days (28-29 April). GIER’s Deputy Director, Steven Hodge, was conference chair. Read More
Honorary Doctorate Award: Professor Peter Grootenboer
In 2020, Professor Peter Grootenboer (long term member of GIER) was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Gothenburg University, Sweden. Due to COVID related restrictions, the ceremony and associated events have been regularly postponed. We are excited to celebrate the fact that the award ceremony took place in Sweden on Friday 6 May 2022. Read More
Research in 2021 and beyond
Griffith University’s School of Education and Professional Studies (EPS) and Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER) annual research conference “Research in 2021 and Beyond” was held at the Ship Inn, South Bank. Read More
3,100 people tune in to a webinar about living with autism
Have you ever thought about live streaming a webinar about your research findings to engage and inform a public audience? The Autism Centre of Excellence team did just this, and were inundated with viewers. Read More
Webinar: Quantifying the qualitative
Watch a video recording of Professor Stephen Billett and Dr Anh Hai (Leah) Le present about generating quantitative measures from qualitative data. Read More
