Griffith University

Griffith University

Type	Public university
Established	1971
Chancellor	Henry Smerdon AM
Vice-Chancellor	Ian O'Connor
Executive	Ned Pankhurst (Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor) Debra Henly (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic) Martin Betts (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Engagement) Colin McAndrew (Vice President, Corporate Services)
Administrative staff	4,000 FTE
Students	45,953 (2015)
Undergraduates	Over 34,000
Postgraduates	Over 9,000
Location	Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan, Queensland, Australia
Campus	Gold Coast, Logan, Nathan, Mt Gravatt and South Bank
Affiliations	Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning and Innovative Research Universities
Website	griffith.edu.au

Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies.

The University is named after Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, who was twice Premier of Queensland and the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. Sir Samuel Griffith played a major role in the Federation of Australia and was the principal author of the Australian constitution.

Opening initially with the one campus at Nathan and 451 students, the University now has five campuses spanning three cities, the largest of which are the Gold Coast campus at Southport and the Nathan campus in Brisbane. The Mount Gravatt and South Bank campuses are also located in Brisbane, while the Logan campus is at Meadowbrook. It has over 44,000 students and offers a full suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the areas of business and government, criminology and law, education, engineering and information technology, environment, planning and architecture, health, humanities and languages, music, science and aviation, and visual and creative arts. Griffith is a verdant university and a member of the IRU.