and ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide, Griffith offers industry-connected programs across nursing, medicine, biomedical science, engineering, AI and more. With dedicated placement programs and research training pathways, Griffith is a key source of future talent and innovation for precinct partners.
Home to over
20,000 students
Whether you’re running a startup, scaling a health-tech business, or leading clinical research, being based in the Precinct gives you direct access to Griffith University’s 45,000+ students and 1,700 researchers — many already working, training or collaborating within the GCHKP.
Why it matters:
- Tap into job-ready graduates across health, science, tech and innovation
- Co-design placement and internship programs to meet your needs
- Connect with honours, Masters and PhD candidates already embedded in precinct projects
- Build your workforce with support from Griffith’s Career Accelerator and Talent team
Students: Launch your career where innovation lives
Being part of the Precinct means more than just studying here — it means being surrounded by opportunity.
Why it matters:
- Connect with real businesses, hospitals, researchers and innovators
- Access internships, research placements and paid roles right here in the precinct
- Be part of a vibrant ecosystem solving global challenges in health, science and technology
- Gain experience that sets you apart in competitive job markets
Pathways into the Precinct
From your first year to graduation, Griffith offers direct links into precinct-based opportunities:
- Undergraduate placements in nursing, allied health, exercise science, biomedical science, IT and more
- Postgraduate research partnerships with Griffith institutes like Glycomics, ADaPT and the Centre for Mental Health
- Startup support through LuminaX, NextGen, and AmplifyTech
- Industry mentoring and innovation challenges linked to real precinct businesses
Become part of a growing global
Innovation Ecosystem?
GCHKP
Success Stories
Come and experience the ecosystem they’ve dropped themselves into, it’s incredibly powerful because of the people that are coming, the people you have access to, and the athletes you have access to. It’s not just an environment of opportunity, it’s incredibly positive. If you came and experienced that ecosystem, you’d find those two major pillars: access, and a really positive environment.
Clare Minahan – Associate Professor, Griffith University
When I think about the number of elite athletes we have at Griffith University, right here on our doorstep, and the way we can connect sports tech companies directly to them, it’s incredible. Add to that the semi-professional athletes at the Southport Sharks and the fact that sport is in the Gold Coast’s DNA. We’re so lucky to have an innovation precinct purpose-built to support sports tech, it’s a game changer.
Craig Rowsell – Director, Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct
The 2018 Commonwealth Games put us on the world stage for sport and innovation, and one thing about the Gold Coast is, once we’re on the world stage, we don’t get off it. That momentum sparked lasting legacies like the Health and Knowledge Precinct, along with other high-performance centres across the city. It all feeds off each other, and that’s how the best in sports tech find their way to the Gold Coast.
Tom Tate – Gold Coast Mayor
As a student passionate about advanced medical research and its potential to transform lives, the Precinct offers an ideal environment for connecting with like-minded and leading individuals. The people here are proactive, always ready to offer support and inspiration, making it a fantastic place for someone like me who is just starting.
Dennis Nguyen – Student
Griffith University
Coming back from the US, where we work very closely with the world-renowned Texas Heart Institute, to see the expansion of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct made it really attractive for us to bring our technology back here to work with a world-leading laboratory at Griffith.
