Alumni events

UQ is heading to the Gold Coast for our Regional Roadshow and hosting drinks for young alumni at the spectacular new Home of the Arts.

Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Noble Peace Prize Laureate, will tell her incredible story in an exclusive webinar with the UQ community.

Join us for a conversation with academics from The University of Queensland as they explore the good and evil of digital technologies

Economists continue to play an essential role in COVID-19 recovery and will help shape policy for the post-pandemic society. In a world with higher public spending and debt, coupled with more frequent shocks due to climate change, fiscal and monetary policies will become more important than ever.

Gianni Schicchi is a one-act romp through a classic sit-com scenario - "Who gets the inheritance?" - set against a ravishing palette of orchestral colour and vocal power. Appealing to both experienced and first-time operagoers, Schicchi will be performed in Italian with English surtitles.

Carolyn Baker was an Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of Queensland. Associate Professor Baker, who passed away in 2003, is best remembered for her research and her excellent postgraduate supervision and teaching.

Dots+Loops is Australia’s post-genre music and arts series, inclusively exploring the spaces in between a traditional classical concert, an underground club gig, and an experimental art show.

Eight finalists from across all UQ faculties and institutes, will come together to for an exciting and inspiring online 3MT viewing, Q&A, People's Choice vote and announcement of winners!

Please check the time zone for your city:
Tuesday 14 September, 6pm Lima (PET), 7pm Asunción (PYT), 8pm Santiago (CLT)
Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni.

Join us for our next Friends of Antiquity Sunday Series as Dr Dorothy Watts AM presents on ‘Josiah Wedgwood and the Classics’.

Join Queensland Chief Scientist and UQ Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Professor Hugh Possingham, as he leads you around his favourite birding spot. Partners and friends are very welcome.

Did you know Australia already overshot its ecological budget by 22 March 2021? This means we’ve consumed more ecological resources than the country can regenerate in a year.

Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s largest companies, will participate in an exclusive Q&A webinar with the UQ community.

Join us for our most popular UQ young alumni online series this year with a four part series focussing on educating young professionals about personal finance and wealth creation.

Hear from experts from UQ's Sustainability team as they share UQ's new sustainability strategy, some of our current campus initiatives.

Combining both online and face-to-face learning, this course draws on thought leadership from The University of Queensland, Australian National University, and Oxford University to explore the impact of climate change on business and society. From evaluating risks and opportunities for your organisation to developing a climate risk management plan to minimise risk exposure, you’ll benefit from a comprehensive and forward-thinking approach.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking. This event is fully booked.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Global Connection is an event series created by alumni for alumni, to help you keep connected with UQ and fellow alumni. These casual events are a great opportunity to meet for drinks and networking.

Hosted by the UQ Young Alumni Advisory Board, join us for our next social event for all UQ graduates to meet, enjoy meaningful conversations and stay connected with the young alumni community.

This event has been cancelled.

Join the online panel of UQ alumni sharing their unique startup journeys going through the Y Combinator program - the competitive Silicon Valley startup launcher considered the #1 accelerator program in the world.

Join us for this North Queensland UQ Gatton Past Students Association in Atherton. To register, contact Kim Jorgensen, email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au.

Archaeological heritage has been big news lately, as the impact of Rio Tinto’s Juukan Gorge debacle continues to reverberate around the planet, hard on the heels of the deliberate destruction of sites in conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere.

Magic City Counterpoint is Madeleine Cocolas and Chris Perren. Together, they make evocative and textural electronic music- this is a livestreamed event.

On Wednesday 25 August at 2pm, seven PhD candidates, voted as People's Choice Winners from across UQ, will come together for the 2021 UQ 3MT Wildcard Competition and compete for the one spot remaining in the UQ 3MT Final.

Student ensembles from the UQ School of Music who are finalists in the 2021 4MBS Musica Viva Sid Page Memorial Prize in Chamber Music competition are invited to perform their works in this special event that is broadcast live by 4MBS radio.

Originally developed by Google, design sprints allow you to test and validate ideas rapidly without significant investment. Dr Ivano Bongiovanni will show you how they can be used to address complex organisational issues, improve processes, increase efficiency and improve profitability.

Hear from leaders in the industry and celebrate our most distinguished UQ alumni by joining our webinar series, hosted by the School of Architecture. Our speakers will discuss their lives in architecture and their current projects, research and achievements.

In light of the developing COVID-19 Queensland Government restrictions, regretfully the UQ Toowoomba Alumni Brunch will be cancelled.

In light of the developing COVID-19 Queensland Government restrictions, regretfully the UQ young alumni drinks in Toowoomba will be cancelled.

Due to COVID restrictions, this event has been postponed. Join us for our August Sunday Series as Dr Kit Morrell presents on ‘Cato the Reformer’.

Due to COVID restrictions, this event has been postponed. Do you have an interest in angel investing? Are you a budding early-stage investor? Join Simon Horne, CEO of Angel Loop as he facilitates the 'Financial Literacy: Early-Stage Investment' workshop, 7-8 August.

Due to COVID restrictions, this event has been cancelled. Join Olympic historian and Honorary Director of the UQ Centre for Olympic Studies, Professor Ian Jobling, as he delves into the early modern Olympic games. Let's find out how they compare to Tokyo 2021!

You’re invited Back to UQ on Sunday 1 August – UQ's alumni homecoming. Coinciding with UQ Open Day, the day features celebrations, tours, talks, and the chance to reconnect with your university and your classmates.

The University of Queensland is hosting Ventures Uncut: Lessons from failure. Our entrepreneurs will share their stories of failure including the lessons they learnt and how their failures ultimately led to success.

Did you know that constitutions in many Pacific countries not only recognise customary laws but frequently place them above common law? And where local legislation does not exist, foreign legislation is often applied? 

When international borders are open again, where will you go? Be it for business or leisure, IML offers interactive classes that will help you enjoy your global experience.

Join us for this UQ Gatton Past Students Association reunion on the Gold Coast. To register, contact Kim Jorgensen, email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au.

Join UQ Rugby's Student and Alumni Day and support your team for their last home game of the season!

Join us for our most popular UQ young alumni online series this year with a four part series focussing on educating young professionals about personal finance and wealth creation.

Stability and prosperity in the Pacific have long been stated as among Australia’s top foreign policy priorities, but for many Australians, the region remains little understood.

Join acclaimed sculptor, Dr Rhyl Hindwood AM CF, as she delves into the symbolism incorporated into the design of her monumental statues - including those produced for the University of Queensland's Great Court and, more recently, for St John's Anglican cathedral.

Transform society through responsible use of business analytics. Attend this free, interactive and online session to learn how a UQ Master of Business Analytics can help you future-proof your career.

You’re invited to register for the upcoming Research for Development Impact Conference 2021 in response to the theme: Pathways through disruption – the future of sustainable development and recovery in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Are you looking for more meaningful work? Want to monetise a passion project? Or simply curious about starting your own business? This event is for you!

Join moderator and UQ Chancellor, Mr Peter Varghese AO, along with UQ trust experts Professor Matthew Hornsey and Professor Nicole Gillespie, and James Mabbott, Partner in Charge at KPMG Futures, as they explore how trust in organisations and institutions can be built, restored, and preserved. 

Apply the latest thinking in entrepreneurship and innovation to your start-up and entrepreneurship goals. Attend this free, interactive online session to learn how a UQ Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation can help you future-proof your career.

Join us virtually to hear economic experts provide insights on how to improve economic participation to overcome Indigenous disadvantage.

In partnership with KPMG, the UQ Business School presents our Thought Leadership Series: Extracting value from data – how to ensure ROI success and mitigate loss.

Explore the future of sustainable energy. This interactive webinar will give you a glimpse into the future of our national and global energy industry. Get a head-start on progress and learn about the sustainable technology, policy, and economy that’s just around the corner.

Associate Professor David Pritchard will present on "The standing of sailors in democratic Athens"

Applications to the Ventures Curiosity PhD program are now open!

Start speaking a new language in just six weeks! IML survival courses are designed for absolute beginners.

Join us for this UQ Gatton Past Students Association reunion in Rockhampton. To register, contact Kim Jorgensen, email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au.

Lose yourself, for you will be found. Let QUMS take you on a journey for our first major concert of the year, as we explore the deeply personal themes of loss, grief, yearning, discovery and salvation.

Join our panel of academic and industry experts as they discuss the role public health has played in in recent times and how the next generation of public health practitioners can improve health outcomes for our communities.

Join us Thursday 27 May 2021, 4–6pm for Mentor Blaze - our speed networking style event. Connect and get support from entrepreneurs, industry mentors and experienced founders.

Join us as we explore the history of Aboriginal people and anthropology at UQ with the Director of UQ's Anthropology Museum, Michael Aird.

Join Professor Davis as she reflects on key concepts of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and explores important questions facing Australia on the path to a better future.

The University of Queensland’s School of Music proudly welcomes Maestro Dane Lam in his debut performance as Conductor and Director of The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra (UQSO).

Presented by Professor Ann McGrath AM, this lecture considers aspects of european discovery and Indigenous deep histories, and will explore the legal and conceptual power of both new and old discovery narratives.

Professor Tim Parkin will present on "Cicero and Old Age after 2000 years."

The School of Communication and Arts and The University of Queensland (UQ) invite you to attend the 100 Years of UQ Journalism Celebration.

The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada share a powerful vision to deliver world-class teaching and research outcomes that will create lasting positive change.

The sheer scale of rolling out a vaccination across Queensland, amid a global pandemic, has its challenges. From balancing the interests of each stakeholder group to communicating decisions nation-wide – as leaders, there is a lot we can learn.

Join us for this UQ Gatton Past Students Association reunion in Mackay. To register, contact Kim Jorgensen, email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au.

UQ Ventures, in partnership with Angel Loop, is presenting potential investors with case studies, expert presentations and facilitated discussions.

This event is QBI's major Dementia fundraiser event, supporting the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research at QBI. In 2021, the QBI Lexus Alzheimers Gala, 'All That Jazz' will be hosted at Hillstone, St Lucia. The evening will feature canapes, a sit-down 2-course meal, beverage package and entertainment from one of Brisbane most well know Jazz bands, the Brisbane Jazz Orchestra.

In 2020, the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled for the first time in its 65-year history in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. On the eve of Eurovision 2021, we ask how will the experience of 2020 change Eurovision? Join the zoom webinar!

What makes an effective leader and how can you use leadership skills to elevate your career?

Join fellow specialists and professionals working across the pain sector over drinks and canapés to build networks and learn about new advancements in persistent pain.

Arachnophobia — the fear of spiders — is one of the most common fears in the world. But is that fear justified? And could deadly spiders hold the key to the next medical break through?

At the UQ MBA Information Webinar, we will show you how our MBA develops global leaders of the future. We’ll provide valuable insight into the key features of our MBA including flexible study options, exclusive international exchanges, real consulting projects and our dedicated MBA Careers and Professional Development Team.

Join Dr Jamie Cleverly to discover the ecological processes that shape Australia’s ecosystems.

Prepare for your future. This is your opportunity to schedule a personalised, one-to-one session with a postgraduate coursework study advisor. Have a chat and ask any questions that you might have about starting program choices, eligibility, fees, flexibility, or life as a postgraduate coursework student at UQ.

Join James Donaldson, Senior Museum Officer at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum as he presents "The Shellal Mosaic: Archaeological, Textual and Visual Traditions."

Please note that this event will take place as a webinar for UQ Alumni at 7.00pm (UK time zone) on 29 April. All UQ alumni from other locations are also welcome to attend.

At the UQ MBA Information Evening, we will show you how our MBA develops global leaders of the future. We’ll provide valuable insight into the key features of our MBA including flexible study options, exclusive international exchanges, real consulting projects and our dedicated MBA Careers and Professional Development Team.

From the supply of critical materials to sustainable land and water usage, if we don’t start transitioning at greater speeds and in larger quantities to renewable energy systems, the human race may find itself with nothing left.

The Liveris Academy is proud to welcome Warrick Cramer, former CEO of Tomorrow Street, Vodafone's Global Centre for Innovation in Europe, as a special guest at our first Distinguished Speaker Series breakfast.

Join us for our most popular UQ young alumni online series this year with a four part series focussing on educating young professionals about personal finance and wealth creation.

Join us for the first 3T event of the year as we explore the weird and wonderful secrets of the biology, ecology and evolution of the stingless bees.

This is your opportunity to schedule a personalised, one-to-one session with a postgraduate coursework study advisor. Have a chat and ask any questions that you might have about starting program choices, eligibility, fees, flexibility, or life as a postgraduate coursework student at UQ.

UQ is excited to present the latest cohort to complete the intensive Ventures ilab Accelerator program.

Join us for BrisScience at home. Even the largest crop breeding companies are wondering how to meet demands for food supply given a projected 25% increase in global population over the next 30 years. How can we do it sustainably without destroying more land?

Join award-winning Australian author and UQ alumnus, Pamela Rushby as she presents "Intrepid Lady Adventurers on the Nile".

The Global Connection is a series of informal meet-ups held regularly around the world. First launched in 2014 by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, the Global Connection is now open to all UQ Alumni who would like to attend.

Given our high dependence on and use of coastal areas, we need to better understand reasons for and rates of change within them. It is essential we collect and make accessible ecosystem data for research and management to understand the nature of changes to our coastal ecosystems and to report and most importantly forecast their trajectory.

Stuck for entertainment during the Autumn School Holidays? Sign your child up for UQ Sport Kids Tennis Coaching programs.

From enhanced healthcare to ridesharing apps – investment and adoption of AI is increasing exponentially, with many potential benefits to both businesses and society. However, with increased uptake has come greater awareness of the risks and trust challenges associated with AI systems.

Soils For Science, working in coordination with Microbes Australia, will provide Australian home and land owners, schools, community, social and sporting groups and others, with educational material on antibiotics and antibiotic discovery through a website and mobile app, and soil sampling kit.

The Friends of Antiquity, in conjunction with The Discipline of Classics and Ancient History (School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, UQ), present the 26th Annual Ancient History Day. This year's theme is Spectacle.

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses Joan Makes History with author, Kate Grenville.

In the aftermath of the public death of George Floyd in the USA last May, millions of outraged citizens around the world took to the streets to protest a range of longstanding and systemic issues related to human rights, social justice and race relations.

The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada share a powerful vision to deliver world-class teaching and research outcomes that will create lasting positive change.

Join the QBI Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trek to help raise money for the Alastair Rushworth Fund, which supports a PhD student conducting dementia research at the Queensland Brain Institute.

As a zoonotic – animal-to-human – disease specialist, UQ’s Professor Nigel Perkins is using the World Health Organisation’s 'One Health' platform to help avoid the next pandemic.

Join us for this UQ Gatton Past Students Association reunion on the Sunshine Coast. To register, contact Kim Jorgensen, email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au.

Join us for the UQ Young Alumni welcome party on Thursday, 4 March 2021. The new UQ Young Alumni Advisory Board looks forward to meeting you at our first social event of our 2021 calendar.

How does information flow through a social network impact the functioning of a market? Matthew Jackson, Professor of Economics at Stanford University, will examine this question and many others.

You're invited to the first of a new OzFlux bi-monthly webinar series, Ecosystem Exchange.

Start your child’s healthy habits early with UQ Sport's Learn-to-Swim programs! Sessions run continuously year-round.

Join us for the first Adrian Heyworth-Smith Memorial Lecture for 2021. How and why did Roman emperors legislate to make people marry and have children? Did they succeed? And can we learn from their example?

This month we will be chatting to Laura Elvery, author of Ordinary Matter.

Join Professor Neville Plint, Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at UQ for an intimate roundtable discussion on the topic of sustainability.

To celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (19 November), The University of Queensland (UQ) is bringing together an online panel of exceptional female leaders to raise awareness, and amplify the stories and challenges of women entrepreneurs.

Around the world, we’re seeing the increasing incidence of extreme weather events and natural disasters as the impact of our changing climate becomes more apparent.

The 2020 US Election, no matter what happens, is likely to be the most momentous American election in decades.

Join us for an In-Conversation event with author Dr Debbie Bargallie (she/her) and UQ's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) Professor Bronwyn Fredericks (she/her).

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses our featured book for October, Meet Me at Lennon's by Melanie Myers.

In this webinar, we will venture behind the scenes of UQ’s COVID-19 vaccine project, to learn more about the development of this promising vaccine candidate and the next steps towards manufacturing.

This year, it’s all about you, our ChangeMakers.

Join us for our most popular UQ Young Alumni series this year - ‘Get Finance Fit’.

Have you ever wished you had someone to bounce an idea about work? A mentor to coach you through a salary negotiation, seek advice on your CV or to help navigate the next step of your career as a young professional? Join us in this one-hour webinar where you will hear from UQ mentoring experts.

The election of Donald Trump to arguably the most powerful presidency in the world sent shockwaves through the global community. While many rejoiced his challenging of the global order from NATO to China, others feared he lacked the temperament and judgement to lead the US on the world stage. Our experts will lay out the issues and possibilities, and what the great powers of the past can tell us about the future.

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses our featured book, Swallow the Air with Indigenous author, Tara June Winch.

The new era of work is driving businesses and the people within them to stay ahead of the technological curve. How will increased automation and continued digital disruption change the way we live and work? What does it mean for the future of our economy? 

We all have smoke detector alarms built in. Rather than a loud beep, we feel a tenseness in the body, a racing heart, a quickening of the breath – the collective of these symptoms is known as anxiety.

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses our featured book, Mammoth with Author, Chris Flynn.

Urban sprawl, rapid population growth, rising sea levels: the need has never been greater to find solutions and reimagine urban landscapes to create sustainable, prosperous and resilient cities.

In this webinar, our expert panel will discuss the likelihood and logistics of a trans-Tasman travel bubble, and the risks and benefits it would bring to both Australia and New Zealand.