Events

Keep an eye out below for our evolving list of events. 
You can also be notified of upcoming events when you update your details.

UQ alumni travel program

1 January 2025 2:00pm31 December 2025 3:00pm
Join us as we venture through majestic landscapes, biodiversity hotspots, historical wonders and cultural centres with UQ academic hosts, providing an exclusive and enriching travel experience.

UQ Brisbane City building and history tours

25 March 2025 12:00pm22 September 2025 1:00pm
Join UQ alum Dr Keith Treschman (BSc '71, BEdSt '75, BA '79) on monthly building tours to delve into the history of the 308 Queen Street building and uncover some of the unique and quirky discoveries from the restoration process.

Awaken your inner linguist: IML semester 2 courses

1 July 2025 2:15pm30 November 2025 3:15pm
Awaken your inner linguist with an IML Semester 2 language course – there are 27 languages to choose from! Our online and face-to-face language classes will help you enjoy your language learning journey. Enrol by 23 June to enjoy early bird rates.

Breakfast at The Atrium

31 July 2025 7:30am31 October 2025 9:00am
Breakfast at The Atrium, last Thursday of every month.
Free Event

Cheese and Chats: How one fossil redefined humanity

18 August 2025 5:45pm7:30pm
Hear from leading UQ researchers Associate Professor Michael Westaway, Dr Gilbert Price, and Associate Professor Tiina Manne, with opening remarks by Benny Bol OAM.
Venue: The Atrium, UQ Brisbane City, 308 Queen Street, Brisbane
Cost: $40 (includes a cheese box with tasting notes and one standard drink)

Learn from alumni: tackling tough conversations

19 August 2025 6:00pm9:00pm
In this special event for final-year students, UQ alumni share experiences from their lives and careers to help you learn how to handle those difficult (but inevitable) chats. From a Survivor runner-up’s tales from the Tribal Council to an F1 emergency doctor’s trackside playbook, these young alumni have some extraordinary insights to share.

Sustain Queensland 2025: co-hosted summit on Queensland's transition economy and industry decarbonisation

21 August 2025 2:00pm6:00pm
This free event highlights collaboration, credibility, and action in building a just, resilient and sustainable Queensland economy. Customs House, Brisbane.

Party with a Purpose 2025

30 August 2025 6:00pm10:00pm
This year, Party with a Purpose heads to The Gatsby, where the glitz and glamour of the 1920s come alive.

AI in action

3 September 2025 2:45pm4:00pm
Curious about how artificial intelligence is transforming education? Join AI in Action, a speaker series exploring the practical, the ethical, the challenging and the creative ways AI is shaping the future of teaching and learning.

SEEN movie screening

5 September 2025 5:00pm7:00pm
Documentary exploring how personal healing transforms parenting and impacts child brain development, featuring real stories and expert insights.

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When life adds up: the cumulative burden of skin disease – 2025 Alan Cooper Epiderm Lecture

15 August 2025 5:30pm7:30pm
Join us for an engaging conversation on the topic of dermatology, led by Associate Professor Chris Baker about the Cumulative Life Course Impairment (CLCI). This concept is especially pertinent in dermatology, where chronic inflammatory skin conditions—such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa—often begin early in life, are visible, and significantly impact quality of life.
37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane. Room: Translational Research Institute Auditorium.

Dive into discovery: crocodiles, sharks and science in Cairns

14 August 2025 5:15pm7:30pm
Join us at the Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre to celebrate National Science Week with an evening of marine marvels and cutting-edge research. Registrations until Friday 08 August or until capacity reached.

Friends of Antiquity Milns Visiting Scholar Sunday Series: styles and status – Roman women and the art of hair

10 August 2025 2:00pm4:00pm
Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity for the Milns Visiting Scholar Sunday Series event, ‘Style and status – Roman women and the art of hair’.
Date: Sunday 10 August 2025
Location: Room E302, Forgan Smith Building, UQ St Lucia or online

Building Business Excellence in Bundaberg: Strategies for transformative customer experience

5 August 2025 5:00pm8:00pm
Join us in Bundaberg to discover new tactics to deliver top quality service for your customers that’s profitable and sustainable.

UQ Talks: building bright futures through cultural strength

4 August 2025 4:00pm6:00pm
Join us for a special UQ Talks panel discussion on the vital role family, community and culture plays in supporting the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Class of 1985 40-year reunion (sold out)

2 August 2025 2:00pm10:30pm
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Class of 1985 alumni and their guests are invited to attend a special reunion event as we celebrate a significant milestone - 40 years since your graduation from The University of Queensland.
Location: Mary Emelia Mayne Room, Mayne Medical Building, 288 Herston Road, Herston
Cost: $199 per person

How to become a (great) manager

30 July 2025 6:00pm7:30pm
This free 1.5 hour webinar for new and aspiring leaders will equip you with essential skills to step up into leadership, manage people effectively, resolve conflicts and communicate with confidence.

QBI Lexus Alzheimer's Sunset Soiree

26 July 2025 4:00pm7:30pm
Join us for the QBI Lexus Sunset Soirée - a stunning late-afternoon gathering on the Brisbane River. Indulge in French Champagne, gourmet canapés, and live entertainment, all while socialising on the exclusive private lawn at this beautiful location.

Future ready with AI: empowering educators with practical AI knowledge and tools

24 July 2025 8:45am3:15pm
Join us for an exciting, full-day professional development event designed to empower educators with the practical AI tools and insights needed to transform classroom practice and administrative tasks.

Think before you click: cyber security 101

21 July 2025 9:30am11:00am
Join cyber security professional Dr Mark Carey-Smith for an interactive workshop designed for our Alumni Friends community to help you outsmart scammers and digital pitfalls in everyday life.
Cost: $40

Young alumni Friday drinks

18 July 2025 5:00pm7:00pm
In 2025, we’re kicking off young alumni Friday drinks as a new way for you to have some casual fun with your fellow UQ grads.

3T event: discover the future of pharmacy at UQ Dutton Park

17 July 2025 9:45am12:00pm
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at UQ’s newest health and biotechnology precinct, UQ Dutton Park.

Quantum Year National Tour public lecture and fireside chat with Professor Donna Strickland

14 July 2025 6:00pm7:30pm
Quantum science fans, join us for an exciting evening with Nobel Laureate Professor Donna Strickland. Professor Strickland will be in Australia for the Quantum Year National Tour in celebration of the International Year of Quantum, and we are delighted to share her public lecture followed by a fireside chat.
Online and The Edge, State Library of Queensland
Free event

Writing for Truth Telling: Dr Jackie Huggins in conversation with Cheryl Leavy at Sun Stadium

12 July 2025 3:00pm4:30pm
To celebrate this year's NAIDOC theme The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy, please join us for a conversation between Dr Jackie Huggins and Cheryl Leavy as they explore the nuances of truth telling through published and forthcoming work. They will discuss the legacy that Dr Huggins and younger generations are creating together, as well as how current projects progress her lifelong contribution to First Nations rights.

Friends of Antiquity AGM and Sunday Series: from Tartarus to Infernus – classical figures in Dante's Inferno

6 July 2025 1:45pm4:00pm
Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity for the AGM (optional) and July Sunday Series, presented by Dr James Lancaster, titled ‘From Tartarus to Infernus – classical figures in Dante's Inferno'.
Cost: $10
Location: Room E215 Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus

UQ Centre for Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Research Open Day

4 July 2025 10:00am1:00pm
Join us for the UQ Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research on Friday 4 July to officially open the centre.

Nobody's Listening: The Forgotten Voices of Sinjar

3 July 2025 10:00am4:00pm
Join UQ's Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect for an immersive, award-winning virtual reality experience that commemorates the Yazidi Genocide of 2014 in Northern Iraq, and a public seminar on the current state of the Yazidi community and ongoing efforts to achieve justice and accountability for genocide survivors.
Free event
Location: 273 & 275, Global Change Institute Building (20), UQ St Lucia

Smart money: tips for saving, spending and tax

26 June 2025 6:00pm7:30pm
Take control of your finances with this jam-packed 90-minute webinar designed to help you stretch your money further and grow your wealth with confidence.
Free event
Online

2025 Hall Annual Lecture: Bones, Stones, Crocodiles and Origins – New Paleoanthropological Evidence from Africa

20 June 2025 6:00pm8:00pm
Join us for a compelling presentation that explores how research at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is deepening our understanding of human evolution through an interdisciplinary lens.
Free event
Location: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre

Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) information webinar

18 June 2025 6:30pm7:30pm
Join our postgraduate Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) webinar to hear from UQ experts and explore your professional development at The University of Queensland.

Building back for a resilient future

17 June 2025 12:30pm1:30pm
Join public policy scholar and crisis management expert, Dr Alastair Stark, for a seminar and lunch at UQ Brisbane City.

Townsville Alumni and Community Event

11 June 2025 5:15pm7:30pm
Join us at Queensland Museum Tropics as we shine a light on the extraordinary scientific research that’s happening in Townsville’s backyard, revealing the secrets of deadly reptiles and preserving our beloved Great Barrier Reef.
Free event
Location: The Great Gallery, Queensland Museum Tropics, 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville City

Postgraduate Clinical Informatics and Digital Health info webinar

10 June 2025 5:30pm6:30pm
Learn how to be part of healthcare’s digital transformation. Hear from UQ experts and explore postgraduate study options in digital health at The University of Queensland.

Building Business Excellence: Monetising data for strategic impact – Townsville

10 June 2025 5:00pm8:00pm
Understand how to capture and analyse data to improve your strategic decision-making and make a real impact on your bottom line. Free event.

QBI Brain Research Endowment Fund Dinner

5 June 2025 6:30pm10:30pm
Please join us for a wine appreciation dinner where the Emporium’s sommelier will share thoughts on the evening’s wine selections paired with fine food and enjoy an enlightening presentation from one of QBI's top researchers.
Location: Emporium Hotel South Bank - Frangipani Room
Ticket price: $250 per person or $2500 for a table of 10

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