Events

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UQ Talks: (re)designing Brisbane for 2032

6 August 2024 6:00pm7:00pm
UQ Talks brings together experts in town planning, economics and sociology to discuss how Brisbane can play the Games just right.
Free online event

BrisScience - adventures in exotic animal medicine

5 August 2024 6:30pm7:30pm
Join us at BrisScience to hear about Dr Bob Doneley's weird and wonderful adventures in exotic animal medicine.
Free event
Location: The Edge, State Library of Queensland

George Watson Public Lecture

5 August 2024 6:00pm8:00pm
Join the School of Communication and Arts for a critical examination of India's press freedom, rated 161 out of 180 by Reporters Without Borders, and its impact on the world's largest democracy. Explore the challenges of a constrained media space and its implications for sustaining a healthy civil society and fostering a deliberative democracy.
Free event
Location: Avalon Theatre, 172 Sir Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia

Public seminar - Goori Du'gool-yah (Aboriginal Heart Talk) with Winyuba and Gaiarbau on Languages, Culture, Country

2 August 2024 2:00pm3:30pm
Discover the linguistic heritage of the Yagarabul people with Gaja Kerry Charleton, an esteemed Yagarabul Elder and Language Custodian. In this seminar, she unveils her work on transcribing and translating historical recordings, contributing to the Yagarabul Dictionary and language programs.
Free event
Location: Global Change Institute Building, St Lucia campus

UQ Finance Roundtable 2024 – navigating the current: capital flows around shifting geopolitics

2 August 2024 11:45am1:30pm
In an era where geopolitical events heavily influence market dynamics, this year’s Finance Roundtable delves into the intricate relationship between global capital flows and geo-political developments.
Location: River Room, Customs House, 399 Queen Street, Brisbane, 4000, Australia
Tickets start at $100

Smart money strategies

1 August 2024 6:30pm7:15pm
Whether you're new to budgeting or looking to refine your skills, join Courtney Crawford, Financial Planner at Financial Aspirations (Bachelor of Economics '07) as she provides some tools and insights to take control of your finances.
Free online event

Cheese and Chats: revolutionising heart transplantation

23 July 2024 5:00pm7:00pm
At this event, UQ experts will share their bold vision to revolutionise heart transplantation. Hear the stories of three people intimately involved in the process: the surgeon, the patient and the storyteller—Professor David McGiffin, Kate Phillips and Lauren Kelly.
Location: UQ Brisbane City
Cost: $35

Opening Night: Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line

19 July 2024 6:00pm9:00pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of UQ Art Museum’s latest exhibitions, including Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line.

UQ NAIDOC Week: 'Reflections on the Referendum' keynote lecture by Professor Megan Davis

10 July 2024 3:00pm5:00pm
This year’s NAIDOC Week theme for 2024 is "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud", honouring the enduring strength and vitality of Indigenous cultures. Following the result of last year's Referendum, we are more driven than ever to keep the flame alight and the movement going with this keynote lecture, "Reflections on the Referendum" from distinguished constitutional lawyer and expert in public law, Professor Megan Davis.
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Superannuation essentials 

3 July 2024 6:30pm7:15pm
Join Ian White, Super Consultant at UniSuper, for a webinar designed to demystify the fundamentals of superannuation.

Celebrating Female Composers concert

1 July 2024 6:00pm7:00pm
Join us for a special concert celebrating the works of female composers. A student-led initiative, Celebrating Music Concert Series presents its Celebrating Female Composers concert.
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UQ ChangeMakers: can you separate the art from the artist?

27 June 2024 5:30pm7:00pm
In an age when the actions and beliefs of creators are under closer scrutiny, we're faced with the question: can you separate the art from the artist? Our panel of ChangeMakers experts will explore whether our appreciation of art tacitly endorses the behaviours or beliefs of its maker, or if there exists a pathway to reclaiming these creations for ourselves.
Free event
Locations: online sessions in North America and Asia-Pacific

UQ ChangeMakers: Can you separate art from the artist? [North America time zone]

25 June 2024 7:00pm8:00pm
In an age when the actions and beliefs of creators are under closer scrutiny, we're faced with the question: can you separate the art from the artist? The session will commence at 7pm New York / Nashville / Washington DC / Santiago time.

Discover postgraduate Biostatistics

24 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Learn to apply statistics in exciting and versatile ways to modern health problems. At this event you'll get the information you need to successfully apply for postgraduate study and develop your career.
Free event
Online

UQ Sport: Kids Holiday Camp

24 June 2024 8:00am5 July 2024 5:30pm
Experience vacation care like never before with our Kids Holiday Camp. We guarantee that they’ll be active, happy, and learning something new during their time with us!

Fulbright Scholarships

21 June 2024 4:45pm1 July 2024 11:00pm
Applications are now open for the Fulbright Scholarships. Take part in an academic and cultural exchange, pursuing research or study at a U.S. institution in 2025/26. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission offers scholarships to Australian citizens across all career stages.

Discover postgraduate Geographic Information Science

20 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Boost your employability in a wide range of industries with postgraduate studies in Geographic Information Science. This informative webinar will give you all the information you need start your GIS studies at Australia's #1 university for geographic and environmental sciences (QS World University Rankings 2023).
Free event
Online

Discover postgraduate Molecular Biology

19 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Acquire high level knowledge valuable for both research and industry applications. Join us at this webinar to learn more about your postgraduate study options in Molecular Biology at Australia's #1 institution for biological sciences.
Free event
Online

3T Event: what proposed aged care means testing could mean for the ageing population

19 June 2024 10:00am12:00pm
Join Professor Brenda Gannon, Professor, School of Economics, Faculty of BEL, who will use evidence-based research to unpack the recommendations of the Taskforce report, and the current draft National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy.
Cost: $15
Location: St Lucia campus

Discover postgraduate Financial Mathematics

18 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Develop cutting-edge skills in Financial Mathematics with postgraduate study at The University of Queensland. This session is the perfect opportunity to understand your study options in a specialist field.
Free event
Online

Shaping change: accelerating the decarbonisation of road freight transport

18 June 2024 5:00pm7:15pm
We are pleased to extend a special invitation to attend an event on how to decarbonize the road freight transport sector using a data-driven approach, featuring a keynote presentation by UQ Visiting Scholar Professor Gordon Wilmsmeier from the Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Germany and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, followed by a showcase of road freight transport decarbonisation tools for public and private sectors, hosted by The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub.
Free event
Location: UQ Brisbane City 308 Queen St

Discover postgraduate Food Science and Technology

17 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Further your career in one of the world's largest industries. Now's the time to gain in-demand skills through postgraduate study at Australia's #1 university for food science and technology (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023)
Free event
Online

Language courses at UQ Brisbane City

17 June 2024 4:00pm1 August 2024 5:00pm
Back by popular demand, join us for the next 'Learn a language' at The Atrium. In partnership with UQ Institute of Modern Languages (IML), we're launching another 5-week language short courses for beginners starting in June.
Cost: $275 for 5 classes
Location: UQ Brisbane City

Discover postgraduate Environmental Health Sciences

13 June 2024 12:00pm1:00pm
Learn about study options that will help you develop skills to address some of the most important challenges of our time. You can help manage modern environmental health risks.

Discover postgraduate Educational Studies

11 June 2024 5:00pm6:00pm
Explore your options for postgraduate study in education and take the next step in your professional development with Queensland’s top-ranked university.
Free event
Location: online

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