Events

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Learn a language: spring short courses for beginners

7 October 2025 1:30pm25 November 2025 2:30pm
Unleash your language potential. Dreaming of exploring Sweden, abseiling in Dubai, or dancing flamenco in Spain — all from your living room? Kickstart your 2025 travel goals with our 'spring short courses for beginners'. With 11 languages to choose from, there’s no better time to begin your language journey.

Friends of Antiquity Sunday Series: night vision – what did Greeks and Romans do at night?

5 October 2025 2:00pm4:00pm
Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity October Sunday Series event, ‘Night vision – what did Greeks and Romans do at night?’, presented by Dr Estelle Strazdins.
Location: Room E302, Forgan Smith Building, UQ St Lucia
Cost: $10

3T event: innovation for the future – experience UQ Gatton

24 September 2025 8:45am2:30pm
Join us for an immersive behind-the-scenes experience at UQ Gatton, where agriculture, animal science and innovation come to life on one of Australia’s most unique teaching and research campuses.

Resilience and Reverie

21 September 2025 2:00pm4:00pm
The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents a musical exploration of human endurance and spiritual transcendence. Under the baton of the Kinnane Professor of Music Paul Dean, UQ's young musicians explore Shostakovich's monumental Symphony No. 5 alongside the luminous devotion of Poulenc's Gloria.

Boyce Gardens at Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

21 September 2025 10:00am2:00pm
Pack a picnic and join a guided tour to discover Boyce Gardens during the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.

Data literacy for educators

18 September 2025 8:45am3:00pm
A full-day focusing on enhancing educators data literacy by emphasising its importance, teaching interpretation and application for informed decision-making and providing hands-on experience with classroom data.

UQ Talks: how to live a longer, healthier life

16 September 2025 6:00pm7:00pm
For our next online UQ Talks event, our panel of experts will break down the latest research on longevity, daily movement and nutrition, and share everyday strategies for improving your wellbeing – especially if you spend most of your day at a desk. Free online event.

Carrying the past, creating the future: Aunty Sana Balai in conversation with Jocelyn Flynn

16 September 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
The 16th of September marks the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinean Independence. To celebrate this moment please join us in the UQ Collection Study Room for a conversation between the Mittelheuser Great Ocean Scholar Aunty Sana Balai and Acting-Curator Jocelyn Flynn on the significant role Elders hold in passing down knowledge to the next generation.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Class of 2005 20-year reunion

13 September 2025 7:00pm11:00pm
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Class of 2005 20-year reunion will be held at the River Room, Customs House on Saturday 13 September 2025.

Behind the headline: the real impact of tariff wars

11 September 2025 6:00pm7:30pm
The ongoing US tariff wars have sent shockwaves through global trade, impacting economies across the world – including Australia.

2026 Young Alumni Board applications

11 September 2025 2:00pm3 October 2025 5:00pm
Want to connect with a new global network and add board experience to your CV?
Join the UQ Young Alumni Board in 2026 and help shape the future of alumni engagement at UQ.

Cheese and Chats: is AI taking over officiating in modern sport?

10 September 2025 5:30pm7:30pm
AI is making its way into the world of sports officiating. This conversation will dive into the evolution of refereeing – from video assistant refereeing to real-time decision making powered by machine learning.

Friends of Antiquity Sunday Series: all about eels – Romans and other animals

7 September 2025 2:00pm4:00pm
Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity September Sunday Series event, ‘all about eels – Romans and other animals’, presented by Dr Kit Morrell.
Location: Room E302, Forgan Smith Building, UQ St Lucia
Cost: $10

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.

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. Online event.

Swim into spring: Alumni Friends SwimFit and AquaFit programs

2 September 2025 7:00am26 September 2025 9:00am
Kick off your spring by joining your Alumni Friends community for a month of SwimFit and Aquafit classes. You have the option to attend one or all classes and join for an informal coffee at the UQ Pool Café after your class.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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