Information, services and support for UQ staff
UQ will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday 24 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January. You can find more information about opening times for PF Assist, security, ITS, UQ Library, and on-campus retailers on the holiday operating hours webpage. UQ Update will resume in the new year on Monday 19 January. Have a happy and safe holiday season!
Photos from the 2025 UQ Thanks You events are now available for you to view and download. These end-of-year events celebrated everything we achieved together in 2025. To access the photos from the Dutton Park, St Lucia, Gatton and Herston events, first log in to UQ’s Digital Asset Manager (DAM), then click the button below. If you are off campus, please connect to your VPN before logging in.
UQ has 2 finalists in this year’s Shaping Australia Awards, and People’s Choice voting is now open. Professor Ben Hankamer and his team at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience are pioneering technology that uses sunlight to capture CO2 in algae and produce sustainable products. Professor H. Peter Soyer and the UQ-based Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis team are fast-tracking melanoma diagnosis and setting a new global benchmark for patient outcomes. The Shaping Australia Awards celebrate the important work underway at universities nationally.