What's on
July events
QBI Lexus Alzheimer's Sunset Soirée
Saturday 26 July
Spend an afternoon with the Queensland Brain Institute at Officers Mess on the Brisbane River in New Farm, for the Sunset Soirée. The event is an opportunity to support vital dementia research.
Ready to Tutor Week
Monday 28 to Thursday 31 July
Ready to Tutor Week will feature a series of events to support UQ tutoring staff. Sessions will cover working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students, using Learn.UQ, academic integrity for tutors, and more.
UQ Research Commercialisation Workshop
Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 July
Join UniQuest for a free and interactive 2-day workshop and explore ways to create impact from your research. With a mix of small-group activities and presentations from industry leaders, this workshop will guide you along the research commercialisation journey, providing valuable insights on intellectual property protection, commercialisation strategies and pitching to potential partners. Places are limited, so register to secure your spot.
SW Brooks Public Lecture: Travels for Health in the Alps & Riviera
Wednesday 30 July
Join the School of Communication and Arts for a captivating talk with Professor Sally Shuttleworth as she transports you back to the romantic and curious world of 19th century health tourism. Discover how European retreats like the French Riviera and the Swiss Alps became open-air clinics, where sufferers of tuberculosis, burnout, and mysterious ailments found hope – and sometimes fame – and learn about the literary and artistic figures who sought refuge there.
QRHIRC Research Symposium
Thursday 31 July
This research symposium, run by Queensland Rural Health Innovation and Research Collaborative, is a day of knowledge sharing, research brainstorming and collaboration. The free event, which will include lunch, will be held at the Toowoomba Showgrounds. Health researchers, clinicians and consumers will ocme together and network, hear presentations about health research relevant to rural communities, and develop a research project idea to pitch for a funding opportunity. This year's keynote speakers, Dr Tanvir Kapoor and Floyd Leedie, will share their experience and insight on 'Access to Health Services in Regional and Rural Communities', which is the theme for this year's symposium.
August events
BrisScience: how IVF could help save wildlife
Monday 4 August
Join the Faculty of Science at the next free BrisScience event, where Dr Andres Gambini will explore how reproductive technologies might be adapted for wildlife conservation. Participate in person at the State Library of Queensland or online.
UniSuper webcast: estate planning and professional trustees
Wednesday 6 August
UQ’s superannuation provider, UniSuper, is partnering with experts from Equity Trustees to present this webcast to help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and the role of professional trustee companies. They will discuss making an estate plan, estate administration, trusts, trustee companies, powers of attorney, and philanthropy.
2025 Daphne Mayo Public Lecture
Thursday 7 August
In this public lecture, artist and filmmaker Petra Bauer will reflect on a decade of feminist filmmaking grounded in community practice, collective authorship, and the ethics of listening. Drawing on her long-term collaborations with feminist networks and women’s self-organised movements, Bauer will explore how filmmaking can become a way of being with others – not as a neutral observer, but as a co-presence shaped by accountability, conflict, rhythm, and relation.
2025 Alan Cooper Epiderm Lecture
Friday 15 August
Join UQ's Frazer Institute for an informative conversation about dermatology led by Associate Professor Chris Baker AM. A panel of speakers, including people directly impacted by chronic diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, will share their perspectives on the cumulative life course impairment of these conditions. Please register by Thursday 7 August.
Heads Up: Concussion, Safety & Sport
Monday 18 August
The Queensland Brain Institute’s premier research hub for brain injury, Queensland Brain Injury Collaborative (QBIC), invites you to a compelling public event highlighting concussion, brain recovery, and the urgent need for innovation in brain injury research.