March events

UQ Art Museum: ‘These Entanglements: Ecology After Nature’

Until Saturday 14 June

UQ Art Museum’s new exhibition explores petroleum, chemicals, and bacteria have become agents of history. Humanity, or rather the settler-colonial project, has infiltrated every environment on a molecular level, resulting in anthropogenic climate crisis. ‘These Entanglements: Ecology After Nature’ gathers artists from across the globe exploring cross-disciplinary discourses that decentre the human subject.

Respect at Uni Week 2025 

Monday 24 to Friday 28 March

Respect at Uni Week is dedicated to empowering and educating the UQ community to create safe and respectful environments for everyone. Join UQ Respect for a full program of educational and networking events in person and online. 

Mikhail Zygar on Putin’s vision for the world

Thursday 27 March

In this presentation, hosted by UQ's School of Languages and Cultures at Customs House, prominent US-based Russian author and analyst Mikhail Zygar examines what Russian President Putin seeks for Russia’s future, for his own legacy, and how he intends to go about achieving it. 

Seminar: What is T Cell Exhaustion?

Friday 28 March 2025

Staff are invited to a seminar with Dr Rafi Ahmed, Director of the Emory Vaccine Centre at Emory University, to learn about T cell exhaustion and its implications for immunity. The event will be held at Room 275, GCI Building 20 from 1–2pm. Dr Rafi Ahmed is a world-renowned immunologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research has shaped our understanding of memory T cell differentiation and anti-viral T and B cell immunity. You do not need to register to attend, just come along on the day. If you have any questions about the event, please email Michelle Claxton.

April events

Public presentation by student success and retention leader Dr Tim Renick

Tuesday 1 April

The Queensland Commitment team is hosting Dr Tim Renick – a global leader in student success and retention – at a public presentation. Dr Renick leads the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University, where his bold, evidence-based approaches have transformed student outcomes, particularly for underrepresented and first-generation learners. This presentation will be delivered from 10:30am to 12pm in person at St Lucia and online.

Seminar | Professor Sam Clark, Reference populations: the power behind genomic selection

Wednesday 2 April

Member of the ARC Training Centre leadership team and UNE node leader Professor Sam Clark reviews past attempts at building reference populations and discusses the key components that required optimisation.

Stretch RAP information sessions

Thursday 3 and Wednesday 16 April

Staff are invited to join a workshop designed to help you navigate and implement the new UQ Stretch RAP 2025–2027. In-person workshops will be held at St Lucia on Thursday 3 April, with an online session on Wednesday 16 April.

BrisScience: bringing quantum to life

Monday 7 April

Join the Faculty of Science at April's free monthly BrisScience event. Hear UQ's Professor Warwick Bowen explore quantum biotechnology and what it may hold for our future. Though there are no in-person tickets left, but you can register to watch online. 

Ventures ilab Accelerator Pitch Night

Thursday 10 April

Join startup founders from UQ Ventures as they pitch to a panel of experts and an audience of innovators from Queensland’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The 2025 Chapter 1 Ventures ilab Accelerator Pitch Night will showcase cutting-edge innovations from UQ’s startup entrepreneurs. This diverse cohort of startups includes solutions for disability care, energy efficiency, and diagnostic medicine. Tickets are $10 per person.