What's on
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.
Integrity Week
Monday 17 to Friday 21 March
During Integrity Week, UQ is running events for staff and students at St Lucia and Gatton campuses as well as online. Sign up to a panel discussion with UQ leadership about the importance of integrity as a core value of the University and fostering a strong workplace culture on Monday 17 March. Other events include staff workshops on ethics and integrity in action and ethical bystander interventions, and a session on research integrity in higher degree by research training.
UQ Disability Masterclass
Tuesday 18 March
The Disability Masterclass, run by UQ’s Disability Inclusion Advocacy Network (UQ DIAN), provides an overview of disability rights, the definition of disability, and how these concepts apply to fostering an inclusive environment for staff with disabilities at UQ. By completing this training, you’ll be eligible to join the UQ DIAN, a disability-led staff network open to people with disabilities and allies. You will also improve your professional practice for disability inclusion. Join the first masterclass of the year via Zoom.
Webcast: Embrace wellness with 360 Health's Menopause Support service
Wednesday 19 March
A recent study found menopausal symptoms caused an estimated average reduction of $40,000 to super balances at retirement. Join UQ's superannuation provider, UniSuper, at this webcast introducing the MetLife Menopause Support Service, a new initiative within their 360Health program. Gain insights from featured speaker about managing menopause from featured speaker Dr Nicole Avard and learn more about MetLife.
UQ Teaching Awards information session
Friday 21 March
Are you curious about Teaching Awards and wonder what’s involved in applying? Join us for an engaging information session to learn how to showcase your teaching excellence and strengthen your expression of interest for well-deserved recognition. Hear from past recipients and our team about the opportunities available to you in this year's UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
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. Don't miss the Respect Network Launch and Community Day on Tuesday 25 March, which is open to all staff and students.
Climate Change and the Responsibility to Protect: Insights from the Pacific
Tuesday 25 March
Join the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect for an expert panel on climate change and mass atrocities. Panellists will examine the overlap between climate change, conflict and atrocity research, and efforts to pursue international climate justice.
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.
April events
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 6 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.