Events

Midnight Sonnets: Taylor Swift and Shakespeare, presented by Professor Liam Semler. American pop icon Taylor Swift stands out as a musical powerhouse with unmatched success—selling hundreds of millions of albums, winning four Grammys for Album of the Year, shattering streaming records, and leading the world’s highest-grossing concert tour. As a billionaire with a massive fanbase and a commanding social media presence, she’s even been compared to William Shakespeare, with some suggesting she’s his modern-day counterpart. In this public lecture, Professor Semler will explore the intriguing parallels between Swift and Shakespeare as seen online and in classrooms.

Experience Mozart’s awe-inspiring Requiem with Dane Lam, UQ Symphony Orchestra, UQ Choir, Brisbane Chorale and local high school students at QPAC’s Concert Hall. The concert also showcases UQ student Jeremy Sun performing Prokofiev’s exhilarating Third Piano Concerto, along with the world premiere of Tangling, Turning, Twisting, a choral piece composed by UQ student Ashlyn Keiler, winner of the Percy Brier Memorial Prize. Don’t miss this afternoon of unforgettable performances! Presented by UQ School of Music.

AustLit is Australia’s most longstanding piece Digital Humanities research infrastructure. In this presentation and workshop, Associate Professor Maggie Nolan and Dr Catriona Mills will provide an overview of the AustLit platform and its extensive functionality.

As part of Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line, join us for a discussion on the politics of image-making.

Join the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry for their 2024 Annual Lecture titled 'Speaking from within'. Associate Professors Fiona Foley and Stephanie Gilbert, both practising historians, engage with the complexities of speaking from within and being heard. In our pursuit of truth-telling, we recognise the various truths that shape our history. It is vital that we acknowledge omitted records and actively listen to voices that challenge and disrupt established narratives and spaces.

Join the School of Communication and Arts for a thought-provoking public lecture, Making Theatrical Empires: Nineteenth Century Women, presented by international scholar, Professor Kate Newey. Step into a world where the stage was set for revolutionary change and uncover the untold stories of the nineteenth century women who transformed global popular culture. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the dramatic impact of these trailblazers.

Welcome to Brisbane! Join us and explore what this vibrant city has to offer while connecting with fellow students and faculty members from the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) community!

Join the School of Communication and Arts for a critical examination of India's press freedom, rated 161 out of 180 by Reporters Without Borders, and its impact on the world's largest democracy. Explore the challenges of a constrained media space and its implications for sustaining a healthy civil society and fostering a deliberative democracy.

UQ Talks brings together experts in town planning, economics and sociology to discuss how Brisbane can play the Games just right.

In April 2024, Kamilaroi and Bigambul artist Archie Moore’s exhibition kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation at La Biennale de Venezia, marking the first time an Australian artist has received this accolade. In celebration of this historic moment, join curator Ellie Buttrose in conversation with Archie Moore and Bundjalung editor and poet Grace Lucas-Pennington. Together, they will discuss Moore’s exhibition kith and kin and the unparalleled experiences that led them to Venice; of community, kinship, and the infinite relations that connect us all.

Join us for a screening of films running alongside Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line. The selected films have influenced Hoda Afshar’s artistic practice that often blurs the lines between documentary and fiction.

Connect and unwind with a casual still-life drawing session in UQ Art Museum. Surrounded by art and various found objects, you will consider how identities and journeys are shaped through the objects around us and within.

Join artist Hoda Afshar in conversation with curator Isobel Parker Philip on the opening weekend of Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line.

Join us to celebrate the launch of UQ Art Museum’s latest exhibitions, including 'Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line'.

Secondary school students from across South East Queensland are invited to the St Lucia campus for a day of discovery. Students choose to attend a number of sessions throughout the day that cover topics such as Islam and Society, Science and Religion, Hinduism, Spirituality in the Everyday and Galileo and the Church.

UQ students - kickstart your O-Week. Discover UQ’s Museum experiences across the St Lucia campus!

Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity for the July Sunday Series event, presented by Dr Kit Morrell, Susan Blake Lecturer, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, titled ‘The reception of Pompey’s head (literally)'.

In an age when the actions and beliefs of creators are under closer scrutiny, we're faced with the question: can you separate the art from the artist? Our panel of ChangeMakers experts will explore whether our appreciation of art tacitly endorses the behaviours or beliefs of its maker, or if there exists a pathway to reclaiming these creations for ourselves.

A mixer session from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. All HASS HDR Students Welcome!

Her Excellency Daw Zin Mar Aung, Union Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar will be joined by Mr Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland, for a thought-provoking discussion around the challenges faced by Myanmar’s opposition government in its efforts to promote democracy, protect human rights and address humanitarian crises.

Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity for the June Sunday Series lecture, presented by James Donaldson, Manager and Curator, RD Milns Antiquities Museum, titled ‘How the Antiquities Museum got its pots – recent cases and new directions at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum'.

Do you want to start a new language learning journey? Whether it's for business opportunities, travel, connecting with your heritage, engage with people in your local community or simply for enjoyment, our Winter Survival Courses will ensure that your first steps are in the right direction.

Since the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar has faced an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis. The situation remains critical, with escalating needs and ongoing violence. Despite this, the people of Myanmar have shown remarkable resilience and resolve in the face of unspeakable violence and human rights abuses. During this upcoming seminar, speakers will address these crucial issues followed by audience Q&A.

Join UQ's Anthropology Museum for their Saturday open day on Saturday 1 June 2024. Bring the family and join museum staff for a walking tour of the exhibition, at either 11:30 or 1:30pm.

Join us at the Anthropology Museum for a special guided tour of the exhibition 'Voices of Our Elders, Aboriginal Story Tellers' in conjunction with National Reconciliation Week from 12–12:30pm.