Events

Opportunity for students studying the Bachelor of Arts to hear from industry and alumni on the strengths and advantages of BA graduates.

Elements is a newly formed Brisbane based woodwind quintet that will perform works by Nielsen, Haydn and Ibert as part of our Live from UQ Concert Series.

Hear from experts including alumni and industry as they share their experience on career pathways for Humanities and Social Sciences students.

Join us for a joint School of Music & School of Communication and Arts Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). All are welcome.

Join us for a joint School of Languages and Cultures & Social Science Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). All are welcome. 

Join us for the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). All are welcome.

To mark the end of the RD Milns Antiquities Museum's exhibition “Contested Histories: Photographs from Mandate Palestine in the JH Iliffe Collection”, join a panel of international scholars as they consider the unique intersection of archaeology, culture and politics in Jerusalem’s historic Sheikh Jarrah, and the influence of history and archaeology on modern Palestine.

Join the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect for a discussion of new research on the legacies of peacekeeping missions.

Presented by the Australian Institute for Business and Economics and the Centre for Policy Futures. Join us at Brisbane's iconic Customs House for a free evening of discussion, networking and sustainable principles. Hear from industry experts on the topics of environmental offsets, sustainability policy, circular economy and more.

This webinar is hosted by UQ School of Languages and Cultures in collaboration with Language Technology and Data Analysis Laboratory (LADAL).

Join the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and its partners for the launch and discussion of "The Powers of the UN General Assembly to Prevent and Respond to Atrocity Crimes: A Guidance Document".

Seren8 is an exciting young group of classical musicians who are passionate about using their craft to enrich the lives of the community around them. Join us at 1pm for an in-person concert or livestream.

This illustrated talk will attempt to evoke not only the wonder but also the reality of living in ancient Rome two millennia ago.

Experience Ludwig van Beethoven’s exhilarating Ninth Symphony with Maestro Dane Lam, the newly appointed Director and Conductor of The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra. The UQSO will be joined by the UQ Chorus and soloists Sarah Crane, Maria Woolford, Rosario La Spina and Shaun Brown.

The University of Queensland's School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry invites you to join us for our 2021 School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry Annual Lecture delivered by Professor Ann McGrath AM.

The School of Communication and Arts and The University of Queensland (UQ) invite you to attend the 100 Years of UQ Journalism Celebration. Held at the iconic Brisbane landmark, Customs House, this event will feature a keynote presentation from UQ Alumnus and senior ABC journalist Lisa Millar on The Future of Journalism.

The music in this concert will all be invented on the spot by all the musicians on stage, led by Dr Robert Davidson, the head of composition in the UQ School of Music. Some improvised coordination will be assisted by techniques of “Sound Painting” in which hand gestures communicate various instructions, facilitating some coordination and varying of textures.

Exploring the textures and melodic webs possible with the double bass, this concert will feature the solo double bass and its transformation through layering its sound on itself. Livestream on 12 May at 12pm!

Anna Grinberg, Vanessa Tomlinson, Nozomi Omote and Liam Viney will perform The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, arranged for two pianos and percussion. The two piano arrangement was created by Stravinsky himself so that the Ballet Russes could rehearse the work ahead of its 1913 premiere in Paris. UQ alumnus and composer Christopher Healey arranged the full percussion battery for two percussionists, to enable performance of this great work in this configuration.

Percussionist Angus Wilson + pianist Alex Raineri bring together the familiar sounds of Gershwin alongside new sounds by three of Australia’s most vibrant compositional voices.

Milijana Nikolic and Rosario la Spina will bring Italian opera to life, right here in the Nickson Room, St Lucia, with highlights from Aida and Il Trovatore.

Due to the Greater Brisbane 3-day lockdown, this event has been cancelled.

Peter Luff (horn), Camille Barry (violin) and Catherine Likhuta (piano/composer) will perform their concert titled 'Stories Without Words'.

The Friends of Antiquity, in conjunction with The Discipline of Classics and Ancient History (School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, UQ), present the 26th Annual Ancient History Day.