Check out what's on in March:
Sundays by the Lake
8 March 2026
Join Ensemble Q for the first of their Sundays by the Lake series — an afternoon of luminous chamber music in the beautiful GHD Auditorium in the Advanced Engineering building.
Featuring works by Anne Cawrse, Fanny Mendelssohn and Felix Mendelssohn, this beautiful program concludes with a complimentary glass of wine and the chance to meet the musicians.
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Shields, design and functionality
Running till 4 September 2026
UQ's Anthropology Museum invites you to visit from 23 February 2026 to experience their new exhibition featuring over 130 Aboriginal shields from around the country.
Shields, design and functionality, an exhibition featuring Aboriginal shields that convey some of the most elaborately crafted, intricately detailed artistic and culturally significant stories and it will be the first time in the Museum’s 75+ years that these shields are shown together.
Contemporary Indigenous artists Judy Watson, Paul Bong, Jennifer Herd, Bernard Singleton Jnr and Dylan Sarra, that have been influenced by traditional shield designs will have selected works featured in the exhibition.
We look forward to welcoming you to view the exhibition soon and sharing artists and makers talks throughout the year.
UQ Alumni Book Fair
27 February 2026 - 1 March 2026
Over 130,000 books, records and other pre-loved goodies will be available at the 2026 UQ Alumni Book Fair from as little as $1.
UQ's beloved annual celebration of books is brought to you by Alumni Friends and our dedicated volunteers who have been busily sorting community donations. Every dollar raised goes towards student scholarships and research at UQ.
On Saturday 28 February, our Alumni and Community Day offers free activities for book lovers of all ages with story time, book talks, interactive stations and – new this year – a Kids Character Costume Parade, with prizes up for grabs!
Register for the Book Fair before 12pm on Thursday 26 February 2026 and you'll automatically go into the draw to win a box of books of your choosing. Terms and conditions apply.
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AI, Law and Access to Justice
12 March 2026
The Centre for Policy Futures and UQ Law School are hosting a keynote and panel discussion on artificial intelligence, law and access to justice, featuring former High Court Justice the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG.
As one of Australia's most influential legal thinkers on technology, law and justice, his Honour's address will reflect on what AI genuinely changes in legal decision-making and where human judgement, responsibility and accountability must remain central.
The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion with the Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, and Dr Kim Weinert, charity law expert.
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Basic Income: The Policy that Changes Everything
23 March 2026
UQ's Centre for Policy Futures and School of Social Science, and QUT's School of Public Health & Social Work are pleased to welcome Visiting Academic, Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, Chair of the Common Sense Policy Group at Northumbria University.
Matthew's talk will explore how a universal Basic Income (regular, unconditional payments to everyone) could reshape society. Drawing on insights from the book Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything, Matthew will outline three key pathways through which Basic Income improves lives. Using real‑world studies, including the Changing Cost of Living Study, the presentation will show how these effects compound to strengthen health, wellbeing, and social stability.
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Doing (and funding) research that matters: Small steps to big success
2 April 2026
Category 1 ARC funding may be touted as the highest level of research success, but attaining it can seem insurmountable, outside of the scope of a researcher’s projects or misaligned with research that makes meaningful contributions to society. How else can researchers pursue their research goals in smaller ways to allow them to do their valuable research, build their research profiles, and target larger successes?
In this panel discussion, the spotlight will be on non-Category 1 funding success stories, aimed to inspire ECRs and MCRs to take small steps now.
This event is open to all HASS researchers who identify as early/mid career and as doing research broadly (not suitable for HDRs).
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