Building healthier and happier communities
UQ's longstanding partnerships with the UK are built on deep connections with government and industry, world-leading research collaboration, and strong two-way student mobility. Through flagship initiatives such as the UQ-Exeter Institute, our researchers and students are working together to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Broader collaborations span priority areas for both nations, including infrastructure, medicine and sustainability — united by a shared ambition to deliver lasting impact on a global scale.
Fast facts
65
UK students enrolled at UQ
1,168
UK-UQ co-publications
205
academic staff born in the UK
149
research project collaborations
3,173
alumni in the UK
29
agreements with 20 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- After a competitive selection process, 7 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $100,000 for Round Two of the University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2025.
- After a competitive selection process, 17 initiatives have been awarded funding totalling $217,174 for the second round of The University of Queensland (UQ) Global Partnerships Funding Scheme, launched in 2024.
- The University of Queensland’s capabilities in drug discovery and development are set to be strengthened by a new partnership between UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine (MTM).
- The University of Queensland is proud to announce the launch of ‘Active Choices for Springfield,’ a groundbreaking 2-year project aimed at addressing the pressing health challenges faced by Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans.
- A two–day symposium on 25–26 March funded by a QUEX Institute Workshop Grant discussed the performance pressures shared by sport, education and health professionals all over the globe.
- he University of Queensland’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved vaccine considered among the best in its class.
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Alumni
The UK is home to one of the largest UQ alumni communities. More than 2,984 alumni live there. Alumni with significant links to the UK include: