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
- Nine cutting-edge initiatives have been awarded $72,824 in the latest UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) is collaborating with a global consortium of sustainable energy experts on the world-first Future Lab for Green Hydrogen.
- University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases.
- Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, according to research from The University of Queensland and University of Exeter.
- The University of Queensland (UQ) celebrated the commencement of a new corporate partnership with the Australian British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) by inviting pre-eminent CEO Mr David McCredie OBE to adjudicate a now celebrated virtual Great Debate where leading experts argued if ‘digitisation is reshaping humanity for the better’.
- For the first time, researchers have revealed how a person’s genes can play a part in their enjoyment of nature, potentially changing the way we look at our affinity with the natural world.
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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: