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
- A tiny weed with huge potential has prompted University of Queensland PhD candidate and 2020 Charlie Perkins Scholarship winner Audrey McInnerney to head to the UK’s University of Cambridge.
- A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers.
- There is new hope for approximately 700,000 people who die each year from antibiotic resistant infections, with University of Queensland researchers discovering how bacteria share antibiotic-resistance genes.
- Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a University of Queensland study.
- Australia’s renewable energy research capacity has been boosted with the completion of The University of Queensland’s 64 megawatt solar farm at Warwick in the state’s south east.
- Sterile water injections provide effective pain relief for women with labour back pain, according to University of Queensland-led research.
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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: