Building healthier and happier communities
UQ's close relationship with the UK is strong bonds with government and industry, close collaboration on strategic research projects, and significant student mobility. The QUEX Institute of Global Sustainability and Wellbeing brings together researchers from UQ and the University of Exeter to address major global challenges. Other key areas of collaborative research include infrastructure, medicine and sustainability, with a focus on transforming the future for our communities.
Fast facts
148
UK students enrolled at UQ
1,007
UK-UQ co-publications
138
academic staff born in the UK
130
research project collaborations
2,984
alumni in the UK
30
agreements with 20 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2023 data.
Collaboration in action
- Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to University of Queensland researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.
- Trump supporters are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and hold anti-vaccination views, a University of Queensland study on American internet users has found.
- Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of global antibiotic resistance.
- Humans are a step closer to seeing what the world looks like through the eyes of animals, thanks to technology developed by researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Exeter.
- Ten collaborative projects have been approved for $77,138 in funding in the second round of the 2019 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- Four collaborative research projects have been approved for $217,965 in funding in the 2019 QUEX Accelerator Grant Scheme round. A total of 15 eligible applications were received for this round amounting to more than $760,000 in requested funding.
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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: