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
60
UK students enrolled at UQ
1,153
UK-UQ co-publications
202
academic staff born in the UK
180
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
- As the world looks to tighten up the illegal capture of wildlife, migratory birds are being threatened by widespread and unsustainable hunting across the Asia-Pacific region.
- Conservation researchers have debated two different approaches to protecting biodiversity for years, but an international team of scientists has found a combination could achieve the best results.
- An international team of researchers has tested more than 10,000 compounds to identify six drug candidates that may help treat COVID-19.
- 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.
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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: