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
- 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.
- Researchers from The University of Queensland and University of Exeter have taken strides in understanding how human feet evolved to enhance walking and running, setting us apart from species such as chimpanzees.
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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: