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
- Eleven collaborative research projects have been approved for $73,425 in funding in the second round of the 2018 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme. A total of 28 eligible applications were received for this round amounting to more than $220,000 in requested funding.
- University of Queensland legal researchers are spearheading the formation of an international network of experts to help address global issues such as cybercrime, food security, and climate change.
- Nine collaborative research projects have been approved for $74,524 in funding in the first round of the 2018 UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme.
- A passion for bringing English literature to the public has led to a Rhodes Scholarship for University of Queensland (UQ) student Damian Maher.
- Three University of Queensland graduates will head to England to further their studies at the distinguished Cambridge and Oxford universities after winning postgraduate scholarships.
- The University of Queensland’s reputation for global student exchange has helped attract 62 Australia Awards – Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships for 2018, the most of any university in Australia.
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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: