Collaborating to change the world
The United States is a key strategic partner for UQ—driving research excellence, innovation and global impact. Engagement includes long-standing partnerships with Emory University and Washington University in St Louis, alongside strong academic links with leading institutions such as Harvard and Stanford. Support from major organisations—including Boeing, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and the National Institutes of Health—enables UQ and its US partners to translate research into solutions that benefit an increasingly connected global community.
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594
US students enrolled at UQ
1,441
USA-UQ co-publications
93
academic staff born in the USA
147
research project collaborations
13,639
alumni in the USA
48
agreements with 38 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2025 data.
Collaboration in action
- University of Arizona business student Bronson Teles has been named the 2016 Mark Loane Medalist and will next year have the opportunity to participate in the UQ Rugby Academy and play for the famous University of Queensland Rugby Club in 2017.
- A key partnership will soon take off at The University of Queensland, as Boeing Research and Technology Australia establishes a presence at the UQ St Lucia campus, in an Asia-Pacific first.
- Issues critical to communities across the world will be discussed at an international symposium in Brisbane from September 22 to 25.
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Alumni
The USA is home to UQ’s largest alumni network outside Australia - UQ has 12,815 alumni living in the USA. Alumni with significant links to the USA include: