Collaborating to change the world
UQ has strong ties with the USA, including strategic partnerships with Emory University and Washington University in St Louis, and academic links with Harvard and Stanford. In addition, backing for key projects from leading companies and organisations like Boeing, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the US Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Dow Chemical Company is empowering UQ and our US partners to create change for an increasingly connected global community.
Fast facts
636
US students enrolled at UQ
1,353
USA-UQ co-publications
91
academic staff born in the USA
151
research project collaborations
13,105
alumni in the USA
48
agreements with 35 official partners
Fast facts show full year 2023 data.
Collaboration in action
- University of Queensland scientists are heading ‘stateside’ with the support of 2020 Fulbright scholarships.
- Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
- Receiving occupational therapy at home has been found to be effective for people living with dementia, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
- MD-PhD candidate, Cody Frear, won the University of Queensland Three Minute Thesis Competition in September this year, and then went on to represent UQ at the Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition finals in October – and won – again!
- University of Queensland scientists have provided new insights into how the tiny brains of mantis shrimp are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
The study may help researchers better understand the evolution of colour vision in the animal kingdom. - 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.
Pages
Alumni
The USA is home to UQ’s largest alumni network outside Australia - UQ has 13,105 alumni living in the USA. Alumni with significant links to the USA include: