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Workshops

Explore a range of workshops and sessions aimed at helping you improve your academic, life and wellbeing skills. From creating a budget to HDR support, there is something for all ages and academic stages.

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Compulsory orientation workshops

The below sessions are compulsory for international students at St Lucia and Herston. Getting started is highly recommended for new domestic students
Getting Started workshops
'Getting Started' will help you make a smooth transition to campus life and includes essential information you need to get settled in and off to a good start. Gain practical information about: important dates, finding your way around campus, connecting to other UQ students, and support services available.
Safety in Australia
This workshop has tips on keeping safe while living in Australia - on, and off, campus. In this session you will find out about: Personal safety on campus Keeping safe at home, on the roads, and when you are out, Surviving Australian beaches, Animals to be aware of, Protecting yourself from scams, And more!

Skills for Study Suite: Increase your learning potential

The Skills for Study Suite of programs is offered at the beginning of each semester. Each program is designed to develop the skills beneficial for academic study, and to help build confidence for the semester ahead. Click on the links below to explore what is available and to register to attend.
Jumpstart
JumpStart is a one-day transition program designed to help commencing students feel prepared and connected before the semester begins. The program focuses on building confidence in navigating university systems, understanding academic expectations, and fostering a sense of belonging within the UQ community.
Skills for Study: Postgraduate Coursework
SFS: PG Coursework is a short program for students returning to academic study. The aim of the program is to introduce the expectations of post-graduate study and the skills that will contribute to academic success, including referencing, critical thinking, and writing techniques.
Skills for study: Writing (HASS, BEL & HMBS)
This a series of online workshops available to undergraduate and postgraduate students in HASS, BEL and HMBS faculties. This hands-on writing program builds on critical thinking, reading, and writing strategies introduced in O-Week workshops and in Skills for study: Postgraduate Coursework. It is also recommended for students in their second or later semesters.
Skills for study: STEMM (Sci, EAIT, Eng, Med)
The Skills for study: STEMM is a series of online workshops available to all postgraduate and undergraduate coursework students in Science, EAIT, HABS and MED. This program is suitable for both new and continuing students.
ADHD Coaching
Join these weekly sessions to connect with other students who identify as living with ADHD and share ideas and experiences. The aim of these sessions is to develop the skills to manage academic studies and student life.
First Steps in Research: Honours/Masters Thesis Writing Support Program
This program consists of four workshops delivered across the semester for students writing their Honours or Masters Thesis. You will gain a good understanding of the various steps involved in producing a research thesis of some length.

Study Skills Workshops

Study skills workshops are held at various times throughout the semester and are designed to help you develop your academic skills. If you are a new student, we recommend getting started with a workshop in Orientation week so that you can get off to a great start.
PIP Success Reset: rebuild your study habits
Enhance your learning with AI
Drop-in sessions
Planning and writing assignments that work
Study Smarter: techniques that work
Mastering your exams

Upcoming workshops

  • Online - FSR Part 3: Planning and drafting your thesis

    Starts: 23 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 23 Mar 2026, 11:30 am
    Remaining places: 347
    The First Steps in Research series of workshops guides you through the various steps involved in writing your first research thesis of some length.

  • Drop-in maths and stats support

    Starts: 23 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig North Central Library (12), 12A-L103, Duhig North Central Library, Research consultation room
    Numeracy support sessions are managed on a first-come first-served basis. Bookings are not required and you may need to wait while the academic skills adviser talks to other students.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 23 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - Using AI to support preparation for oral and written exams

    Starts: 23 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 23 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
    Remaining places: 296
    Join this workshop to learn a variety of ways you can effectively use chatbots to help you prepare for both oral and written exams.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 24 Mar 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 24 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - PIP Success Reset: Rebuild your study habits

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Remaining places: 384
    Join this session if you are interested in developing good study habits.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - Studying Effectively for Exams

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Remaining places: 393
    Join this workshop to learn strategies that will assist you to learn effectively, retain information, prepare for different types of exams and manage exam performance

  • Drop-in writing support: bring your draft

    Starts: 26 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 26 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Research consultation rm: 12A-L103
    These sessions are managed on a first-come first-served basis. Bookings are not required and you may need to wait while the academic skills adviser talks to other students.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 26 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - Preparing for exams in quantitative courses

    Starts: 26 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Online
    Remaining places: 399
    Learn some strategies which will help you optimise your performance on quantitative questions in courses such as mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering and other STEMM courses.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 27 Mar 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 27 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - PIP Success Reset: Rebuild your study habits

    Starts: 27 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 27 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Remaining places: 384
    Join this session if you are interested in developing good study habits.

  • Online - Avoiding plagiarism through effective paraphrasing and synthesising sources

    Starts: 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 27 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Remaining places: 390
    This workshop focuses on understanding how to use sources to build your argument/position, understanding when, why and how to cite references in-text, and avoiding confusion and disruption to flow when citing multiple sources.

  • Drop-in maths and stats support

    Starts: 30 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Duhig North Central Library (12), 12A-L103, Duhig North Central Library, Research consultation room
    Numeracy support sessions are managed on a first-come first-served basis. Bookings are not required and you may need to wait while the academic skills adviser talks to other students.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 30 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Online - Studying Effectively for Exams

    Starts: 30 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 30 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Online
    Remaining places: 399
    Studying for exams doesn't start in Study Week - it starts in week 1 of semester. This workshop focuses on effective learning techniques and strategies to ensure that you are well prepared for exams.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 31 Mar 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 31 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 1 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Peer Writing Project: Bring Your Draft

    Starts: 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 2 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop A
    Bring your draft to a Student Writing Leader to help you improve the quality of your writing and address questions you might have.

  • Art for Wellbeing

    Starts: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 23 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 17
    Art-based therapy uses a combination of art activities and verbal interaction to improve coping skills and promote well-being through the creative process.

  • Mindfulness Inside and Out

    Starts: 24 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 24 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 35
    Each session will be divided into 10 to 20 minute guided mindfulness practices by a UQ counsellor and meditator. These will be followed by open questions and discussion to support the development of your confidence in your personal practice.

  • Intro: Art and Psyche

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 22
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself.

  • Practice: Art and Psyche REGISTRATION ONLY

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself.

  • Pushing Past Performance Anxiety

    Starts: 26 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 26 Mar 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 35
    Step-by-step you will develop the skills to work through the anxious reactions to an important personal project. This group is open to all who seek to develop greater focus and effectiveness in pushing past their performance anxiety.

  • Confidence Chats - Team Work and Leadership

    Starts: 27 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 30
    This group is for anyone interested in personal growth and development, greater wellbeing, and finding strengths-based solutions.

  • Art for Wellbeing

    Starts: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 30 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 25
    Art-based therapy uses a combination of art activities and verbal interaction to improve coping skills and promote well-being through the creative process.

  • Mindfulness Inside and Out

    Starts: 31 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 31 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    Each session will be divided into 10 to 20 minute guided mindfulness practices by a UQ counsellor and meditator. These will be followed by open questions and discussion to support the development of your confidence in your personal practice.

  • Intro: Art and Psyche

    Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 1 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 25
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself.

  • Practice: Art and Psyche REGISTRATION ONLY

    Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 1 Apr 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself

  • Pushing Past Performance Anxiety

    Starts: 2 Apr 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 2 Apr 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 35
    Step-by-step you will develop the skills to work through the anxious reactions to an important personal project. This group is open to all who seek to develop greater focus and effectiveness in pushing past their performance anxiety.

  • Pushing Past Performance Anxiety

    Starts: 9 Apr 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Apr 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    Step-by-step you will develop the skills to work through the anxious reactions to an important personal project. This group is open to all who seek to develop greater focus and effectiveness in pushing past their performance anxiety.

  • Art for Wellbeing

    Starts: 13 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 13 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 25
    Art-based therapy uses a combination of art activities and verbal interaction to improve coping skills and promote well-being through the creative process.

  • Mindfulness Inside and Out

    Starts: 14 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 14 Apr 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    Each session will be divided into 10 to 20 minute guided mindfulness practices by a UQ counsellor and meditator. These will be followed by open questions and discussion to support the development of your confidence in your personal practice.

  • Intro: Art and Psyche

    Starts: 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 15 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 25
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself.

  • Practice: Art and Psyche REGISTRATION ONLY

    Starts: 15 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 15 Apr 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    The process will support you to disentangle issues where you might feel stuck, frustrated, or unhappy in a way that’s creative, safe, and confidential. Expression through art can help you gain new perspectives and to grow more understanding about yourself

  • Pushing Past Performance Anxiety

    Starts: 16 Apr 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 16 Apr 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 35
    Step-by-step you will develop the skills to work through the anxious reactions to an important personal project. This group is open to all who seek to develop greater focus and effectiveness in pushing past their performance anxiety.

  • Confidence Chats - Perseverance and Self-Regulation

    Starts: 17 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    It is the time in the semester when we want to draw upon our perserverance and self-regulation to help us get through. Come and learn strategies to use these strengths to support your confidence.

  • Mindfulness Inside and Out

    Starts: 21 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 21 Apr 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    Each session will be divided into 10 to 20 minute guided mindfulness practices by a UQ counsellor and meditator. These will be followed by open questions and discussion to support the development of your confidence in your personal practice.

  • Relationships 101 April Session 1

    Starts: 29 Apr 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 29 Apr 2026, 5:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Physics Annexe (6), 06-216 Workshop B
    Remaining places: 12
    Gain a deeper understanding into the experiences, ideas, values, beliefs that influence the quality of relationships you have and practice skills to help you thrive within relationships.

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  • Peer Résumé Reviews by the Job Seeker Squad

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 9:45 am
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 10:45 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central - Edge Activation Space (Building 42)
    Remaining places: 0
    Are you wanting someone to review your résumé to make sure it's up to scratch? Come along to this session, facilitated by the Job Seeker Squad (Employability Ambassadors) to get their advice on how to take your résumé to the next level!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 25 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 0
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Peer Résumé Reviews by the Job Seeker Squad

    Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 9:45 am
    Finishes: 1 Apr 2026, 10:45 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central - Edge Activation Space (Building 42)
    Remaining places: 0
    Are you wanting someone to review your résumé to make sure it's up to scratch? Come along to this session, facilitated by the Job Seeker Squad (Employability Ambassadors) to get their advice on how to take your résumé to the next level!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 0
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Peer Résumé Reviews by the Job Seeker Squad

    Starts: 29 Apr 2026, 9:45 am
    Finishes: 29 Apr 2026, 10:45 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central - Edge Activation Space (Building 42)
    Remaining places: 0
    Are you wanting someone to review your résumé to make sure it's up to scratch? Come along to this session, facilitated by the Job Seeker Squad (Employability Ambassadors) to get their advice on how to take your résumé to the next level!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 29 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 13
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Peer Résumé Reviews by the Job Seeker Squad

    Starts: 6 May 2026, 9:45 am
    Finishes: 6 May 2026, 10:45 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central - Edge Activation Space (Building 42)
    Remaining places: 13
    Are you wanting someone to review your résumé to make sure it's up to scratch? Come along to this session, facilitated by the Job Seeker Squad (Employability Ambassadors) to get their advice on how to take your résumé to the next level!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 13 May 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 13 May 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 19
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 27 May 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 27 May 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 19
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 3 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 20
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

  • Cuppa & Careers (St Lucia Campus)

    Starts: 1 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Student Central Building 42
    Remaining places: 20
    Short on time but career focused? Drop by for quick chat or join us for an express workshop!

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