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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 - An introduction to essay writing for international students

    Starts: 9 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 9 Feb 2026, 11:30 am
    Remaining places: 49
    Join this workshop if you want to develop your understanding of essay writing in the Australian university context.

  • Online - Study strategies for a successful semester

    Starts: 9 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
    Remaining places: 362
    This workshop will provide you with some strategies for organising your time and studying effectively. It will highlight the objectives of academic study and how best to achieve those objectives.

  • Studying Effectively at University and Preparing for Exams

    Starts: 10 Feb 2026, 9:45 am
    Finishes: 10 Feb 2026, 11:15 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Prentice Building (42), 216
    Remaining places: 24
    Join this workshop to learn techniques to study effectively and prepare for exams in a university context.

  • Online - Managing Your Time and Study at University

    Starts: 10 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 10 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
    Remaining places: 370
    This workshop aims to help you to manage life, work and university commitments. It provides information and practical strategies to help you budget time and prioritise tasks. It also focuses on techniques for maintaining focus and avoiding procrastination.

  • Online - Skills for study: PG Coursework - Part 1: Using GenAI tools responsibly as a UQ student

    Starts: 11 Feb 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Feb 2026, 9:45 am
    Remaining places: 374
    S4S: PG Coursework is an academic preparation program for new postgraduate students. This session focuses on introducing the key GenAI tools and how to use them effectively.

  • Online - Skills for study: PG Coursework - Part 2: Planning and writing academic assignments

    Starts: 11 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Feb 2026, 11:15 am
    Remaining places: 376
    S4S: PG Coursework is an academic preparation program for new postgraduate students. This session focuses on planning and writing academic assignments.

  • Online - Skills for study: PG Coursework - Part 3: Reading & note-taking

    Starts: 11 Feb 2026, 11:30 am
    Finishes: 11 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Remaining places: 378
    S4S: PG Coursework is an academic preparation program for new postgraduate students. This session focuses on reading and notetaking strategies that lead to writing academic assignments.

  • Online - Skills for study: PG Coursework - Part 4: Synthesising & integrating sources in writing

    Starts: 11 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
    Finishes: 11 Feb 2026, 3:15 pm
    Remaining places: 378
    S4S: PG Coursework is an academic preparation program for new postgraduate students. This session focuses on using research from multiple sources to provide evidence for your argument. This is a practical session where you will be asked to write a short text based on the information provided.

  • Online - Skills for study: PG Coursework - Part 5: Understanding UQ's IT systems

    Starts: 11 Feb 2026, 3:30 pm
    Finishes: 11 Feb 2026, 4:30 pm
    Remaining places: 379
    S4S: PG Coursework is an academic preparation program for new postgraduate students. This session focuses on understanding UQ's IT systems, including accessing various software and how to navigate around UQ's learning management system, Blackboard.

  • Online - PIP Success Reset: Rebuild your study habits

    Starts: 12 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 12 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
    Remaining places: 365
    Join this session if you are interested in developing good study habits.

  • Online - Managing your reading load for coursework students

    Starts: 13 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 13 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
    Remaining places: 372
    Join this workshop to develop your reading strategies and understand how to approach reading for coursework

  • Online - Effective Listening and Note-taking Skills

    Starts: 16 Feb 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 16 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Remaining places: 328
    Make the most of your lectures and tutorials by learning more about effective listening strategies and the importance of using notes to enhance your learning and understanding of course content.

  • Online - Managing Your Time and Study at University

    Starts: 16 Feb 2026, 11:30 am
    Finishes: 16 Feb 2026, 12:30 pm
    Remaining places: 368
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  • Online - Studying Effectively at University

    Starts: 17 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 17 Feb 2026, 11:00 am
    Remaining places: 360
    Join this workshop to learn strategies that will help you to study effectively throughout the semester, and to prepare well for end of semester exams.

  • Online - Referencing Well and Avoiding Plagiarism

    Starts: 17 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 17 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
    Remaining places: 343
    Effective referencing techniques are an essential part of academic writing. Learning these techniques will help you manage your assignments and research tasks without plagiarising. In this workshop you will be introduced to the nature and causes of plagiarism and effective strategies to prevent it.

  • Ten Steps to a better assignment

    Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Steele Building (3), Steele - 206
    Remaining places: 73
    Gain a better understanding of the assignment writing process, as well as strategies to conduct research and write assignments that are well focused and structured.

  • Study strategies for a successful semester (Gatton Campus)

    Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Venue: Gatton, Management Studies Building (8117), 117
    This workshop will help you to plan and structure your study to help you keep on track throughout semester.

  • Referencing Well and Avoiding Plagiarism

    Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 10:30 am
    Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 11:30 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Steele Building (3), Steele - 206
    Remaining places: 359
    Effective referencing techniques are an essential part of academic writing. Learning these techniques will help you manage your assignments and research tasks without plagiarising. In this workshop you will be introduced to the nature and causes of plagiarism and effective strategies to prevent it.

  • Generative AI: Ways to use it productively and ethically as a university student

    Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Steele Building (3), Steele - 206
    Remaining places: 397
    Join this workshop to get an overview of how you can ethically and productively work with generative AI tools as a UQ student.

  • Reading Effectively at University

    Starts: 18 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm
    Finishes: 18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Steele Building (3), Steele - 206
    Remaining places: 366
    Learn how you can use generative AI tools to support your academic writing and learning in ways that will help make you more competent rather than more dependent, and hence a more desirable future employee.

  • Art for Wellbeing

    Starts: 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 23 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 21
    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 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 24 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 30
    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 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 20
    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

    Starts: 25 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 9
    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 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 19 Mar 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 142
    Art-based therapy uses a combination of art activities and verbal interaction to improve coping skills and promote well-being through the creative process.

  • Pushing Past Performance Anxiety

    Starts: 26 Feb 2026, 3:30 pm
    Finishes: 26 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 34
    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: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 2 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 23
    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: 3 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 3 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 34
    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: 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 4 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    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

    Starts: 4 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 4 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 34
    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: 5 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 5 Mar 2026, 4:30 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    Art-based therapy uses a combination of art activities and verbal interaction to improve coping skills and promote well-being through the creative process.

  • Confidence Chats - Curiosity and Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence

    Starts: 6 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    This group is for anyone interested in personal growth and development, greater wellbeing, and finding strengths-based solutions.

  • Mindfulness Inside and Out

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 10 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: 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 11 Mar 2026, 1:00 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.

  • Confidence Chats - Hope and Humility

    Starts: 15 May 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 15 May 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 6, WorkShop B
    Remaining places: 36
    The strengths of humility and hope can be overlooked but are important in helping us be resilient. Join us for this interactive, fun session to explore how we can use these strengths to support our confidence.

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  • AI in Careers Panel Discussion

    Starts: 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 10 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
    Remaining places: 112
    Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries and reshaping the skills employers need. This interactive panel discussion brings together industry leaders to share their insights on how AI is changing career opportunities, the workplace, and the future of employability.

  • My Career Adviser Information Session

    Starts: 27 Feb 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 27 Feb 2026, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, Physics Annexe (6), 06-216 Workshop B
    Remaining places: 16
    My Career Adviser (MCA) support session for newly enrolled students.

  • Mastering prompt engineering

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Remaining places: 42
    This session will show you how to communicate effectively with Large Language Models (LLMs) to get higher quality, more accurate responses. Learn simple effective strategies and master the art of prompt engineering.

  • Cuppa and Careers: St Lucia

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), UQ Centre Kiosk
    Remaining places: 96
    Are you unsure about where to seek career advice or how to kickstart your career development? Join us for a relaxed and friendly Cuppa and Career Session where you will get the chance to connect with fellow students and Careers and Employability Specialists.

  • Professional Headshots: St Lucia

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 11:55 am
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A-00, Foyer, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 40
    Ready to enhance your professional online presence? Join us for a Free Professional Headshot Session! Make a positive, lasting impression in the competitive world of job hunting and networking with a polished headshot that showcases your best self.

  • Articulating Your Experience to Prospective Employers - Workshop

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A, Exhibition Hall, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 135
    Turn your university and workplace experiences into career-ready skills. In this experiential learning series, you’ll learn how to update your résumé, craft powerful STAR interview responses, and confidently communicate your professional story. This practical workshop will help you translate your experiences into employability strengths, boost your confidence, and stand out to future employers.

  • Designing Your Life with a Career Action Plan Workshop

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 12:30 pm
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A, Exhibition Hall, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 128
    Shape your future with a practical Career Action Plan. This interactive workshop, inspired by Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans of Stanford University’s Design Program, helps you build a strategic yet flexible approach to your professional journey.

  • Winter Research Information Session

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Remaining places: 70
    Join us for this one-hour information session designed to equip you with everything you need to know about our upcoming 2026 Winter Research Program.

  • Employability Mixer

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 3:30 pm
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A-00, Foyer, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 239
    Do you want to enhance your employability whilst at UQ? Join the Employability Mixer to learn more about the range of enrichment and employability programs that you can participate in during your studies at UQ!

  • Professional Headshots: Herston

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 4:55 pm
    Venue: Herston, Mayne Medical Building (881), 319A-881 Mayne Medical Building
    Remaining places: 16
    Ready to enhance your professional online presence? Join us for a Free Professional Headshot Session! Make a positive, lasting impression in the competitive world of job hunting and networking with a polished headshot that showcases your best self.

  • From Placement to Practice: What I wish I knew Panel and Networking

    Starts: 9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
    Finishes: 9 Mar 2026, 6:30 pm
    Venue: Herston, Mayne Medical Building (881), Mary Emelia Mayne Room
    Remaining places: 79
    Ready to kickstart your career journey with insider knowledge? Join us at our Herston Campus for "From Placement to Workplace: What I Wish I Knew" – an exciting panel featuring professionals who have successfully navigated the leap from student placements to thriving careers in Public Health, Dentistry, Medicine, and Mental Health.

  • One Hour Internship

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 10:30 am
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A, Exhibition Hall, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 133
    An internship usually takes place over a semester. Do you have what it takes to do an internship in one hour? In this session, get the chance to work on an industry challenge and practice the artform of pitching your ideas to industry partners.

  • Interview Essentials Workshop

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A, Exhibition Hall, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 126
    Master the art of interviews with confidence. Learn to present your professional identity, practice STAR responses, and build essential communication skills through structured activities, peer feedback, and strategies to showcase your strengths.

  • Introduction to AI-assisted coding

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Remaining places: 43
    Learn how to efficiently and safely use AI-assisted coding tools.

  • Resume Reviews

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 1:30 pm
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), UQ Centre Kiosk
    Remaining places: 47
    Are you ready to take your Resume to the next level? Join us for an exclusive Resume Review Session where you will receive personalised feedback from a Careers and Employability Specialist.

  • Employability Award Action Plan Workshop

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 33, ViewPoint
    Remaining places: 77
    Set yourself up for success to complete the Employability Award! Identify your strengths and passions, connect your goals with experiences to achieve them, and create a plan of attack to receive the Employability Award by the end of your studies.

  • Career Path Quest x Industry Networking Event

    Starts: 10 Mar 2026, 4:30 pm
    Finishes: 10 Mar 2026, 6:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, UQ Centre (27A), 27A-00, Foyer, UQ Centre
    Remaining places: 244
    Turn networking into an exciting quest! Explore real career stories by collecting cards from industry professionals scattered throughout the room. Learn about their first jobs, biggest challenges, and most rewarding moments while practicing your networking skills with your peers.

  • Cuppa and Careers: Dutton Park

    Starts: 11 Mar 2026, 9:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Venue: Dutton Park, 0870-4002 PACE INNER SPACE
    Remaining places: 30
    Are you unsure about where to seek career advice or how to kickstart your career development? Join us for a relaxed and friendly Cuppa and Career Session where you will get the chance to connect with fellow students and Careers and Employability Specialists.

  • Professional Headshots: Dutton Park

    Starts: 11 Mar 2026, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Mar 2026, 10:55 am
    Venue: Dutton Park, 0870-4002 PACE INNER SPACE
    Remaining places: 18
    Ready to enhance your professional online presence? Join us for a Free Professional Headshot Session! Make a positive, lasting impression in the competitive world of job hunting and networking with a polished headshot that showcases your best self.

  • UQU: Visa Work Rights Advice Workshop

    Starts: 11 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
    Finishes: 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
    Venue: St Lucia, Building 33, ViewPoint
    Remaining places: 86
    Come join a session with your International Student Advocate from UQ Union to understand your visa work conditions, rights at work and how to effectively communicate your visa work rights to your employer.

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