There is an enormous range of things to do around the University. There are over 150 clubs and societies to join, concerts, ceremonies & public lectures to attend, libraries and museums and art collections to visit, places to worship and numerous sporting activities to join.

Check the UQ Events calendar for details about what's on.


Art galleries and art collections
University Art Museum   The University Art Museum (UAM) was established in 1976 to house the art works collected by The University of Queensland since the 1940s and was one of the first universities in Australia to acq...

Schonell Theatre complex
For further information please go to the webpage. Currently the Schonell, in the Union Complex, is used for live productions.   email:

Clubs and Societies
More than 150 clubs, societies and sporting groups are affiliated with the University of Queensland Union and UQ Sport. They cater for a wide range of cultura...

Sports facilities
UQ SPORT’s facilities and programs are open to UQ students, staff and to the general public. Choose from social sport, college sport and/or recreation and adventure programs. Join UQ SPORT in order to stay fit, meet people and try something new!

Concerts, ceremonies and public lectures
School of Music staff, students and guests give weekly lunchtime concerts (free admission) and occasional Sunday afternoon recitals in the Nickson Performance Room, Zelman Cowen Building at St Lucia. The Queensland University Symphony Orchestra, Univer...

Libraries
The University of Queensland Library is the largest collection in the state. It comprises 13 branches located on the St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich campuses, at several teaching hospitals and at the Dental Sch...

Museums and collections open to the public
Many of the University's collections have evolved from the interests of individual scientists. Others have been developed specifically to enhance teaching and learning. The collections play a vital role in the University's core activities and double...

Theatre
University and other groups use the 196-seat Cement Box Theatre beneath the Schonell Twin Cinemas to present theatre in-the-round and other live performances. Bookings open in September for the following year. Ph: (07) 3377 2240. [View th...

Worship
Chaplaincy Services provide a chapel for prayer, meditation and reflection at the Social Sciences Annexe. The Chaplaincy team also offers weekly church services for specific faiths as well as ecumenical s...