Industry

UQ is one of Australia's largest and most respected research institutions.  We have a wide network of outstanding researchers at the leading edge of discovery providing supervision and mentoring for over 4000 research higher degree students.  The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degrees offered by the UQ Graduate School enable our research students to seek original findings and create new knowledge in their discipline.

Engagement & Partnerships

Much collaboration and mutual benefit between industry and UQ occurs through a shared interest in specific areas of research.  UQ conducts more than 2330 research projects, with collaborators in more than 50 countries, and hosts more than 130 research centres.  UQ seeks engagement and partnerships with industry and government to create opportunities for research students in a wide range of areas.  Partnerships can be facilitated by ready-made scholarships or tailored to suit individual aspirations and organisational goals.

For more information on industry collaboration, contact the UQ Graduate School.

Research Commercialisation 

Our PhD and MPhil students have access to UQ's research commercialisation organisation UniQuest Pty Ltd.  UniQuest is recognised as the most successful university technology transfer company in Australia and benchmarks in the top ten globally.

In conjunction with UniQuest, each UQ Faculty has a dedicated Manager of Innovation and Commercial Development who is responsible for identifying new intellectual property that has commercial potential and securing industry partners to commercialise it.

Find a Manager of Innovation and Commercial Development (MICD)

Research commercialisation competitions such as Trailblazer and Enterprize encourage a vigorous culture of entrepreneurship in our RHD cohort.  Our skills training program also harnesses UQ's research commercialisation expertise to benefit our research students and enhance the skill set they present to future employers.

Scholarships

The Graduate School maintains a bulletin of scholarship news for over 4000 research higher degree students.  If your organisation has a new scholarship that you would like to promote to UQ research students, contact the Graduate School UQ Advantage team.

Careers & Student employment

Each year, the Graduate School holds two Graduate Student Weeks which provide both skills training workshops and opportunities for employers to promote specialist career paths to PhD and MPhil students.  If you would like to be involved in Graduate Student Week, contact the Graduate School UQ Advantage team.

Advertise, recruit or raise your profile at UQ

The Careers & Graduate Employment Opportunities unit at UQ collaborates with industry, faculties and student associations to provide a variety of specialised career events that give employers the opportunity to meet students and graduates face-to-face. 

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