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 UQ Gatton campus services and facilities


The following services and facilities are either physically located at UQ Gatton and/or available to Gatton staff, students and/or the Gatton community.


Accommodation Services
Link to information about UQ's Accommodation Services unit

Advice on copyright matters
The UQ Library"s Copyright Co-ordinator can provide advice and training on copyright as well as information on plagiarism. For more information, including contact details, please visit the

Audio-visual equipment
All the audio-visual equipment in centrally controlled University lecture theatres is managed, maintained and supported by Audio-Visual Services within Information Technology Services (ITS). Equipment is also available for hire and purchase through ITS...

Audio-visual equipment hire
Information Technology Services (ITS) Audio-Visual Services section have a wide range of audio-visual equipment for hire and will deliver, set-up and pick up at any location on or off campus. For more information about this and other servic...

Bookshop - University of Queensland Bookshop
The University of Queensland Bookshop, sells textbooks, computer software, general books, stationery and UQ merchandise. At the Ipswich campus, staff and students can interrogate the Bookshop's database and access stock at both the Gatton and St Lu...

Careers counselling
Careers counsellors can help you make informed decisions on career planning, related course choice, and graduate employment options. We also assist with preparing for interviews, job applications and writing a resume. For information about ...

Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy Centre has a team of people from different faith communities who are available to support staff and students with a range of needs in personal, family or spiritual life. The Chaplaincy has a presence on all thr...

Child care at UQ Gatton campus
A list of child care facilities for UQ Gatton staff and students

Cleaning services
The Cleaning Section of UQ's Property and Facilities Division are responsible for general cleaning of offices, laboratories, seminar rooms, lecture theatres, toilets, tea rooms and public areas of the University on St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses...

Computer facilities at UQ
For a comprehensive list of UQ computer facilities, including laptop and wireless networks, and computer facilities for people with disabilities, please visit the Computer facilities

Computer training courses for students
Ask.IT conducts extensive training courses for students in the efficient use of many software programs, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint for both Windows and MacIntosh environments. Please visit the

Counselling for staff
The University of Queensland Staff Assistance Services program (SAS) provides confidential and voluntary counselling and assistance to all University of Queensland staff. Its purpose is to help staff resolve problems which affect their work performa...

Couriers
The University Courier Service provides a collection and delivery service for the distribution of mail, parcels, stationery stores and specialised items. The Courier Service is equipped with a fleet of modern, well-appointed vehicles, offering a reliab...

Curriculum design, development and revision
Designing or revising a curriculum in an educationally sound way is easier with professional help. The Teaching, Educational Development Institute, through its Education, Consultancy and Evaluation (ECE)  group, can provide that ass...

Data back-up
ITS can automatically backup your computer data 6 days a week and retain the tapes for 2 months. For more details of this service provided by ITS, please visit their we...

Desktop publishing
The Design and Desktop Publishing Division of the Office of Marketing and Communications produces a range of central University publications and also assists faculties, departments and centres with their desktop publishing needs where resources perm...

Disability services
Student Services Disability Program can provide a variety of access services and facilities for students with a disability (including temporary and chronic medical conditions). Services include: production of alternative...

Distance education/ external studies
External studies courses (also called distance learning) in the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (NRAVS) are administered by the Distance Education Centre. You can contact the centre by ringing the faculty toll-free tel...

Electron microscopy online
The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at The University of Queensland offers Cyberstem - live and interactive electron microscopy and microanalysis sessions over the web for remote researchers, industry representatives, lecturers, school stu...

Emergency treatment
The University Health Service provides emergency care for students, staff and visitors to the campus during opening hours. After-hours care is available at local hospital emergency departments.

Equity and diversity support
Equity and Diversity The Equity office provides an internal consultancy to the University community on a range of related matters. Further information, including links to related services, is available f...

Examination scanning service
ITS operates an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) scanning service for the scanning and analysis of multiple choice examination sheets, including MCQ exam sheets. For more information about these services provided by ITS, please visit their

First Aid courses
Courses in first aid and resuscitation are offered throughout the year by the Teaching and Educational Development Unit, as part of the Staff Development Program. The Occupational...

Furniture requirements
The Furniture Section of UQ's Property and Facilities Division is responsible for the procurement of all loose items of furniture for the University, e.g. chairs, desks, tables, mobiles, filing cabinets, etc. For further information on other servic...

Grounds, repairs and maintenance
Property and Facilities' Operations Section is responsible for repairs and maintenance on the St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses.

Health information
The University Health Service provides free up-to-date information on keeping healthy, including advice about vaccinations. Brochures are available on a wide range of topics. The Health Service website includes links to other sources of health informat...

Hire of teaching/conference rooms
Academic Facilities administers access to 150 rooms across the three campuses, St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich, for lectures, conferences, seminars, training courses or meetings. University staff and students, as well as members from the communit...

ID cards
Unicard is responsible for providing both UQ students and staff with identification cards (ID cards). University policy requires all on-campus students to carry an ID Card. University staff ID cards are also compulsory for all staff except...

Information technology forum for IT staff
Information Technology Services (ITS) ecourages information sharing for IT staff through its Information Technology Liaison Officers (ITLOs) program. For more information about this ITS program, please visit

Information technology help desk for UQ staff and units
Information Technology Services' (ITS) Service Centre provides online, email and telephone help for all UQ staff and UQ organisational units. If your organisational unit has a service level agreement with ITS, please use that option on the ...

Information technology/computing help for students
AskIT is a one-stop shop for student computing and IT enquiries. It provides four types of support to students:- Help Desk Service (St. Lucia, Ipswich  and Gatton) telephone helpline (07) 3365 8811 ...

Inter-Library loans/document delivery
The UQ Library offers a document delivery service to eligible clients for materials it does not hold. Please visit the Document Delivery pages of the UQ ...

International student support
Support is available from UQ's Student Services for overseas students and their families requiring advice and assistance, from arrival in Australia to departure. For more information, please visit the

Internet access for UQ organisational units and staff
UQconnect offers a variety of Internet services to departments for staff, visiting staff and research postgraduate students. Access includes use of a mailbox for electronic mail, limited file storage space, and the ability to publish a web page. Fo...

Internet training
Ask.IT provide free regular training workshops to assist students to use the Internet efficiently. Please visit the Ask.IT website for more information, including class schedules.

IT support for UQ organisations
Are you faced with the increasing complexities of running computers? Do you need advice about or solutions to problems like internet access, compatability with other systems or network security? Information Technology Services  ...

Learning assistance
Learning assistance is available to all enrolled students, in any area of study. Learning advisers assist students to become more effective and efficient learners through improved skills and strategies. International students will benefit f...

Lost property
Property and Facilities' Security Section handle both lost and found property. Lost Property is open between 1.00 p.m and 4.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday, CLOSED Friday. Messages can be left on the message bank by calling 3365 1129. This message service ...

Medical consultations
Students can see University Health Service doctors by appointment Monday to Friday at: St Lucia Ipswich Gatton No appointment is necessary to ...

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...

Occupational health care
The University Health Service provides advice and assistance to students and staff for work-related problems and injuries. Referral to specialists is part of this service.

Personal safety
UniSafe is a personal security program which operates on all three campuses. Officers from the University's Security Office are on call 24 hours a day, and Emergency call points (St Lucia and Ipswich) and Security call points (Gatton) are loca...

Photographic services
UQ in-house photographer for internal UQ projects and publications

Places to eat at UQ Gatton
Walkway Cafe The Walkway Cafe offers a wide variety of food including burgers, sandwiches, pastries and cakes, as well as drinks, including cappuccinos and softdrinks. The cafe opens Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 4.00pm durin...

Printery at Gatton
The Printery on Gatton campus produces a variety of printed materials, e.g. brochures, study materials, information booklets, certificates, business cards, letterheads, posters, non-carbon documents and booklets. The Printery provides a range of se...

Printery St Lucia
The UQ Printery is a fully equipped printing service. It has printing presses, collators, folders, guillotines, digital printers and photocopiers, and offers the following services: Production of corporate UQ stationery ...

Printing/laminating of posters and banners
The School of Geography, Planning and Architecture (GPA) provides a poster-printing service to print and laminate posters and banners of width up to 900mm and any length. This service is available to UQ Staff, students and Alumni only,...

Schools/student liaison
The UQ Student Recruitment Team provides prosepctive students and secondary schools with up-to-date and useful information about the wide range of programs, study options, services and facilities available at The University of Queensland. ...

Software licensing
Information Technology Services' (ITS) Software Licensing allows the University to purchase software from a range of publishers at reduced prices through site licenses and volume licensing schemes negotiated with various software companies. Much of the...

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!

Staff flu vaccination
At the beginning of each year the University provides, through the University Health Service, free flu vaccination to permanent full-time and part-time staff. For more details, please visit the

Stationery and products store
The role of the University's Central Store is to provide University departments and sections on the St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses with a wide range of consumables, materials, chemicals, furniture and equipment. Their online cata...

Student clubs and societies
The Clubs and Societies section of the University of Queensland Union currently services over 135 clubs with a combined membership of  well over 16,000 students. Clubs affiliated with the UQ Union fall into 5 categories: Ge...

Student information and advice
A student centre has been established on each of the four campuses. They are one-stop shops providing information and assistance on a range of matters relating to studies and student life. Please visit their

Student internet access
UQconnect provides students with free internet access to the campus computer network and the global Internet to support their academic work. Access includes use of a mailbox for electronic mail, limited file storage space, and the ability to publish a ...

Study areas in the Library
Most branch libraries provide air-conditioned rooms for individual private and group study. Bookings, which are generally for two to four hours, can be made in advance in some branch libraries.

Study at UQ for Year 12 students
The University of Queensland Enhanced Studies Program was developed to enable gifted and talented Year 12 students to enrol in a University of Queensland subject, while still attending secondary school. Students can select one subject from a wide ra...

Support for tutor training
Training tutors is the responsibility of departments. However, the Teaching and Educational Development Institute, through its Education, Consultancey and Evaluation (ACE) group, can help departments by running workshops for those who are to train tuto...

Teaching and learning support
The Teaching and Educational Development Institute (TEDI), through its Education, Consultancy and Evaluation (ECE) group, provides advice to staff and committees and offers an extensive program of workshops for staff on many aspects of teaching and lea...

The Nanoworld image gallery
The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis adminsiters the multi-award winning Nanoworld Image Gallery - a world famous searchable database of photomicrographs available for free non-profit use to staff, students and the general community. Commerci...

Tutor training programs
Teaching and learning support  at the Teaching and Educational Development Institute (TEDI) offers help to schools to design and implement tutor training programs to enhance the quality of teaching and tutoring amongst tutors and demonstra...

Uni Credit Union Ltd
The Uni Credit Union Ltd has branches at St Lucia and UQ Gatton.  An agency is also located at the Dental School. Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm (Staff House Road, St Lucia) ...

University Chemical Store
The University Chemical Store (also known as the Chemistry Store) is a facility provided by the Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences. It coordinates the purchase of chemicals, maintains ChemWatch and manages and advises on chemical waste disposa...

University mailroom
The Mail Operations Unit operates across the St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses. The Unit supports the activities of the University by providing mail distribution, collection and processing for incoming, outgoing and interdepartmental mail. The Unit...

University of Queensland campus maps
Looking for a specific location at The University of Queensland?  Go to UQ Maps and enter the building number or name in the searchbox.

University of Queensland Secretaries' and Office Professionals' Association
Information about the UQ Secretaries' and Office Professionals' Association

University publications
The Marketing Division of the Office of Marketing and Communications produces a range of colour and mono publications on behalf of the University's central administration and for other clients throughout the university.

UQ photos
An online image gallery housing images depicting life and activities at UQ

UQ statistics and official data
The University of Queensland Data Warehouse provides users in faculties, schools and other areas with easy access to a wide range of current and official data without the need for intervention by IT staff. The Data Warehouse collects data f...

UQ-Link students
The UQ-Link special entry scheme is designed to assist current school-leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to gain entry to and  successfully complete&nbs...

Vaccination program
The University Health Service provides vaccinations at cost to students and staff travelling overseas. Make an appointment with a University Health Service doctor to discuss your travel vaccination requirements.

Vehicle hire
University-owned vehicles can be used for university business by authorised drivers. Driver authorisation and bookings are administered by the Transport Division of Property and Facilities.

Video production, editing and copying
Information Technology Services (ITS) VideoVision section can produce and edit educational, promotional and multimedia projects for video, web pages or CDROMS. They can also provide multiple copies, or copies in different formats. VideoVision can al...

Videos/DVDs in lecture theatres
Audio-Visual  Services within Information Technology Services (ITS) administers the Central Video Replay System (CVRS)  which broadcasts video, audio and other format replays, including DVDs, to all centrally controlled lecture theatres. ...

Web development
Corporate Web Services within the Office of Marketing & Communications (OMC) provides: Internet site development Maintenance and administration of content and sites Strategy development Da...

Web site design for educational resources
The Teaching and Educational Development Institute's (TEDI) Educational Resource Development team works with UQ and external clients to design and develop pedagogically sound, high quality educational resources in print and digital media.