The Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) will be hosting the first inaugural Keynote Lecture which will be delivered by Professor Marcia Langton AO, Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne and internationally renowned anthropologist, geographer and academic.
UQ College will hold a paint your own boomerang workshop!
Presented by Koomurri this workshop is design to share our aboriginal culture with all the UQC students. During this workshop, the students will learn about the meaning of the indigenous art and create their own designs in a decorative boomerang.
Come create a character with author, Prof Anita Heiss.
Inspired by what might be a very unusual prop, this is about having some fun while getting your creative juices flowing at the Student Central. No experience or dress code necessary.
We're holding a Great Book Swap to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to provide books and learning resources to children living in remote Communities across Australia.
Choose a book, make a small donation, and start reading!
Students from the School of Architecture are building a Bulmba (Yidiny word for shelter, camp or Country) With Uncle Peter (Bumi) Hyde, a Gimuy Walubara Yidinji elder. They will be using materials sourced On Country in Cairns. Watch the build and learn about Indigenous design traditions and perspectives.
The Mayne Building at Herston campus and the Forgan Smith building at St Lucia campus to be lit up in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flag colours - red, yellow, blue, green, white for the evenings throughout NAIDOC Week.
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
In honour of IDAHOBIT, the UQ Ally Network presents The Great Rainbow Bake Off! You are invited to attend the IDAHOBIT Rainbow bake-off in the Great Court at St. Lucia on Thursday, 18th May. This is the third year running for the annual bake sale which shows our visible support for the LGBTQIA+ communities.
Learn about mental health in Farsi! Learning about your mental health and available supports for you, your friends and family in Australia's healthcare system can be difficult as an international student. Come and learn about mental health from the wonderful and knowledgeable Health In My Language facilitators who will present in plain English and can answer any of your questions in Farsi.
