POSTGRAD CLUBS Students of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience Association (SIMBA) UQ Public Health Association (UQ PHA) Student Society of Frazer Institute (SSoFI) Postgraduate Research Engineering Student Society UQ Food Science Club (UQFSC) School of Biomedical Sciences Student and Academic Social Society UQ Oncology (UQOnc) Neuroscience Association for Postgrads (NAP) UQ Hindu Cultural Society (HCS) QUEX Postgraduate Association (QPA) UQ Business School Postgraduate Association (UQ BSPA) Centre for Clinical Research Student Club (UQCCR) AIBN Students' Association (ASA) Graduate Union of Taiwanese Students (GUTS) School of Mathematics & Physics Postgraduate Association (SOS) QAAFI Student Association (QSA) Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) Jackals School of the Environment (SEPA)

Previous Next Become a Member UQ Oncology (UQOnc) Instagram UQ Oncology Society (affectionately known as UQOnc) unifies like-minded individuals with a passion for all things cancer-related. We aim to promote research, raise funds, and ultimately improve care and outcomes for those living with or afflicted by cancers of all forms. We provide academic, social, and career-specific opportunities for medical and allied health students. Since the first descriptions on ancient papyrus in 3000BC, to the latest innovations of CRISPR and immunomodulators, medicine has faced few contenders as formidable as cancer. The University of Queensland’s Oncology Society offers students an important opportunity to gain an appreciation for the challenges, breakthroughs and future of cancer. Our events include: – Grand Rounds discussions of a variety of cancer topics. – Presentations from experts in oncology, including allied health, researchers, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and patients. – Fundraising events. – Networking and career opportunities. UQOnc members gain a holistic understanding of what cancer represents in the present day, the challenges remaining in the field and how we, as students and future health professionals can continue to help fight medicine’s greatest battle. This club was founded by final-year medical students in Toowoomba. Now the current UQOnc team is spread across Queensland. Most discussion and/or presentation-based events will occur electronically via Zoom, while fundraising events and networking opportunities will occur in person in the Brisbane region. We encourage all students interested in Oncology to join our society, regardless of degree. Our current members range from students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy to education, law, engineering and mathematics.

Previous Next Become a Member AIBN Students' Association (ASA) Instagram A small team of students work together each year to ensure that the entire cohort of PhD, masters, honours, and undergraduate students, as well as staff and prospective students, can maintain a balanced lifestyle and network in a positive atmosphere. The ASA aims to provide a community and support network for everyone at AIBN. We achieve this by providing a range of events to encourage networking, collaborations, diversity, social engagement and wellbeing, and development as a research student. Join us today! The ASA society was formed at the end of 2006 with AIBN students and early career researchers in mind. Group leaders, AIBN staff and anyone else who wants to take part in the club’s activities are encouraged to come along and participate in all our events! The ASA works to: - Promote co-operation between the students and groups within AIBN and generate an awareness of the skills and expertise that exists within AIBN. - Provide a support network for AIBN undergraduate and postgraduate research students, as well as all young researchers (especially for the institutes >66% international students). - Hold social events such as movie nights, trivia nights and social sporting competitions. The ASA works with students’ associations from other research institutes and schools throughout UQ to hold inter-institute events. - Provide opportunities to develop research related skills, specifically focusing on science communication and other soft skills. Events you can look forward to with the ASA: - Social: Monthly Social Mixers, Inter-institute Trivia, ASAmazing Race, Australia Day Mixer, Movie nights, Paint and Sip, Easter Egg hunt, St Patrick’s Day pub crawl and cultural celebrations (including Cinco de Mayo, Holi Festival, Chinese New Year) - Research development: Career Development Week, Student Symposium - Health and Well-being: OHS Quarterly Morning teas, Student Focus groups, AIBN Animal Visits, RU OK Day hot brekky - Sport: Fortnightly social sport (volleyball, badminton, tennis, squash), Running club, Fencing ‘come and try’ session, Inter-Institute Football, Inter-institute Great Court Race.

Previous Next Become a Member School of Mathematics & Physics Postgraduate Association (SOS) Instagram The Students of SMP Postgraduate Association (SOS) is a newly-formed organisation seeking to build and maintain a strong social and academic community for Higher Degree Research students studying with the School of Mathematics and Physics. Our initiatives range from improving the day-to-day quality of life for HDR students and liasing with SMP staff on behalf of students to organising fun social and community events to help foster a sense of belonging within the School. Some of our planned events include: -Social sports events and teams - SMP Poster Night and 3 Minute Thesis events - Student-led and student-focused seminar series - Community coffee and pizza days - Barbecues, trivia nights, board game nights, and more. We're a new association, so we'd love to hear from any and all students wishing to either join our executive team, or simply have their voice heard on a new initiative or a matter that’s important to them. Our dream for the SOS is to become the guiding force for a friendly, SMP-wide community of students from all different disciplines and fields to come together, network, collaborate, socialise, and generally enjoy the best things postgraduate research at UQ has to offer. We are also open to collaboration with the broader UQ HDR student community, so if you have ideas for joint events, please feel free to pass them onto the committee. We'd also like to encourage all students to join the society, whether at an executive or student level – everyone in SMP is eligible. Our events will always be open to everyone in SMP, from undergraduate through to tenured staff. We are affiliated with the UQ Union and the UQ Association for Postgraduate Students. If you're keen to find out what's on next at SOS, follow us on Facebook or Instagram for updates on the latest events and what's to come in the future, or just take a look around Parnell / Physics Annexe / Priestley building for our posters. Have an idea or suggestion? Feel free to send us an SOS at smp.sos@uq.edu.au , or contact a friendly executive team member directly (details below).

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Previous Next Become a Member Students of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience Association (SIMBA) Instagram The Students of the IMB Association (SIMBA) aims to maintain a strong sense of community among IMB students and make sure that the IMB student experience is both positive and rewarding. We run various social events, career development workshops and competitions throughout the year. Some of our regular events include: - IMBar on Friday evenings on Level 7 - Inter-Institutional Trivia Night (IMB vs AIBN vs QAAFI) - Last Lecture Series (hear from renowned science figureheads) - Hills to die on (your strongest opinions on the most trivial of topics) - And smaller social events throughout the year (Earth Day, Halloween, Uno tournaments, etc) Our major professional development event is the Annual IMB Student Symposium, which is a one-day on-site event that provides students with a chance to share their work in the form of poster presentations, a 3-minute thesis competition, and short talks by PhD students in their final year. Other professional development events include thesis writing workshops, career discussion panels, and HDR training. SIMBA is also a platform for students to raise student-focused issues and ideas with senior management at IMB. SIMBA executive members sit on various institute committees— including EMCRA (Early and Mid Career Research Association) and the Culture and Inclusion Committee —to ensure our students’ voices are heard and contribute to the strategic and operational activities of the Institute. The SIMBA committee is also interested in collaborating on joint events within IMB as well as within the wider UQ postgraduate community. All students are eligible and encouraged to become members of the SIMBA committee but everyone can help out with events, without needing to take on an official role.

Previous Next Become a Member UQ Business School Postgraduate Association (UQ BSPA) Instagram UQ BSPA is an official social and industry network for postgraduate students within the UQ Business School which aims to establish close relationships amongst postgraduate students, organise career-related and networking events for the student members and to develop networking opportunities with industry professionals, UQ Business School and UQ Alumni Association. UQ BSPA is an official industry networking and social organisation for postgraduate students within the UQ Business School, aiming to build strong relationships between top masters students and the industry, by encouraging networking among members in order to enhance their university experience. The UQ BSPA membership base is comprised of students from culturally diverse backgrounds, bringing with them a range of experiences and unique skills. Moreover, by studying business-related degrees, our members specialise in various disciplines such as Accounting, Advertising, Tourism, Hospitality, Event, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Information Systems, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Social Impact and Sustainability among others. To enhance our members’ university experience, a wide range of social events are organised to facilitate the establishment of close relationships amongst postgraduate students. In addition to that, UQ BSPA also provides its members with a great number of career-related events to develop networking opportunities with industry professionals, UQ Business School and UQ Business School Alumni Association. Each semester, the association engages with more than 300 top Masters students, interested in connecting with industry professionals and firms. Along the course of these social and professional events, UQ BSPA executives and ambassadors are becoming trusted advisors to the members of the club. Not only does this connection facilitate the integration of the members into the university life, but it can also enhance the quality of the relationship UQ Business School can develop with its students. This means that the role of UQ BSPA executives and ambassadors as advisors can serve as an additional connection between the UQ Business School and the students, owing to the club’s closeness to its members.

Previous Next Become a Member Graduate Union of Taiwanese Students (GUTS) Instagram “UQ-GUTS” is a social club and an international Taiwanese community registered at the University of Queensland Union. The main purpose of this organisation is to create a platform for information-sharing and resource exchange between the UQ Taiwanese postgraduate students. Also, UQ-GUTS assists people who are going to study at the UQ settle down the different living and academic environment in Australia. UQ-GUTS welcomes you to join this big family. No matter you are a current student, future student or UQ alumnus, we sincerely encourage you to share your valuable experience at the UQ or at work.

Previous Next Become a Member UQ Public Health Association (UQ PHA) Instagram UQ PHA is a faculty-based student society for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in talking or learning about public health, health sciences, environmental health or other related areas. The UQ PHA membership base is comprised of students and staff from various health and non-health related disciplines, including nursing, social science, biomedical science, math, law, and medicine. Being a faculty-based society, UQ PHA does also have a large membership base and additional support for students studying degrees or subjects in public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, nutrition, health promotion, health systems and health economics. Our members are interested in social and professional events with like-minded individuals who all wish to help address the world’s most critical and emerging public health issues.

Previous Next Become a Member School of the Environment (SEPA) Instagram The University of Queensland School of the Environment Postgraduate Association (UQ SEPA) works to foster research and social connections among postgraduate students within the School of the Environment. It will do so through meetings, social events, and an annual conference where students can present their research in a friendly environment. This Club also hopes to foster mentorship among new and old students to promote successful research and collaboration within the school. The University of Queensland School of the Environment Postgraduate Association (UQ SEPA) works to foster research and social connections among postgraduate students within the School of the Environment. It will do so through meetings, social events, and an annual conference where students can present their research in a friendly environment. This Club also hopes to foster mentorship among new and old students to promote successful research and collaboration within the school. These goals will be reached through regular weekly events, such as the School of the Environment Rooftop Drinks, Environment Postgraduate Conference, and morning tea meet-and-greets for new students. It will also aim to collaborate with the school to both introduce students to resources already provided and advocate for the needs of students that are not currently being met.