Runners run under the starting line for the QUT Classic.

We’ve got you covered with a list of exciting events happening on and off campus this April and May, including both free and paid events and some sneaky discounts for QUT Alumni.

Real Health Panel – Navigating Trauma Care

This is a free event.

The panel discussion will bring together leading clinicians, patients with lived experience researchers, rehabilitation engineers, and insurance scheme regulators to outline the complexities of traumatic injury care, rehabilitation and the escalating associated costs.

  • Date: Wednesday 27 April
  • Time: 7:00am - 9:00am
  • Price: FREE
  • Location: in person at QUT Kelvin Grove Campus or online
  • Find out more and register

QUT Classic

Complete 1km, 5km or 10km at the all-inclusive, family-friendly community running event, held annually in support of the QUT Learning Potential Fund (LPF), which helps students like Bob Cuthbert break from the cycle of poverty and paves the way for a brighter future. QUT Sport donates a portion from every registration to the LPF, with more than $31,500 raised since 2011!

New York networking event: The Science of Saving Koalas

Join us in New York for drinks and networking with fellow Australian expats with a dose of cute cuddly koalas. Hosted by The Hon Steven Marshall AO, President of The American Australian Association, hear about how world leading researchers from Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, QUT and UQ are saving koalas from extinction and get a behind-the-scenes virtual tour through the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.

  • Dates: Thursday 30 April
  • Price: $20
  • Location: American Australian Association, 600 3rd Avenue, FI 34, New York
  • Find out more and register

Opportunities and Workshops:

Side Hustle

This is a free event.

Side Hustle demystifies the process of identifying a ‘problem worth solving,’ validating the idea, building the business model and sourcing customers. Side Hustle is for anyone who wants to start something or has an idea for a side project, but not sure where to start or could use some guidance to take it further.

  • Date: Every Thursday from 12 March 2026
  • Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Price: FREE
  • Location: B Block, Gardens Point campus
  • Find out more and register

Mature Age Student Advice Night

This is a free event.

No matter where you are in life - whether you’re changing careers or returning to further your career in your current discipline, this webinar will provide advice on the information you need to make the first step, including asking current students about how they manage study, work and life.

QUT's Pathways to Politics for Women

This is a free program. The program participation is funded through the generous support of the Trawalla Foundation and QUT.

Open to female Queensland residents wanting to drive change through political leadership, QUT's Pathways to Politics provides a safe space for women of diverse backgrounds, professions, cultures, and ideologies to fulfil their shared aspiration to pursue public office and lead our country into the future.

TEDxQUT Salon: Mind your Head - how to manage headaches

In this interactive, science-based workshop with clinician and educator Luka Botic, you’ll learn how to recognise different types of headaches (including tension-type and migraine patterns), understand how posture, stress, and study habits contribute to them, and explore what the research actually says about effective headache management.

QUT Entrepreneurship Open Pitch nights

This is a free event.

Pitch your idea, business or social enterprise to a live audience for feedback, to practice, or to search for a new team member or investment. Facilitated by an Industry Professional to guide you and open to all abilities from those starting out as an entrepreneur, or those with more experience, Open Pitch night is the perfect place to learn the ropes in a safe environment and to meet other like-minded people interested in innovation, startups, new business and entrepreneurship.

  • Date: Wednesday 6 May
  • Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
  • Price: FREE
  • Location: The Foundry, B230, Level 2, B Block, Gardens Point Campus
  • Book your ticket

College of Excellence Coffee catch-up series

This is a free event.

Sign up to the College of Excellence Coffee Catch-up series at Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point campus to network and share unique industry insights and career advice in a relaxed and informal setting with current students, other alumni and university executive leaders. Find out more and rsvp

  • Date: Wednesday 13 May
  • Time: 10-11:30am)
  • Price: FREE
  • Location: QUT Gardens Point Camp, Y Block, Lady Harriets Café

Upcoming events - sneak peak

QUT Business Leaders' Forum

Hear from one of the Nation’s most influential technology leaders as Melanie Silva, Vice President and Managing Director of Google Australia & New Zealand, joins the QUT Business Leaders’ Forum.

In conversation with Ellen Fanning, Melanie will share her remarkable leadership journey and her perspectives on the future of technology, innovation, and business transformation. With nearly two decades at Google and senior leadership experience across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific, Melanie brings a powerful perspective on leading through disruption and accelerating growth in a digital world.

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Jenni Hastings

Jenni is an innovative communications, marketing and engagement specialist with fifteen years of industry experience. She is also a proud QUT alumnus with a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Interdisciplinary).

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