We’ve got you covered with a list of exciting events happening on and off campus this July and August, including both free and paid events for QUT Alumni.
Real Health Panel Series: Building Brain Capital: Designing Universities for Learning, Capability and a Changing World
This is a free event.
This QUT Real Health Series panel will explore what it means for universities to respond intentionally: how brain capital can be built through curriculum and student experience, and how universities can design learning environments that strengthen the capabilities needed to learn, work, and thrive in complex and rapidly changing contexts.
- Date: Wednesday 15 July
- Time: 7am - 9am
- Price: FREE
- Location: E-5 Function Room, Level 5, E Block, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus or online
- Register now
Leah King-Smith: rhythm wRites Forum
This is a free event.
Join us for a public forum with influential First Nations artists and thinkers including Dr Leah King-Smith, Associate Professor Dr Bianca Beetson, Associate Professor Deb Duthie, Nici Cumpston, Robert Andrew and Celise Gibson whose practices challenge, unsettle and reimagine the creative landscape, as part of the exhibition Leah King-Smith: rhythm wRites.
- Date: Friday 24 July
- Time: 10am - 3pm
- Price: Free
- Location: QUT Art Museum
- Register now
QUT Open Day
This is a free event.
Are you supporting someone to make their first step towards a university degree or are you considering a career change yourself and would like to upskill? Join us at Open Day on Sunday 26 July and explore what's new on our campuses. Tour facilities, explore study areas, and get inspired. Don't forget to drop by the Alumni tent.
- Date: Sunday 26 July
- Time: 9am - 3pm
- Location: Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses
- Find out more
Meanjin Oration with Cathy Feeman
The 2026 Meanjin Oration will be delivered as a conversation between Cathy Freeman AC and Dr Amy McQuire, centred on the theme 'Pride for our people'. The oration will foreground Indigenous excellence, leadership and cultural strength through Cathy Freeman's lived experience and national legacy, and will reflect on key life milestones through an Indigenous lens.
Delivered to align with the 2026 milestone NAIDOC Week '50 Years of Deadly', the conversation will explore Aboriginal identity, truth telling and intergenerational pride, highlighting the role of Indigenous leadership in shaping Australia’s future.
- Date: Wednesday 29 July
- Time: 4pm - 6:30pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: QUT Gardens Theatre
- Add your name to the wait list
TEDxQUT 2026: Catalyst, Crossroads and Change
This year, TEDxQUT explores Catalyst, Crossroads and Change with people and perspectives that challenge how we think, and who we become. Our speakers will share powerful stories and ideas born from moments of uncertainty, discovery, and reinvention. They come from different backgrounds and disciplines, but each has encountered a turning point that challenged them to see the world differently and inspire change.
- Date: Tuesday 25 August
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:15pm
- Price: $35
- Location: QUT Gardens Theatre
- Find out more and purchase your ticket
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: 4pm - 6pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: B Block, Gardens Point campus
- Find out more and register
Amplify + Weekend Hackathon
Go from idea to pitch in one epic weekend. Spend the weekend turning your idea into a launch-ready concept at the Amplify+ Hackathon. Work in teams, gain expert guidance, and compete for prizes.
- Dates: 5pm, Friday 24 July - 5pm, Sunday 26 July
- Price: $25
- Location: The Foundry, Gardens Point campus
- Find out more and purchase your ticket
QUT Entrepreneurship Open Pitch Night
This is a free event.
Are you supporting your teenager to make their first step towards a university degree or are you considering a career change and would like to upskill? Join us at Open Day on Sunday 26 July and explore what QUT has to offer. Tour our campuses, chat with current students and staff, explore study areas, and get answers to your questions.
- Date: Wednesday 5 August
- Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: B230, B Block, Level 2, Gardens Point campus
- Find out more and register
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