We’ve got you covered with a list of exciting events happening on and off campus this October and November, including both free and paid events for QUT Alumni.
The Writers Grove
QUT's Creative Writing students are taking over Z9 for a day festival of readings, conversations and new writing from including new fiction, nonfiction and poetry; conversations between students, staff and visiting writers; and the messy, practical business of how a piece of writing goes from a draft to an audience.
- Date: Friday 23 October
- Time: 9am – 5pm
- Price: $10
- Location: Z9 Block, QUT Kelvin Grove
- Find out more and register
Futures Unlocked | Centre Future Enterprise Event Series
Prepare to rethink what’s possible and re-imagine tomorrow with Futures Unlocked. This event series is designed to empower individuals and organisations with the knowledge, strategies and tools necessary to not just survive, but thrive in an increasingly unpredictable and complex world.
- Date: Tuesday 27 October, 12pm – 1pm
- Date: Friday 6 November, 11:30am – 1pm
- Date: Tuesday 24 November, 12pm – 1pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: B Block, Level 4 | QUT Gardens Point Campus
- Find out more and register
Australian Architecture Conference 2026
The Australian Architecture Conference 2026 will be held in Brisbane from October 29 to November 1, and feature a keynote address by Dutch architect and writer Reiner de Graaf, co-presented by QUT.
Reiner de Graaf is a partner in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), the co-founder of its think-tank AMO, and the author of Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession, architect, verb.: The New Language of Building, The Masterplan, and Architecture Against Architecture.
- Date: Thursday 29 October – Sunday 1 November
- Price: From $540
- Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Find out more and register
Centre of Data Science Connect 2026: Data and AI for Real-World Impact
Join us at QUT Gardens Point Campus on Thursday, 29 October for the QUT Centre for Data Science annual research showcase, CDS Connect 2026: Data and AI for Real-World Impact - bringing together leading researchers, industry partners, and the wider data science community to share research, discuss new developments in the field, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Find out how data science is driving real-world impact across diverse fields, from sport and health to emerging applications of artificial intelligence. Hear about innovative research partnerships, learn from experts in the field, and discover the next generation of research talent.
- Date: Thursday 29 October
- Time: 9am – 5:30pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: QUT Executive Education Centre, B Block, Gardens Point
- Find out more and register
2026 Black Knowing Seminar: Showcasing Indigenous Scholarship in Research Ethics & Indigenous Knowledge Production
Following on from the success of the inaugural seminar series, the Carumba Institute is proud to host the 2026 Showcasing Indigenous Seminar series. This series, highlight Carumba's 'Black Knowing' agenda through a focus on Indigenous research and knowledge production. The series showcase the impactful work of QUT’s Indigenous Australian HDR alumni, HDR students, and academics, while also extending the platform to external Indigenous Australian Professionals who are committed to community-based research.
- Date: Friday 30 October
- Time: 12pm – 1:30pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: Room E557 - E Block, Level 5, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus
- Find out more and register
2026 #weareAMPR Showcase
We are students, industry partners, alumni, educators, and researchers. We are Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, and International Business. Together, we are AMPR.
On 5 November, we will come together to celebrate a year of achievement, creativity, innovation, collaboration, and connection. The 2026 #weareAMPR Showcase is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work of our community, reconnect with colleagues and friends, and celebrate what makes AMPR such a vibrant and inclusive place to learn, teach, and grow.
- Date: Thursday 5 November
- Time: 6pm – 8pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: QUT Executive Education Centre, Level 5, B Block, QUT Gardens Point campus
- RSVP: Please RSVP by Tuesday 27 October 2026 for catering purposes
- Parking: Parking validation will be available. The closest parking facility is the QUT SZC Car Park.
- Find out more and RSVP
2026 e-Grad School Global Conference: Translating innovation into global impact
The e-Grad School Global Conference series provides an international platform for graduate researchers to engage with emerging trends, connect with global experts, and explore the broader impact of their work.
Building on the momentum of previous conferences, the free, one-day 2026 e-Grad School Global Conference will focus on how cutting edge research is translated into innovation, impact, and real world change locally and globally.
- Date: Tuesday 24 November
- Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
- Price: FREE
- Location: Live and online
- Find out more and register
QUT Leadership Institute Global Executive Immersion program
QLI LeadLab global executive immersion program is 7 immersive days across Brisbane and Singapore, learning alongside our Leaders in Residence David Moffatt, John Bertrand AO and Najoh Tita-Reid, with Institute Fellows and Expert Arena members sharing their expertise throughout.
The week is designed around three themes.
- Navigating the Currents. Leading through uncertainty, reading the signals early and making the call when the precedent is thin.
- Shaping the Horizon. Influence beyond your own organisation, across stakeholders, sectors and the Asia Pacific region. In Singapore it's investing time inside a living lab for innovation where government and industry trial new thinking at scale and what works moves quickly.
- Lighting the Way. Building an organisation that outlasts you, through culture, governance and succession.
This program is for chief executives and executive directors, chairs and non-executive directors, and senior leaders two or three years from the C-suite, across business, government and not-for-profit.
- Applications close 30 November 2026
- Find out more and register
Looking ahead:
QUT Future of Sport Conference 2027
Technology is changing sport. So is what we understand about people and performance. QUT Future of Sport Conference will bring together leaders from sport, industry, government and research to explore what comes next for sport towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
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