The University of Queensland (UQ) offers a wide range of professional services to both the public and private sectors and the community in general. Across the University, there are numerous examples of partnership representing collaboration between the University and Industry to develop joint learning and research programs. These collaborations pilot new ways of working together that are agile and responsive to changing needs, that are cross-disciplinary in nature and that integrate research and life-long learning.

Links between industry, academic staff and students ensure:

• industry is provided with high quality graduates;
• students develop practical skills and gain workplace experience prior to graduation;
• programs continually evolve and incorporate the latest in industry knowledge;
• research is conducted to meet industry needs e.g. to deliver new products, processes and materials; and
• funding to progress research that will provide new opportunities and solve some of the world’s major challenges.

Professional Services

UQ has a long and successful history of working with external partners to deliver benefits to industry through teaching and research. We have unique expertise and infrastructure that can assist industry with research and development, consulting, and development of staff.

For further information on professional services offered by the University, please visit the following websites:

• Research and Research Training Division: RRTD administers industry funded research.
• UQ reSEARCHers: UQ reSEARCHers provides access to the diverse and excellent expertise and experience of individual researchers and the groups of researchers across the whole of the University.
• UniQuest: The University of Queensland’s primary commercialisation company.
• IMBcom: The University of Queensland’s commercialisation company for the Institute for Molecular Bioscience.
• JK Tech: The commercialisation company of UQ’s Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC).
• UniSeed: A family of pre-seed and seed venture funds bridging the gap between the research in Australian universities and research organisations and the commercial community of venture capital and investment.