Summer and winter research programs
UQ's Summer and Winter Research Programs provide students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers.
By participating, you’ll be able to extend your knowledge of an area of interest and develop your analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Research projects are available in most disciplines over the following vacation periods:
- Summer: mid-November to mid-February, for 6 weeks
- Winter: mid-June to mid-July, for 4 weeks
Participation is open to undergraduate, honours, or masters by coursework students, who have completed at least one year of study and are currently enrolled at the time of application.
Engineering students may be able to count participation in the UQ Summer and Winter Research Programs towards their Professional Practice requirement.
Projects
Winter research projects
- School of Architecture, Design and Planning (PDF, 153.5 KB)
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (PDF, 196.6 KB)
- Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre (PDF, 347.2 KB)
Relevant dates are as follows:
Applications open: Monday, 24 March 2025
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 13 April 2025
Supervisor shortlising period: Monday, 14 April - Friday, 16 May 2025
Program officially commences: Monday, 30 June 2025
Program officially concludes: Friday, 25 July 2025
Summer research projects
- School of Chemical Engineering (PDF, 367.6 KB)
- School of Civil Engineering (PDF, 291.2 KB)
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre (PDF, 133.9 KB)
- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (PDF, 200.6 KB)
- School of Architecture, Design and Planning - Mapping St Lucia (PDF, 134 KB)
- School of Architecture, Design and Planning - Robotic FRP fabrication with a customised non-standard geometry (PDF, 194.4 KB)
- School of Architecture, Design and Planning - Designing better tropical bus stop shelters (PDF, 96.2 KB)
Relevant dates are as follows:
Applications open: 23 September 2024
Closing date for applications : 13 October 2024
Program officially commences: 13 January 2025
Program officially concludes: 21 February 2025
QAEHS Summer and Winter Research Programs
All information about the available programs and how to apply is available on the QAEHS website below.
Relevant dates are as follows:
Applications open: 26 March 2024
Closing date for applications: 21 April 2024
Eligibility, scholarships and applications
All information for applicants, including the application process, resources and scholarship details can be found on the Careers and Employability website.
Visit the UQ Summer and Winter Research Programs page for more information.
Enquiries
General enquiries about the program should be directed to the UQ Student Employability Hub at employability@uq.edu.au.