Day 4: Engineering Day 2: Participate in a variety of mini engineering hands-on workshops
Participate in a variety of mini engineering experiences focused on medical, environmental, and renewable technologies.
Earthquake
Discover how engineers design and construct buildings to withstand the various types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes. Students will design and test their own model buildings, by putting them through a one-minute simulated earthquake challenge.
Powering Tomorrow
Dive into interactive challenges on batteries and hydrogen. Explore decarbonisation, enhance teamwork, and envision a greener future with fun, hands-on experiments.
In this workshop, we will discuss which technologies can help us transition from traditional to renewable energy sources, and why hydrogen has the potential to become the best alternative.
In the second part, students will experiment on a hydrogen-fueled car to learn the benefits of a clean and renewable source.
Nanomedicine
This interactive workshop will introduce you to the basics of chemical engineering with a particular focus on biomedical engineering.
Get hands-on and create your very own nanoparticles and discover how nanoparticles can deliver life saving cancer treatments directly to tumors.
Emergency Health Mission
Students will be challenged to position critical equipment within a Helicopter and plane in a way that allows the flying vehicle to safely rescue, treat or transport their patients.
Program
| Time | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| 8:30am | Arrival | Arrival | Arrival | Arrival |
| 9:00 – 10:30am | Earthquake | Powering Tomorrow | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Morning Tea (All Groups) | |||
| 11:00 – 12:30pm | Powering Tomorrow | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission | Earthquake |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch Break (All Groups) | |||
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | Nanomedicine | Emergency Health Mission | Earthquake | Powering Tomorrow |
| 3:00pm | Depart UQ | Depart UQ | Depart UQ | Depart UQ |
About Engineering, Design and Computing School Holiday Program
This 4-day exciting holiday program explores Engineering, Design and Computing, with days 1–3 focusing on one study area per day. The program will culminate on day 4 with a design and build project in UQ’s very own makerspace – UQ Innovate.
Students will learn to think like engineers, architects, designers, urban planners, and computing professionals through hands-on and interactive
workshops and presentations, facilitated by lecturers and Student Ambassador team. There will also be the chance to explore our campus and discover all there is to offer at UQ.
Here’s what you’ll get into:
- Hands on workshops: Work on real projects, experiment, solve problems and challenge your brain.
- Connect with experts: Meet UQ students and academics who are pros in their fields, ready to share insights and answer your questions.
- Check out facilities: Learn in the same labs and spaces where our own UQ students work and bring ideas to life every day.
Date and Time
- June 30 - July 3, 2026
- 9am - 3pm
Cost
$35 (+GST) per day.
Registration
Registrations will open early in 2026.
Important information
- Please note each workshop has a max capacity, and registrations will close once this number is reached.
- Students do not need to prepare anything before attending our workshops.
- Students can bring their own lunch or buy lunch from one of the food outlets on campus.
- Attendees are expected to stay with the group for the entire day.
- Images and videos may be taken for the use of marketing purposes, please advise event staff via email should you not want your or your childs photo taken.
Event enquiries
Please get in touch with the Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Outreach and Engagement team at outreach@eait.uq.edu.au
