Contact
Consultations (by appointment)
Monday - Friday 10:30am - 3pm
Biological Sciences Library, Building 94
The University of Queensland
Mailing address
Student Employability Centre, Building 87
The University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
General enquiries
employability@uq.edu.au
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The Student Employability Centre promotes and coordinates a number of initiatives which seek to strengthen the range of global, professional and leadership experiences offered to students.
Our goal is to maximise the student experience and enhance employability through a range of experiences, services and funding including global experiences, undergraduate research, student leadership, professional and practical experiences and careers support.
Careers Services
Talk to the team about careers support to assist students in translating, articulating and transferring these experiences into the workplace.
+ 61 7 3346 1355
Biological Sciences Library, Building 94
Performance and Operations
Talk to us about undergraduate research programs, student leadership activities, Employability Award, professional and practical experiences and financial assistance.
Biological Sciences Library, Building 94 (by appointment)
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad)
We are your dedicated point of contact for enquiries relating to student exchange, short-term experiences and financial support for global experiences.
You can contact uqabroad@uq.edu.au to make an enquiry. Appointments are available Monday to Friday between 10:30am and 3:00pm.
In addition to the support available through the Student Employability Centre, Faculty and Unit Student Employability Teams provide discipline specific advice, guidance, and experiences for students.
Business, Economics & Law
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law's Student Employability Team (BEL SET) is dedicated to helps our students increase their employability, access opportunities and manage their career.
BEL Student Employability Team (SET)
Room 117, Level 1, Colin Clark (39)
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
The EAIT Student Employability Team understands that the goal for many students is to find a career that puts all their years of hard work and study to good use.
employability@eait.uq.edu.au
+ 61 7 3346 6460
Graduate School (RHD students)
The Graduate School is your dedicated point of contact for research higher degree enquiries at UQ.
Graduate School Career Development Framework
+ 61 7 3346 0511
Level 6, John Hines Building (62), St Lucia Campus
Humanities and Social Sciences
The Student Futures Team in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) aims to help students to build connections and enhance their employability through collaborative partnerships. We develop and implement student-facing initiatives that enhance future opportunities for HASS students, by:
- Facilitating opportunities to build a sense of belonging for HASS students
- Creating more employability opportunities within and outside the curriculum
- Working in partnership with and building networks between students, student societies, staff, industry and alumni
Room E232, Forgan Smith Building 1
Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine team is dedicated to helping all students in their faculty (domestic and international) increase their employability, access opportunities and manage their career.
Faculty of Medicine Employability
+ 61 7 3346 4719
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Miss Lauren Barker Career Development Adviser (EAIT)
Careers Services |
+61 7 3443 2638 |
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Carrie Beddis Career Development Adviser
Careers Services |
+61 7 334 52929 |
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Ms Belinda Brear Program Coordinator
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 3346 3459 |
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Ms Sarah Campbell Program Coordinator
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 334 63459 |
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Mr Daniel Capper Senior Manager
Careers Services |
+61 7 336 57075 |
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Mr Lawrence Casey Career Development Adviser (HABS)
Careers Services |
+61 7 334 69199 |
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Ms Cate Clifford Work Integrated Learning Adviser
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 334 61491 |
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Ms Rowan Collin Service Support Officer
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3443 2632 |
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Mrs Sasha Grandin Service Improvement Manager
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3443 2636 |
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Ms Katrina Greig Career Development Learning Manager
Careers Services |
+61 7 3346 0626 |
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Ms Shirley Hsueh Global Internship Coordinator
Global Internships |
+61 7 3443 2637 |
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Ms Weiya Huang Global Experiences Adviser (Asia) Appointments: Mon 12:00pm - 1:30pm and Tue 10:30am - 12:00pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
+61 7 3365 3552 |
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Mr Jamie Jones Career Development Adviser (Science)
Careers Services |
+61 7 334 61482 |
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Miss Madelaine-Marie Judd Student Partners Adviser
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 344 31385 |
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Mr Locky Kaye Career Development Adviser (HASS)
Careers Services |
+ 61 3443 2611 |
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Ms Krista Markham Careers & Employability Adviser
Careers Services |
+61 7 336 54979 |
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Ms Jan McCreary Manager Appointments: Wed 12:00pm - 1:30pm and Friday 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
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Ms Paige McDonough Career Adviser (ePortfolio)
Careers Services |
+61 7 336 51733 |
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Mr Allan McGregor Systems Project Officer
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3346 1673 |
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Miss Jessica Morgan Student Partnership Project Officer
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 3443 2640 |
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Ms Etty Parinas Global Experiences Adviser: Short Term Programs (Asia, Oceania & Third-Party Providers) Appointments: Mon 1:30pm - 3:00pm and Thur 12:00 - 1:30pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
+61 7 3365 9075 |
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Ms Anna Richards Work Integrated Learning and Employability Coordinator
Learning Partnerships |
+ 61 7 3365 3068 |
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Mrs Uzma Saeed Student Financial Support Officer
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3365 2954 |
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Ms Clare Scoble Global Experiences Adviser (the Americas, NZ, South Africa, Scandinavia, Ireland) Appointments: Mon 10:30am - 12:00pm and Thur 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
+61 7 3365 4978 |
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Ms Katie Smith Global Experiences Adviser: Short Term Programs (Americas and Europe) Appointments: Tue 12:00pm - 1:30pm and Wed 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
+61 7 3365 8832 |
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Ms Nicky Spijkerman Careers & Employability Adviser
Careers Services |
+61 7 3346 7828 |
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Ms Elisha Sullivan Global Experiences Adviser (UK and Europe) Tue 1:30pm - 3:00pm and Thur 10:30am-12:00pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
+61 7 334 61497 |
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Ms Caroline Thompson Team Leader and Global Experiences Adviser (General Exchange and Short-Term) Appointments: Wed 10:30am - 12:00pm and Fri 10:30am - 12:30pm
Global Experiences (formerly UQ Abroad) |
+61 7 3365 2836 |
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Ms Zoee Toigo Scholarships and Grants Coordinator
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3346 0655 |
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Mr Geoff Walton Work Integrated Learning Adviser
Learning Partnerships |
+61 7 3443 2498 |
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Dr Dino Willox Director, Student Employability |
+61 7 3346 7012 |
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Mr Kevin Wright Data Officer
Performance and Operations |
+61 7 3346 6247 |
For employers
Organisations can benefit from the up-to-date knowledge, skills and enthusiasm that a student brings.
Why engage with us?
By engaging with UQ students, your organisation can assist with the development of the next generation of young professionals.
Our students can provide your organisation with innovative ideas and new perspectives, a range of up to date technical skills, and an eagerness to learn.
Hosting students at your organisation provides you with an understanding of the skills and capabilities of UQ students and allows you to contribute to the development of students who may become future employees.
How to engage?
To advertise employment, internship, graduate, or volunteer opportunities to current or recently graduated students please post your opportunity on UQ StudentHub.
To arrange an employer presentation on campus to showcase your organisation or to get involved in other university employability events please contact UQ Careers.
If your organisation is interested in working with UQ students (work placements or industry projects) please contact our Work Integrated Learning and Employability Coordinator, Anna Richards.