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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Core Cultural Learning courses provide a detailed exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and topics to help you enhance your cultural understanding, gain a deeper sense of self-awareness and critical reflection and enhance your personal and professional capacity to engage respectfully and effectively in an intercultural context. 

These courses provide students with an in-depth exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, and perspectives. By building your cultural capabilities, you will strengthen the quality of your studies, develop critical self-awareness, and learn to reflect deeply on creating an inclusive future. This knowledge is essential for engaging respectfully and effectively in diverse professional contexts.

Launched in 2022, The Queensland Commitment (TQC) is a pledge to break down barriers to education and build a brighter future for the state by 2032.  

This comprehensive and ambitious initiative will deliver evidence-based strategies to build aspiration, grow pathways to higher education and support student success.  

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy 2025 – 2027 articulates the way in which UQ will achieve its commitments. This objective will be realised through the delivery of actions by applying the key pillars of reconciliation: Relationships, Respect and Opportunities, supported by strong governance and accountability.

UQ can use its procurement spend to provide opportunities to strengthen relationships and understanding with the University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This supports an inclusive and empowering environment for all.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research and Innovation Strategy sets a course for the University to pursue ethical and responsible research that contributes to cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

The Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework paves the way for future incorporation of Indigenous knowledges and excellence into the physical environment across UQ’s many campuses and sites. The Design Framework sets out a clear project vision, inviting all staff and students to celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. It will also guide architects, designers, project managers and construction staff in all future projects at UQ.

The Language of Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - Introductory Guide supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples across the University to build stronger relationships by informing staff and students of appropriate language and providing tools for various communication contexts.

This collection highlights the definitions and importance of Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance, emphasising the rights of Indigenous peoples to control how their knowledge and data are collected, managed, accessed, and used. It also offers practical guidance for researchers, including ethical engagement, cultural protocols, and data management best practices to ensure research benefits and respects Indigenous communities.

This guide is a tool to enrich teaching curriculum and showcase the diverse voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, allowing all UQ students to experience inclusive teaching practices.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander referencing guide outlines a method to acknowledge, celebrate and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' knowledge and materials. The guide uses culturally appropriate and respectful language practices when writing with, for or about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, that showcase the culturally diverse knowledge that enriches the teaching curriculum.

Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources, including books, journal articles, news media and more.

Explore UQ Library's Indigenous Knowledges resource collection for Geography students.

Co-hosted by Professor Tracey Bunda and Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, this podcast series focuses on Indigenising the university curriculum. Each episode is an interview with Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous staff across the faculties at the University of Queensland.

Adapted from the UQ Guide to Using Inclusive Language, this terminology guide provides culturally appropriate written information for corporate documents, news stories and website content across the University.

Incorporating a Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country into official meetings and events recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land.

Download RAP design templates (print and digital) from the UQ Digital Assets Manager (DAM). These assets include email banners, screensavers and more.