Visiting Fellowships and Visiting Academics

Visiting Academics

For overseas academics applying to undertake a visiting academic position at the School of Communication and Arts, please complete this Expression of Interest and submit the completed form with your Curriculum Vitae (including a list of your publications) to research.commarts@uq.edu.au.

Your EOI will then be forwarded to the proposed UQ supervisor to determine alignment of research interests and capacity.

The School of Communication and Arts is not able to contribute to any funding for visiting academics. Visiting academics are expected to arrange their own funding. To be eligible, international applicants required a visiting academic visa must hold a PhD and have a minimum of one years’ post-doctoral experience.

Visiting Research Students

Students from overseas institutions who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to undertake training to either enhance their skills in their current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise or to observe and participate in research can become Visiting Research Students

For the duration of your visit, you will need to be supervised by a UQ academic staff member. To find an academic staff member please search in accordance to the relevant area of interest.

Please complete this Expression of Interest and submit the completed form with your Curriculum Vitae (including a list of any publications) to research.commarts@uq.edu.au.

Visiting Fellowships

The School of Communication and Arts supports five endowed visiting Fellowships/Professorships. Only current academic staff at the School can nominate candidates for these Fellowships/Professorships. Selection of candidates are conducted by the School of Communication and Arts Research Committee.

Watch a Fellowship Lecture

In this 2023 Lloyd Davis public lecture, Island in a Pocket: Shakespeare's History of the World led by Professor Simon Palfrey discover a new vision of Shakespeare’s history of the world. It is an epic journey from prehistoric beginnings to a conflict-torn imminent present. An empire’s fall may weigh no more than a dropped handkerchief: and a dropped handkerchief no less.