Meet the UQ Physics Club

About PAIN

The University of Queensland Physics Club, known as PAIN, is a UQ Union affiliated club that was founded over 25 years ago, in 1998. Since then, our goal has been to create a place for UQ physics students to advance their personal and professional development, as well as making the study of physics fun, through weekly social, educational, and industry events. Undergraduate physics, maths, computer science and engineering students, as well as postgraduates and some recent graduates, make up the majority of our over 300 members. PAIN is just the name, it doesn't hurt.

PAIN holds a variety of events each year, including social events, research networking events, industry events, and talks from some of our members. We work closely with the UQ School of Maths and Physics, as well as the Faculty of Science, allowing us to deliver talks from renowned researchers and the end of semester PAIN Study Day. We also run social mixed sports teams, with our social Soccer team running for the past ~5 years and our social Netball team running for the past ~2 years.

One of our most major events each year, Astrocamp, involves travelling to out to a low-light-pollution location for three nights to gaze up at the stars and relax during the break. This event has been run annually since 2011 and gives our members an opportunity to conduct astronomy and appreciate the stars away from the city lights, although many of us simply enjoy the peace and quiet.