A vote by University of Queensland students on UQ ties with Israel has gone ahead despite a bomb threat that shut down the main campus’ Great Court.

Excitement and nervousness hangs in the air as thousands of students spill into the University of Queensland's Great Court for its famous O-Week Market Day this week.

Students activists say a directive from Queensland’s biggest university to pack up a protest camp will not be followed and they’ll be back - once their holiday is over.

The River City will have a new campus for the start of next year’s tertiary calendar, with the University of Queensland announcing they are adding a fourth campus to their portfolio.

A vote by University of Queensland students on UQ ties with Israel has gone ahead despite a bomb threat that shut down the main campus’ Great Court.

A vote by University of Queensland students on UQ ties with Israel has gone ahead despite a bomb threat that shut down the main campus’ Great Court.