History and Foundation
- University of Queensland founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament
- One of the six sandstone universities in Australia
- Founding member of edX, Group of Eight, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
- Main campus located in St Lucia, Brisbane
- Overseas establishments in Washington D.C. and Louisiana, United States
- Proposals for a university in Queensland began in the 1870s
- Royal Commission in 1891 recommended the inclusion of five faculties
- Queensland University Extension Movement initiated in 1893
- Established by an Act of State Parliament in 1909
- First teaching faculties created in 1910
- Faced delays due to World War I
- James ONeil Mayne and his sister provided land for the St Lucia campus in 1927
- Pitch drop experiment, the world's oldest, started in 1927
- Construction of the Forgan Smith Building began in 1938
- Development of the St Lucia campus delayed due to lack of finance
Campus and Facilities
- Main St Lucia campus located in the inner suburb of St Lucia
- Other UQ campuses and facilities spread throughout Queensland
- Gatton campus is one of the largest campuses
- Overseas establishments in Washington D.C. and Louisiana, United States
- Offers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, and higher doctorate degrees
Notable Research and Achievements
- Pioneered the invention of the HPV vaccine
- Developed a COVID-19 vaccine that was in human trials
- Known for developing high-performance superconducting MRI magnets
- Produced two Nobel laureates
- Alumni include numerous Olympians and Rhodes Scholars
Organisation and Governance
- Organised into divisions for academic, administrative, and logistical purposes
- TC Beirne School of Law
- Steele Building on St Lucia campus
- Senate is the governing body led by the chancellor and deputy chancellor
- Senate consists of 22 members with wide powers
- Vice-chancellor and president lead UQ
- Academic board formulates policy on academic matters
Rankings, Finances, and International Partnerships
- Received over $200 million in additional revenue from Atlantic Philanthropies
- Ranked in various world university rankings
- MBA degree ranked first in Australia
- Highly ranked in life sciences and engineering
- Ranked in the top 50 in the world in 20 subjects according to QS World University Rankings
- Partner of McDonnell International Scholars Academy with 28 university partners
- Research collaborations with leading institutions worldwide
- Student exchange programs with partner universities
- Joint degree programs in collaboration with partner universities
- Part of global research networks and consortiums
The University of Queensland (UQ, or Queensland University) is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. UQ is also a founding member of edX, Australia's leading Group of Eight and the international research-intensive Association of Pacific Rim Universities.
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| Latin: Universitas Reginensis | |||||||||
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Motto in English | By means of knowledge and hard work | ||||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||||
| Established | 10 December 1909 | ||||||||
| Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||||
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| Chancellor | Peter Varghese AO | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Deborah Terry AO FASSA | ||||||||
Academic staff | 3,057 (2022) | ||||||||
Administrative staff | 4,354 (2022) | ||||||||
Total staff | 7,411 (2022) | ||||||||
| Students | 42,340 (2022) | ||||||||
| Undergraduates | 27,542 (2022) | ||||||||
| Postgraduates | 11,071 (2022) | ||||||||
| 3,493 (2022) | |||||||||
Other students | 234 (2022) | ||||||||
| Address | Sir Fred Schonell Drive , , , 4072 , 27°29′50″S 153°0′47″E / 27.49722°S 153.01306°E | ||||||||
| Campus | Urban and regional | ||||||||
| Colours | Purple and white | ||||||||
Sporting affiliations | UniSport Nationals Elite Athlete University Network (EAUN) Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) | ||||||||
| Mascot | Various | ||||||||
| Website | uq.edu.au | ||||||||
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The main St Lucia campus occupies much of the riverside inner suburb of St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane central business district. Other UQ campuses and facilities are located throughout Queensland, the largest of which are the Gatton campus and the Mayne Medical School. UQ's overseas establishments include UQ North America office in Washington D.C., and the UQ-Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana, United States.
The university offers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, and higher doctorate degrees through a college, a graduate school, and six faculties. UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres offering research programs, such as the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Boeing Research and Technology Australia Centre, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, and the UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation. Recent notable research of the university include pioneering the invention of the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, developing a COVID-19 vaccine that was in human trials, and the development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs.
UQ counts two Nobel laureates (Peter C. Doherty and John Harsanyi), over a hundred Olympians winning numerous gold medals, and 117 Rhodes Scholars among its alumni and former staff. UQ's alumni also include University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood, the first female Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce, former President of King's College London Ed Byrne, member of United Kingdom's Prime Minister Council for Science and Technology Max Lu, Oscar and Emmy awards winner Geoffrey Rush, triple Grammy Award winner Tim Munro, former CEO and chairman of Dow Chemical Andrew N. Liveris, and current director of multiple organisations including IBM.
