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University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong, mostly "Sandstone universities

Sandstone universities

In Australia, the Sandstone Universities are an informally-defined group comprising the country's oldest higher education institutions. Most were founded in the colonial era, except Queensland and Western Australia....
" committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universitas 21 alliance. This group aims to enhance the quality of university outcomes through international benchmarking and a joint venture e-learning

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UQ is Queensland's foremost university. In 1998–99 it was named Australia's University of the Year and it continues to enjoy the highest overall rating for Queensland universities in the annual Good Universities Guide.

UQ remains the most successful Australian university in winning and being shortlisted for Australian Awards for University Teaching since they were established in 1997. On a variety of measures it is one of the top three or four research universities in the country.

UQ's strength in research is evident in the many joint and collaborative research centres associated with the university. The Queensland Bioscience Precinct on the St Lucia

St Lucia, Queensland

St Lucia is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 4km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is bordered on three sides by the Brisbane River and is dominated by the main campus of the University of Queensland....
campus houses scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. It was founded in 1926 originally as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry....
(CSIRO) and the Institute for Molecular Biosciences to form one of the largest biomedical research clusters in Australia. In addition, UQ is involved in biomedical translational research at the (DI) and the University of Queensland Centre of Clinical Research (UQCCR).

Rankings

According to The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings 2007, UQ is the only Queensland university in the top 50 (ranked 33rd along with the National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

File:NUS, University Cultural Centre 3, Nov 06.JPGThe National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
), and one of only nine Australian universities in the top 200. UQ moved from being the sixth-ranked Australian university in the 2006 world rankings to become the fourth-ranked Australian university in 2007.

The Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities also placed UQ among the top five Australian universities. UQ was also listed at number 91 in a 2006 Newsweek ranking of the world's top 100 universities, placing seventh among Australian universities after the Australian National University

Australian National University

The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a Public university research university located in Canberra, Australia, the Federal capital city....
, University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria . The second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria, its main campus is in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb just north of the Melbourne CBD....
, University of Sydney

University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight " universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance....
, University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, Monash University

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Australia. It is Australia's largest university with about 55,000 students.The University has a total of eight campuses: six in Victoria, Australia , one in Monash University Malaysia Campus and one in Monash South Africa....
and University of Western Australia

University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia. Established in February 1911, it is the only university in the state to be a member of the prestigious Group of Eight , as well as the Sandstone universities....
. These six higher ranking institutions together with UQ and the University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia....
also form the Group of Eight

Group of Eight (Australian universities)

The Group of Eight is a group of eight Australian tertiary education institutions which are the oldest universities in Australia. It was established informally as a network of vice-chancellors in 1994 and was formally incorporated in 1999....
consortium, which consists of the top eight Australian research universities.

The University was independently ranked as one of Australia's best universities in the 2007 edition of The Good Universities Guide; receiving a maximum five-star rating in six key performance indicators. These include student demand, positive graduate outcomes (reflecting both graduate employment and going on to further study), staff qualifications, research grants, research intensivity and toughness to get in (specifically for the St Lucia campus).

Campus and Setting

St Lucia Campus

UQ was established on 10 December 1909, with Sir William MacGregor

William MacGregor

Sir William MacGregor Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath, was a Lieutenant-Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador and Governor of Queensland....
as first chancellor (with Reginald Heber Roe

Reginald Heber Roe

Reginald Heber Roe was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia and first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland....
as vice-chancellor) and was originally situated in Brisbane's downtown area. In 1927, the land on which the St Lucia

St Lucia, Queensland

Brisbane City Council

Brisbane City Council is the governing City council for Brisbane, which is the capital of Queensland, Australia. Unlike councils in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, where the local councils are generally responsible for relatively small areas of those cities, Brisbane City Council administers the larger part of the Brisbane metropolit...
using money donated by James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne to replace the less spacious city campus (now home to the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australia's largest university.QUT is marketed as "A university for the real world"....
).

The University has its main campus in the suburb of St Lucia

St Lucia, Queensland

Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. Its other campuses include Ipswich

Ipswich, Queensland

File:Ipswich QLD.JPGIpswich is a city and Local Government Areas in Australia situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia....
, Gatton

Gatton, Queensland

Herston, Queensland

Herston is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 3km north of the Brisbane CBD....
, South Brisbane

South Brisbane, Queensland

South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the Brisbane central business district by the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane and the Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane....
, Turbot Street

Brisbane central business district

The Brisbane central business district , or 'the City' is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River....
and Moggill

Moggill, Queensland

Moggill, one of Brisbane, Queensland western suburbs, is about 19 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD. It comprises a mixture of small-lot and acreage residential homes along with a small number of remaining farms....
.

Situated on a peninsula of the Brisbane River

Brisbane River

The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay....
, the university is reachable by road, CityCat

CityCat

CityCat is a ferry service operated in Brisbane, Queensland by TransdevTSL, under contract from Brisbane City Council....
ferry, or bus and is seven kilometres from Brisbane's city centre. At its centre is the heritage-listed Great Court — a large open area surrounded by sandstone

Sandstone

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock Particle size . Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust ....
buildings with distinctive gargoyle

Gargoyle

In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building....
s.

The large campus of 274 acres (1.1 km²) also includes sporting fields, gardens, duckponds, and cycling tracks. The athletics centre features 21 floodlit tennis courts and Olympic-standard swimming pool, a three-level gymnasium and a multi-purpose indoor centre.

The university is served by a CityCat wharf

University of Queensland Ferry Wharf, Brisbane

University of Queensland Ferry Wharf is a wharf on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Brisbane Transport network....
, two bus stations

University of Queensland Bus Station, Brisbane

The University of Queensland Bus Station, at UQ's St Lucia, Queensland Campus, is serviced by TransLink services bus routes. It is located at Chancellor Place and is one of the primary means of accessing University of Queensland by public transport, the others being by University of Queensland Ferry Wharf, Brisbane and the UQ Lakes Bus Stati...
and is also served by the Eleanor Schonell Bridge providing pedestrian and bus access across the river to Dutton Park

Dutton Park, Queensland

Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 5km south of the Brisbane central business district. The suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas....
.

Gatton Campus

Located in Gatton, Queensland

Gatton, Queensland

Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council Local Government Areas in Australia situated in the Lockyer Valley, Queensland of South East Queensland Queensland, Australia....
about 90km west of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway, UQ Gatton is home to the university's Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science (NRAVS). UQ Gatton, formerly the Queensland Agricultural College, was opened in 1897 as a combined agricultural college and experimental farm. The QAC amalgamated with UQ in 1990. UQ Gatton is serviced by the UQ Gatton Student Association and remains affiliated with the UQ Student Union.

UQ Gatton offers courses in agriculture, animal science, environmental management, agronomy/agribusiness, equine studies, wildlife and bushland studies and other fields relating to natural and rural environments. Its facilities include over 1000 hectares of agricultural land, extensive and intensive animal production operations, a recently redeveloped equine centre, and facilities for wildlife studies, as well as modern teaching facilities and laboratories, and a branch of the UQ Library. Some of the original QAC buildings are still standing, such as the Foundation Building.

Ipswich Campus

The Ipswich campus, opened in 1999, after State and Federal government backing is the newest campus, made up of nearly 20 buildings and more than 4000 students on nearly 25ha. Courses offered include: arts, business and social sciences as well as Interaction design

Interaction design

Interaction Design is the discipline of defining the behavior of products and systems that a user can interact with. The practice typically centers around complex technology systems such as Computer software, Handheld devices, and other electronic devices....
.

It is located near central Ipswich, Queensland

Ipswich, Queensland

File:Ipswich QLD.JPGIpswich is a city and Local Government Areas in Australia situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland Queensland, Australia....
, just south of the CBD. Nearby landmarks include Limestone Park, and the RAAF Base Amberley. The actual site surrounds the Ipswich Showgrounds and is in turn, sided by a golf course.

The site dates back to 1878 with the opening of the Ipswich branch of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum. Operations continued until 1910 when it became the Ipswich Hospital for the Insane. In 1938 it was renamed the Ipswich Mental Hospital and in 1964 it was renamed again as the Ipswich Special Hospital. It was finally named the Challinor Centre in 1968 in honour of Dr. Henry Challinor, the ships surgeon on the Fortitude. From 1968 to 1997 the Challinor Centre served as an institution for people with intellectual disabilities. In late 1997 the Challinor Centre began its first stage of transformation as the new UQ Ipswich campus.

This history is reflected today with 17 heritage listed buildings that have been refurbished into work spaces, computer laboratories and public spaces. Work is still underway refurbishing more buildings.

Other Facilities

The University of Queensland takes advantage of research and education facilities not attached directly to the three campuses. These locations are primarily for research which cannot be undertaken in the campus locales but also represent buildings which established pre-eminence in education before the creation of the current campuses.

Turbot Street — Turbot Street is the University's dentistry education facility. It comprises two large buildings and one small building at the junction of Turbot and Albert Streets in the Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
inner city area. The older of the two larger buildings is the former Brisbane College of Dentistry which is connected via a second-storey walkway to the newer building.
UQ Regiment Indooroopilly — A counterpart to the St Lucia Campus's Regiment in Indooroopilly.
Herston — Situated next to the hospital complex at Herston, UQ's School of Medicine occupies the Mayne Medical Building. The location also accommodates UQ teaching facilities in and around the hospitals. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research also holds strong links to UQ.
Pinjarra Aquatic Research Station — On Moggil and Pinjarra Roads in Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. The Aquatic Research Station investigates aquaculture
Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Unlike fishing, aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, implies the cultivation of aquatic populations under controlled conditions....
and inland ecology.
Heron Island Research Station — Situated on Heron Island, 72km north-east of Gladstone, Queensland
Gladstone, Queensland

Gladstone is an Australian city located some 550 kilometres by road north of Brisbane and 100 kilometres south-east of Rockhampton. The city is situated between the Calliope River to the north and the Boyne River some 14 kilometres to the south....
. Its primary use if for coral reef ecology research and teaching. It consists of over thirty buildings situated on a two hectare lease.
Moreton Bay Research Station and Study Centre — located on North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay Research Station provides the perfect base to research North Stradbroke Island's many and varied ecosystems. The station is used for the many field trips especially for introductory marine environment subjects.

Academia

In 2004 the University of Queensland had more than 38,000 students enrolled with 6,396 of these international students. Notable alumni include Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce

Quentin Bryce

Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, Order of Australia, Venerable Order of Saint John is the current Governor-General of Australia and a former Governors of Queensland....
, former Governor General Bill Hayden

Bill Hayden

William George Hayden, Order of Australia was the 21st Governor-General of Australia. Prior to this, he represented the Australian Labor Party in parliament; he was a minister in the government of Gough Whitlam, and later became Leader of the Opposition, narrowly losing the Australian federal election, 1980 to the Malcolm Fraser-led Liberal...
, Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....
winner Professor Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty

Peter Charles Doherty, Order of Australia is an Australian Veterinary Surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996, and was named Australian of the Year in 1997....
and actors Janet Fielding

Janet Fielding

Janet Fielding is an Australian actress, known for her role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as Tegan Jovanka, a companion of the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, and the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison....
and Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor. He moved to Melbourne in the early 1990s via Brisbane and Sydney and currently lives in the suburb of Camberwell, Victoria....
.

The University of Queensland has won more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university. It is also noted for developing the HyShot

HyShot

HyShot is a research project of The University of Queensland, Australia Centre for Hypersonic, to demonstrate the possibility of supersonic combustion under flight conditions and compare the results of shock tunnel experiments....
Ramjet Rocket and pioneering a vaccine for cervical cancer

HPV vaccine

Human papillomavirus vaccine is a vaccine that prevents infection with certain species of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer, genital warts, and some less common cancers ....
(Research led by 2006 Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer

Ian Frazer

Ian Hector Frazer is an Australian immunologist, best known for his work on the deavelopment of a cervical cancer HPV vaccine, which works by protecting women from Human papillomavirus....
). Mr John Story was appointed Chancellor of The University of Queensland in February 2009, and the Deputy Chancellor is The Hon. Justice Margaret White

Margaret White

Margaret White is a fictional character created by Stephen King. She was one of the main characters of his first published novel, Carrie . She was the religiously fanatic mother of Carrie White, who harnessed the terrifying power of telekinesis....
. The Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor are elected by the University Senate. The Vice-Chancellor of the University (effectively the chief executive officer) is appointed by the Senate and the office is held by Professor Paul Greenfield. The post was held by Professor John A. Hay

John A. Hay

John A. Hay, Order of AustraliaVice-Chancellor and President of the University of Queensland, Australia since 1996 to 2007.*Current Chair of the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education....
until 31 December 2007.

Research Centres

Notable research centres include:

Co-operative Research Centre for Enterprise Distributed Systems Technology

NICTA — national information and communication technology research centre, co-supported by University of Queensland

Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, within the School of Architecture.

Student Union

The UQ Union

UQ Union

The University of Queensland Union is a student organisation established to provide service, support and representation to the students of the University of Queensland....
is the incorporated representative body of the students at the University. It provides services to students including representation to University and faculty committees, refectories and other catering services, a legal service, financial assistance, administrative counseling and campus activities.

Organisational Structure

Forgan Smith Building At the University of Queensland

The University is organised into Faculties, Schools and Departments/Divisions.

Faculty of Arts (ARTS)

School of English, Media Studies & Art History (EMSAH)
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics (HPRC)
School of Languages & Comparative Cultural Studies (SLCCS)
School of Music

Faculty of Science (Science)

School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS)

Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology

School of Biology (SIB)

Department of Botany
Department of Zoology and Entomology

School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (SCMS)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Microbiology & Parasitology

School of Mathematics and Physics

Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics

School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (GPEM)
School of Earth Sciences

Faculty of Business, Economics & Law (BEL)

School of Economics
School of Tourism
T.C. Beirne School of Law
UQ Business School

The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT)

School of Engineering (SOE)

Division of Chemical Engineering
Division of Civil Engineering
Division of Environmental Engineering
Division of Materials
Division of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Mechanical and Aeropace Engineering
Division of Mining and Minerals Process Engineering
Division of Mechatronic Engineering

School of Architecture
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE)

Department of Electrical Engineering (EE)
Department of Systems Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Computer Science

Faculty of Health Sciences (HEALTH)

School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS)
School of Human Movement Studies
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine (SoM)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Pharmacy
School of Population Health

Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture & Veterinary Science (NRAVS)

School of Animal Studies
School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences (LCAFS)
School of Natural & Rural Systems Management (NRSM)
School of Veterinary Science

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences (SBS)

School of Education
School of Journalism & Communication
School of Political Science & International Studies (POLSIS)
School of Psychology
School of Social Science
School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences

University-based Organisations

Sunshark Solar Car Team
Sunshark Solar Car Team

The Sunshark Solar Car Team was a list of solar car teams at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.The Sunshark team was made up of students from the University of Queensland....

Residential Colleges

The University of Queensland has 11 residential college

Residential college

A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a halls of residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federalism relationship with the overall university....
s with 10 of these located on its St Lucia campus. Only three of the colleges (Union College, International House and Women's College) have no religious affiliation. The 11 colleges are:

Cromwell College
Cromwell College

Cromwell College, University of Queensland is the single greatest residential college of the University of Queensland in St Lucia, Queensland, Queensland, Australia....
is a co-ed college founded in 1950. It is affiliated with the Uniting Church and accommodates 190 students.
Duchesne College
Duchesne College

Duchesne College is located within the University of Queensland St Lucia, Queensland Campus, among ten other university residential colleges. Duchesne College was founded in 1937 by the collaboration of the University and the Religious of the Sacred Heart, at the direct wish of His Grace, Archbishop Duhig....
is a women's only college founded in 1937 in Toowong
Toowong, Queensland

Toowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west from of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings....
, moving the university in 1959. It is affiliated with the Religious of the Sacred Heart and accommodates 150 students.
Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, University of Queensland

Emmanuel College, University of Queensland is a residential college of the University of Queensland in St Lucia, Queensland, Queensland, Australia....
is a co-ed college founded in 1911. It accommodates 350 students.
Grace College
Grace College, University of Queensland

Grace College is an all-female residential college at the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia....
International House
International House, University of Queensland

International House is a residential college situated on the St Lucia, Queensland campus of the University of Queensland. They provide fully catered accommodation for 200 undergraduate students, and self catered accommodation for 38 post graduate and mature aged undergraduate students....
is a co-ed college founded in 1965.
King's College provides accommodation for 260 male students of the University. The College operates as an academic residential community of undergraduate and postgraduate members drawn from country and suburban areas throughout Australia as well as many other nations.
St John's College
St John's College, University of Queensland

St John's College is a co-educational college of residence situated within the St Lucia Campus of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. The college is affiliated with the University of Queensland, with whom the college co-sponsors The Australian Institute of Ethics and the Professions ....
is a co-ed college founded in 1911. It is administered by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.
St Leo's College
Union College
Union College, University of Queensland

Union College is a Coeducation residential college of the University of Queensland in St Lucia, Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The college is named after and owned by the UQ Union which established the college, and as such the college is not affiliated with any church or denomination....
is a co-ed college established by the student union
UQ Union

The University of Queensland Union is a student organisation established to provide service, support and representation to the students of the University of Queensland....
in 1961. It is the largest residential college at the University.
Women's College
Women's College, University of Queensland

The Women's College, University of Queensland is an independent College for women students.The Women?s College within the University of Queensland was founded in 1913 and admitted 19 women residents on March 16 1914 under founding Principal Anna Frederica Bage MSc DPhil ....
is an independent College for female students.
Gatton Halls of Residence

University of Queensland

Rankings

Campus and Setting

St Lucia Campus

Gatton Campus

Ipswich Campus

Other Facilities

Academia

Research Centres

Student Union

Organisational Structure

University-based Organisations

Residential Colleges

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See also

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