Queensland University
Coat of arms of the University of Queensland
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| Latin: Terrae Reginae Universitas | |
| Motto | Scientia ac Labore (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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"By means of knowledge and hard work" |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1909 |
| Endowment | A$154.4 million |
| Chancellor | Peter Varghese |
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter Høj |
| Students | 50,836 (2015) |
| Undergraduates | 37,034 (2015) |
| Postgraduates | 13,802 (2015) |
| Location |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27°29′54.97″S 153°0′55.87″E / 27.4986028°S 153.0155194°ECoordinates: 27°29′54.97″S 153°0′55.87″E / 27.4986028°S 153.0155194°E |
| Campus | International, urban and regional |
| Colors | Purple Maroon and skyblue |
| Affiliations |
Group of Eight Universitas 21 ASAIHL EdX |
| Website | uq.edu.au |
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| University rankings | |
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| The University of Queensland | |
| QS World | 51 |
| THE-WUR World | 60= |
| ARWU World | 55 |
| USNWR World | 52 |
| CWTS Leiden World | 143 |
| Australian rankings | |
| QS National | 5 |
| THE-WUR National | 3= |
| ARWU National | 2 |
| USNWR National | 3 |
| CWTS Leiden National | 4 |
| ERA National | 3 |
The University of Queensland (UQ) is an Australian research university primarily located in Queensland state capital city, Brisbane. UQ is Australia's top ranked university for business and life sciences and admits majority of the state's top achievers. The main 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 Herston medical school. UQ also has establishments overseas, such as the Brunei Clinical School and the UQ-Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana, United States.
Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, UQ is colloquially known as a sandstone university. The University of Queensland is a founding member of online higher education consortium edX, Australia's research-intensive Group of Eight, and the global Universitas 21 network.
The university offers associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees through a college, graduate school and six faculties. As a research university, UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres, such as the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. Recent research achievements of the university include pioneering the invention of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer and the development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs.
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