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University of Queensland

The University of Queensland
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Coat of arms of the University of Queensland
Latin: Terrae Reginae Universitas
Motto Scientia ac Labore (Latin)
Motto in English
"By means of knowledge and hard work"
Type Public research university
Established 1909
Endowment A$154.4 million
Chancellor Dr Peter Varghese AO
Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj FTSE
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°E / -27.4986028; 153.0155194Coordinates: 27°29′54.97″S 153°0′55.87″E / 27.4986028°S 153.0155194°E / -27.4986028; 153.0155194
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
The University of Queensland
QS World 51
THE-WUR World 60=
ARWU World 55
USNWR World 52
CWTS Leiden World 41
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 a flagship research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. UQ is one of Australia's oldest and most selective universities, consistently ranked among the top in global rankings. UQ is the leading Australian university for business and life sciences.

Founded in 1909, UQ is colloquially known as a sandstone university. 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 has establishments overseas, such as the Brunei Clinical School and the UQ-Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana, United States.

The University of Queensland is a contributing charter member of edX, an online higher education consortium led by Harvard and MIT, as well as a founding member of Australia's research-intensive Group of Eight and the global Universitas 21 network. 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.


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