University of Queensland Debating Society
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| Abbreviation | UQDS or Queensland |
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| Motto |
Terram Reginae Agita (Keep Queensland Moving) |
| Formation | MCMLX (1960) |
| Type | University Debating |
| Headquarters | Room E215 (Rod Laver Arena), Forgan Smith Building, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus |
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Membership
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250 approx. |
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Official language
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English |
| Affiliations | University of Queensland Union |
| Website |
Official Website Official Facebook Group |
The University of Queensland Debating Society (UQDS) is one of the oldest and most active student societies at the University of Queensland and one of the most active and successful university debating societies in the world.
The University of Queensland Debating Society was officially established in 1960; however debating has been present at the University of Queensland since its formation in 1909.
UQDS is made up of approximately 200 members and is open to all students and staff of the University of Queensland. This membership is drawn primarily from undergraduate students at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus, across the academic faculties from biomedical science to anthropology and from commerce to engineering, although the common degrees of the membership tend to be in law, economics, and politics. Graduate students are also members and staff members have been known to participate in the internal debating competition.
There is also a base of frequent attendants in the internal competition from Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology. On occasion, senior Brisbane high school teams have been invited to participate too.
UQDS is affiliated with the University of Queensland Union and receives support from the University of Queensland Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. The UQDS also has strong ties with the Queensland Debating Union and also the University of Queensland Law Society.
The UQDS is a constituent and voting member of the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Association and the World Universities Debating Council.
As of August 2012 UQDS is ranked 14th best in the World and 5th best in Australia, on 17008 points.
As of 2011 UQDS was ranked 6th best in the World, with equal points with Monash University which was 5th, and behind the University of Sydney at first, the University of Oxford, Yale University and University of Cambridge respectively, at the World Universities Debating Championship.
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