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| Latin: Universitas Terra Reginae | |
| Motto: | Scientia ac Labore "By means of knowledge and hard work" |
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| Established: | 10 December 1909 |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Mr. John Story |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Professor Paul Greenfield |
| Faculty: | 5,814 (2008) |
| Students: | 38,050 (2008) |
| Undergraduates: | 27,381 (2008) |
| Postgraduates: | 9979 (2008) |
| Location: |  Brisbane, Australia 27°29′52″S 153°00′46″E / 27.49778°S 153.01278°ECoordinates: 27°29′52″S 153°00′46″E / 27.49778°S 153.01278°E (Main St Lucia Campus) |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Affiliations: | Group of Eight, Universitas 21, ASAIHL |
| Website: | www.uq.edu.au |
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" 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 project with The Thomson Corporation.
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 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 campus houses scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Institute for Molecular Bioscience(IMB), the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology(AIBN) and the Queensland Brain Institute to form one of the largest biomedical research clusters in Australia.[5] In addition, UQ is involved in biomedical translational research at the Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine (DI) Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) 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), 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. In 2008 the university was ranked 43rd, behind University of Melbourne (38), University of Sydney (37) and Australian National University (16).
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, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Monash University and University of Western Australia.[8] These six higher ranking institutions together with UQ and the University of Adelaide also form the Group of Eight 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 as first chancellor (with Reginald Heber Roe as vice-chancellor) and was originally situated in Brisbane's downtown area on George Street.[11] In 1927, the land on which the St Lucia campus is built was resumed by the Brisbane City Council using money donated by James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne to replace the less spacious city campus. The city campus is now home to the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology. Construction of the new university began at St Lucia in 1937.[11]
The University has its main campus in the suburb of St Lucia in Brisbane. Its other campuses include Ipswich, Gatton, Herston, South Brisbane, Turbot Street and Moggill.
Situated on a peninsula of the Brisbane River, the university is reachable by road, CityCat ferry, or bus and is seven kilometres from Brisbane's city centre. At its centre is the heritage-listed Great Court — a 2.5 hectare open area surrounded by sandstone buildings with distinctive gargoyles, figures of great academics and historic scenes, floral and faunal motifs and crests of universities and colleges from around the world.[11] This central semi-circular quadrangle features a connected arcade so students could reach any section under cover.
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, two bus stations and is also served by the Eleanor Schonell Bridge providing pedestrian and bus access across the river to Dutton Park.
2009 sees the opening of the AU$2.5 Million Advanced Concepts Teaching Space (ACTS), which boasts a unprecedeted level of technology in a lecture theatre. It includes individual touch screens, connections for iPods and wireless recognition for lecturers. Set across three levels, the space accommodates 100 students and maximises classroom communication through high-resolution touch screens for instant feedback, as well as links to students' own portable devices such as iPods, mobile phones and laptops to allow students to share work and actively participate in lectures. From the podium, a single touch will be enough to launch an instant poll on the student touch screens or to launch translation software that can render a PowerPoint file in six different languages.
Gatton Campus
Located in Gatton, Queensland 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. In 2009, a cohort of 39 students became the pioneers to undertake medicine at the Ipswich campus.
It is located near central Ipswich, Queensland, just south of the CBD. Nearby landmarks include Limestone Park, The Workshops Railway Museum 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 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 Moggill and Pinjarra Roads in Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane. The Aquatic Research Station investigates aquaculture and inland ecology.
- Heron Island Research Station — Situated on Heron Island, 72km north-east of Gladstone, Queensland. 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. The University of Queensland has won more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university.[citation needed] It is also noted for developing the HyShot Ramjet Rocket and pioneering a vaccine for cervical cancer (Research led by 2006 Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer).
Mr John Story was appointed Chancellor of The University of Queensland in February 2009, and the Deputy Chancellor is The Hon. Justice Margaret White. 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 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.
- QBI - Queensland Brain Institute
Notable alumni
- Quentin Bryce (born 1942), 25th. (and as of 2009[update], the current) Governor-General of Australia
- Peter Doherty (born 1940), Nobel Prize winner
- Nick Earls (born 1963), novelist
- Janet Fielding (born 1957), actress
- Ken Ham (born 1951), young-Earth creationist
- Bill Hayden (born 1933), 21st Governor-General of Australia
- Geoffrey Rush (born 1951), actor
- Peter Beattie (born 1952), 36th Premier of Queensland
Student Union
The UQ Union 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
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
- School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS)
- Faculty of Business, Economics & Law (BEL)
- School of Economics
- School of Tourism
- TC 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
- School of Engineering (SOE)
- 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
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