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  Motto ''Scientia ac Labore''<br\>"through knowledge and hard work"
  Established 1909
  Type Public
  Chancellor Sir Llewellyn Edwards
  Vice Chancellor Professor John A Hay
  City Brisbane
  State Queensland
  Country Australia
  Undergrad 26,855 (2006)
  Postgrad 10,663 (2006)
  Postgrad Label post-graduate
  Faculty 5081 (includes staff)
  Campus Urban
  Free Label
  Free
  Affiliations Group Of Eight , Universitas 21 , ASAIHL
  Website wwwuqeduau


The University of Queensland ('''UQ''') is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland , Australia , a member of Australia's Group Of Eight , and the Sandstone Universities . It is also a founding member of the international Universitas 21 organisation.

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 .

UQ was established on December 10 1909 , with Sir William MacGregor as first chancellor (with Reginald Heber Roe as vice-chancellor) and was originally situated in Brisbane's downtown area. 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 (now home to the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University Of Technology ).

UQ is one of Australia's top five research intensive universities. It contains many joint and collaborative research centres, such as the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (which conducts research jointly with CSIRO ), the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI). In addition, UQ is involved in centres such as the Queensland Institute Of Medical Research at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.


CAMPUS AND SETTING



St Lucia Campus


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 Great Court - a large open area surrounded by Sandstone buildings with distinctive Gargoyle s and includes the heritage-listed Great Court.

The large campus of 274 acres (1.1 km sq) 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.

It 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 .


Gatton Campus


Located 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 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, modern 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 .

It is located near central . 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 final stage of evolution 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.



ACADEMIA

In 2004 the University of Queensland had more than 38,000 students enrolled with 6396 of these international students. Notable alumni include Bill Hayden , Professor Peter Doherty and actors Janet Fielding and Geoffrey Rush .

The University of Queensland has won more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university. 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 ).

The Honourable Sir Llewellyn Edwards , AC, is the Chancellor of The University of Queensland and the current 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 currently held by Professor John A. Hay .

The University's executive group comprises:

The University was ranked the 45th in the World University Ranking in October 2006 published by '' The Times Higher Education Supplement '', climbing two places from 2005. In 2005, the University was also ranked 40th in top technology universities, 89th in top arts and humanities universities, 29th in the top biomedicine institutions and in the top 25 for social sciences.


RESEARCH CENTRES

The University is the site of the following research institutes:

The University is also a partner in the following research centres:



STUDENT UNION

The UQ Union is the incorporated representative body of the students at the University. It is affiliated with the National Union Of Students and 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.



UNIVERSITY-BASED ORGANISATIONS




RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES

The University of Queensland has 11 residential colleges with 10 of these located on its St Lucia campus. They are:



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