History
Established through a 1909 Act of State Parliament, The University of Queensland was the first university in the state and was officially founded on April 16, 1910, with the gazettal of appointments to the first UQ Senate. Teaching started in 1911 in Old Government House in George Street, Brisbane. In the first year there were three faculties – Arts, Science and Engineering – and 83 students.
Education
Skilled and motivated teachers are integral to providing positive teaching and learning outcomes for students.
UQ has a strong focus on teaching excellence, having won more Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) than any other in the country and attracting the majority of Queensland's highest academic achievers, as well as top interstate and overseas students.
We are committed to excellence in learning experiences and outcomes for our students.
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Research
Fields of research
- Art Criticism
- Finance
- Information Systems Management
- Natural Products Chemistry
- Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis
Distance Learning Courses
- Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Pharmacy
- Master Clinical Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Certificate Environmental Health Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma Environmental Health Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma Epidemiology
- Master Epidemiology
- Postgraduate Certificate Epidemiology
- Certificate Fundamentals of Skin Cancer Diagnostics
- Postgraduate Certificate Magnetic Resonance Technology
- Postgraduate Diploma Magnetic Resonance Technology
- MMed Medicine
- Postgraduate Certificate Medicine
- Master Molecular Imaging Technology
- Postgraduate Certificate Pharmacy Practice
- Postgraduate Diploma Public Health
- Master Public Health
- Postgraduate Certificate Public Health
- Master Sports Medicine
- Postgraduate Certificate Sports Medicine
- Short Course Achieving Environmental Effectiveness
- Postgraduate Diploma Environmental Health Sciences
- Postgraduate Certificate Environmental Health Sciences
- Master Environmental Management
- Postgraduate Certificate Environmental Management
- Postgraduate Diploma Environmental Management
- Short Course Introduction to Acid and Metalliferous Drainage
- Certificate Introduction to Geometallurgy
- Certificate Mine Water Fundamentals
- Certificate Mine Water Systems
- Short Course Water Stewardship
- Master Agribusiness
- Master Agribusiness
- Postgraduate Certificate Agribusiness
- Certificate Building Leadership Capacity
- Master Business Analytics
- Postgraduate Certificate Business Analytics
- Short Course Creating and Sustaining a Healthy Workplace
- Master Global Management
- Certificate Leadership and Organisational Culture
- Certificate Leading the Science of Learning in Practice
- Certificate Risk and Critical Control Management
- Postgraduate Certificate Urban and Regional Planning
- Postgraduate Diploma Urban and Regional Planning
- Certificate Community Relations at Exploration
- Postgraduate Certificate Geographic Information Science
- Postgraduate Diploma Geographic Information Science
- Master Global Management
- Certificate Leadership and Organisational Culture
- Certificate Promoting Positive Student Behaviour in School
- Master Urban and Regional Planning
- M.Ed. Educational Studies
- M.Ed. Educational Studies
- Certificate Promoting Positive Student Behaviour in School
- Certificate Advanced Clinical Anatomy
- Master Biostatistics
- Master Biostatistics
- Postgraduate Certificate Biostatistics
- Postgraduate Diploma Biostatistics
- Short Course Flotation Chemistry Fundamentals
- Master Molecular Imaging Technology
- Postgraduate Certificate Urban Development and Design
- Master Urban and Regional Planning
- Postgraduate Certificate Urban and Regional Planning
- Postgraduate Diploma Urban and Regional Planning
- Certificate Foundations of Modern Mining
- Certificate Metallurgical Sampling
- Certificate Process Mineralogy
- Master Urban and Regional Planning
- Postgraduate Certificate Geographic Information Science
- Postgraduate Diploma Geographic Information Science
- Master Sports Coaching
- Master Sports Coaching
- Postgraduate Certificate Sports Coaching
Student services
Our staff are prepared to deliver sessions virtually for students who do not need to attend campus. If you feel unwell, we ask that you change your appointment to phone, Skype or Zoom, or reschedule if you need to prioritise rest.
Housing services
Here's what you can expect from an on-campus provider:
- immersion in the on-campus experience
- unmatched convenience to the St Lucia campus
- rooms can be pre-booked before you leave home
- some residents will be from other universities, not just UQ.
Library services
At The University of Queensland Library, we connect you with the information, people, and resources you need, when you need them.
If you’re a UQ student or staff member, you’ll have access to one of the largest academic library collections in Australia – in fact 24/7 access to our electronic collections and many of our print collections.
ICT services
We can help with IT issues online, including help with student passwords and issues accessing UQ systems and resources
Campus life
- St.Lucia: Situated on 114 hectares of Brisbane River-bound land, UQ’s main campus is a vibrant mix of majestic sandstone buildings and contemporary architecture, landscaped gardens and lakes.
- Gatton: Gatton, UQ’s rural campus, is located in the Lockyer Valley, 87 kilometres west of Brisbane’s city centre, and halfway between Ipswich and Toowoomba.
- Herston: Herston is UQ’s core campus for clinical health teaching and research.