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Queensland Universities: University of Queensland
Of the Queensland Universities, the University of Queensland is the most prominent, particularly in Brisbane where its campuses are a significant feature of the city.
The University is a short ride up the Brisbane River by CityCat, a pleasure in itself as the banks are lined with fine old homes -- many in the 'Queensland-style' of pioneer days.
UQ was the first university in Queensland and the fifth in Australia, being established in 1909. It's the largest university in the state and was a founding member of the Group of Eight and is a member of the Universitas 21 alliance.
University of Queensland is routinely awarded Australian Awards for Teaching and is one of the leading research universities in the country.
Originally situated downtown the increase in students lead to a bigger campus being built in 1938 in its current location in the suburb of St. Lucia. There are now two other major locations and numerous satelite sites for the university.
The beautiful marbled walk around the quad at the St. Lucia campus of the University of Queensland. For those of you considering medicine, this is where you'll do a lot of your studying.
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