What is University of Queensland?
[[File:Lake at the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, 01.jpg|thumb|Lake at The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus]] [[File:University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.jpg|thumb|UQ St Lucia]] '''The University of Queensland''' (also known as '''UQ''') is a [[university]] in southeast [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It has three main campuses, at St Lucia and Herston (in [[Brisbane]] City), and at Gatton to the west.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.uq.edu.au/about/campuses-and-locations |title=Campuses and Locations |work=uq.edu.au |accessdate=4 April 2015 }}</ref> The university began in 1910, making it the oldest and largest in Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|title=University of Queensland|url=https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-queensland|work=The Conversation|publisher=|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> The university has a very good reputation, and is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/profiles/university-of-queensland-uq.html |title=University of Queensland (UQ) Profile |author= |date=1998 |work=australianuniversities.com.au |publisher=Australian Educational Network |accessdate=20 February 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == Notable people == Many famous people graduated from the university. They include actor [[Geoffrey Rush]], surgeon [[Peter C. Doherty]], past [[Governor-General of Australia]] [[Quentin Bryce]], and many of Queensland's [[Premier|Premiers]] including [[Anna Bligh]] and [[Campbell Newman]]. UQ competes with the [[Queensland University of Technology]] and [[Griffith University]] as the main university of [[Queensland]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in Australia]] [[Category:Queensland]] [[Category:1909 establishments in Oceania]] [[Category:1900s establishments in Australia]]