Why choose UQ for your Research Higher Degree?

There are many reasons to make The University of Queensland your research base.

• UQ is one of the top three research universities in the country.**
• The University leads industry collaboration and research funding in Australia.
• Our researchers are constantly pushing boundaries to achieve world acclaimed breakthroughs.
• PhD and MPhil candidates have the opportunity to study with researchers of international renown.
• UQ ranked 43rd in the World University Rankings, compiled by the Times Higher Education Supplement in October 2008.
• In 2004, the UQ Graduate School model for Harnessing Support for Research Students’ Learning was recognised with a national teaching award for best practice.
• UQ is a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) – a leading group of Australian universities, which conducts 70 percent of all university research in Australia.
• Our campuses at St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton are some of the most beautiful and well-equipped in Australia – take the UQ Virtual tour
• We are the Australian destination of choice for international doctoral students, having the largest number of international PhD candidates of any university in the country.
• UQ’s six world-class Research Institutes have made the University an increasingly appealing destination for the world’s leading researchers.
• UQ has the highest concentration of Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) and CRC funding of any Australian university.

**Based on most widely accepted measures.

Further information about UQ's research activities, research hightlights and research awards and honours.