State-of-the-art facilities

We invest heavily in world-class infrastructure to ensure that UQ continues to attract the very best students, teachers and researchers.

	Integrated Pathology Learning Centre The $1.5 million Integrated Pathology Learning Centre, the first of its kind in Australia, brings together more than 2,500 specimen and artefacts from the Marks Hirschfield Medical History Collection, the Nursing Museum and the latest electronic teaching resources.

	HMS Student Learning Centre This $1.2 million-plus innovative student learning facility at the UQ School of Human Movement Studies offers students an outstanding environment in which to study, collaborate and discover.

	First Year Engineering Learning Centre This multi-purpose space is designed to enhance the first-year experience of engineering students. It has a relaxed, contemporary design and is fitted with the latest in IT and media facilities to facilitate student interaction, learning and teamwork.

	Sir Llew Edwards Building Not only does the Sir Llew Edwards Building include water harvesting, solar panels and strategic shading systems as environmental sustainability features, it also includes an Australian-first Advanced Concepts Teaching Space with interactive lecture theatres.

	School of Veterinary Science complex The AUD$100 million-plus School of Veterinary Science complex, officially opened in August at the Gatton campus, is the most modern in the southern hemisphere and the most comprehensive animal research and teaching centre in Australia.

	Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) The AUD$100 million PACE precinct, completed in December 2009, has the capacity to house more than 2,000 researchers, clinicians, and pharmacy sector businesses. PACE is also the home to UQ’s School of Pharmacy.

	UQ Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) In partnership with the Queensland Government and major United States philanthropic organisation The Atlantic Philanthropies, the new AUD$70 million UQCCR facility has been designed to bridge the gap between exponentially expanding biomedical science and the increasing complexity of modern patient care.

	The University Library With thirteen branches serving the St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses and the Brisbane teaching hospitals, UQ has the largest research library in Queensland with more than 2.5 million books, tens of thousands of print and electronic journals, a large e-Book collection and an online reference collection.