The University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science is already amongst the best in the world and is widely considered to be the leading veterinary school in the sup-tropical hemisphere. However, encroaching urbanisation, a growing demand for quality educational experiences and increasing research needs have precipitated a decision to relocate the School of Veterinary Science to UQ Gatton. 

The aim of the School of Veterinary Science is to be a world leader in the provision of veterinary education and research facilities and to contribute at an international level in fields as diverse as animal production, human / animal interaction, biosecurity, animals in recreation and sport, human food safety when derived from animal sources, veterinary medicine and animal genetics.  The key to achieving this aim is to move the core facilities of the School from the current restricted UQ St Lucia Campus site to UQ Gatton while still maintaining comprehensive links to UQ St Lucia.

State-of-the-art teaching facilities and modern research infrastructure to be constructed at UQ Gatton will not only support the School of Veterinary Science’s aspirations for the future, but will significantly enhance the School’s and the Campus’s contribution to the Lockyer / Brisbane Valley / Darling Downs communities.

The relocation and construction project has been estimated at a cost of $95.8 million. The University has already committed an initial $20 million from its own funds to this top priority project. The balance of the funding will be sought from State and Federal Governments and through a capital fundraising campaign with a target of $20 million.

This capital fundraising campaign offers new opportunities for the corporate sector, the veterinary profession, agricultural industries and the wider community of animal lovers to support the relocation and revitalisation of the School of Veterinary Science and to make a vital difference.