A global ranking of universities has confirmed The University of Queensland’s place as one of the world’s top 100 universities.
The second QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today, rates UQ in the global top 100 for 28 out of 29 subjects.
UQ is the leading Australian university in Chemical Engineering, improving its global place to 16th (from 29th last year).
UQ has also improved since 2011 in Statistics and Operational Research, Accounting and Finance, Linguistics, English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Psychology, Environmental Sciences, Earth and Marine Sciences, and Computer Science.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Debbie Terry said the result reflected the outstanding work of people throughout UQ, and the high standards of UQ’s partners.
“The results are a credit to UQ staff and students, who are succeeding remarkably in an increasingly competitive global landscape.
“It adds to a body of evidence that outstanding people work and study at all UQ campuses, and it signals that UQ students can access excellence in all disciplines,” Professor Terry said.
UQ results:
Social sciences and management
Statistics and operational research 38
Sociology 51-100
Politics and international studies – 48
Law 51-100
Economics and econometrics 51-100
Accounting and finance 29
Communication and media studies 33
Education 29
Arts and humanities
Philosophy 51-100
Modern languages 51-100
Geography and area studies 51-100
History 37
Linguistics 32=
English language and literature 42
Life sciences and medicine
Medicine 48=
Biological sciences 38
Psychology 25
Pharmacy and pharmacology 13
Natural sciences
Physics and astronomy 101-150
Mathematics 32
Environmental sciences 18
Earth and marine sciences 51-100
Chemistry 51-100
Materials science 46
Engineering and technology
Computer science 39
Chemical engineering 16 – top ranked in Australian universities
Civil engineering 35=
Electrical engineering 51-100
Mechanical engineering 51-100
People wishing to find out more about studying at UQ can visit UQ Open Day at St Lucia on Sunday, 5 August; Ipswich on Wednesday, 8 August, and Gatton Sunday, 19 August. Details are at: http://youruq.com/openday
The full 2012 QS World University Rankings by Subject are now available at http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012/subject-rankings/
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