Global InformationUniversity of Southern Queensland information
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| Motto | Per Studia Mens Nova[1] (Latin) | ||||||||
Motto in English | Through study the mind is renewed[2] | ||||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||||
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| Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||||
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| Endowment | A$806.27 million (2022)[3] | ||||||||
| Budget | A$342.5 million (2022)[4] | ||||||||
| Chancellor | John Dornbusch[5] | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof Geraldine Mackenzie | ||||||||
Academic staff | 570 (FTE, 2022)[6] | ||||||||
Administrative staff | 920 (FTE, 2022)[7] | ||||||||
Total staff | 1,577 regular (2022)[8] 370 casual (2022)[9] | ||||||||
| Students | 22,448 (2022)[10] | ||||||||
| Undergraduates | 13,787 bachelor (2022) 1,479 other (2022)[10] | ||||||||
| Postgraduates | 628 research (2022) 3,203 coursework (2022) 1,002 other (2022)[10] | ||||||||
Other students | 83 cross-institution (2022) 2,266 non-award (2022)[10] | ||||||||
| Location | Toowoomba, Ipswich and Springfield , Queensland , Australia[11] | ||||||||
| Campus | Urban and regional with multiple sites | ||||||||
| Colours | Gold and plum[12] | ||||||||
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| Website | unisq.edu.au | ||||||||
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The University of Southern Queensland (branded as UniSQ and formerly branded as USQ) is a medium-sized, regional university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia,[13] with four university campuses at Toowoomba, Springfield, and Ipswich.[14] It offers courses in law, health, engineering, surveying and built environment, the sciences, business, education, and the arts.[15] It operates three research institutes and nine research centres which focus on a wide range of business, agricultural, scientific, environmental, and technological issues. [16]
The university was established in 1967 in Toowoomba as the Queensland Institute of Technology (Darling Downs) and achieved full university status as the University of Southern Queensland in 1992.
The university is recognised for having the largest Japanese-designed garden in Australia,[17] and Australia's largest solar integrated carpark.[18] In 2017, the university won the international Green Gown award for its approach to sustainability focusing on renewable energy, waste reduction, water retention, and integration of sustainability into strategic planning.[18]
In 2012, the university's archaeologists discovered the oldest Australian rock art of 28,000 years old in the Northern Territory,[19] and in 2018, the university's astronomers discovered a new planet that orbits an ancient star almost 2 billion years older than the sun.[20][21]
The university has been recognised for its efforts in preventing violence against women[22] and was cited as employer of choice for gender equality by the Federal Government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).[23]
In June 2022, the university announced it was changing its branding from USQ to UniSQ, accompanied by a change in logo.[24]
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- ^ "JU RAKU EN JAPANESE GARDEN, TOOWOOMBA". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b "2017 Winners". Australian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS). Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST ROCK ART DISCOVERED BY USQ RESEARCHER". 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- ^ "USQ astrophysicists make surprising, ancient find". 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018.
- ^ "USQ astronomers search for earth like planets". 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016.
- ^ "USQ supports White Ribbon Australia". 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018.
- ^ "2017-18 WGEA EOCGE citation holders by state" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Unveiling our new brand UniSQ - University of Southern Queensland". www.unisq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.