Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland has ranked ninth in the world for Nursing in global subject rankings released last week.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is the only Australian university with four subjects ranked in the top 10 in the and is placed within the top 50 in 19 of 54 subjects.
Executive Dean said the rankings are a true reflection of the exceptional teaching, learning and opportunities available to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students.
Nursing leapt up the rankings to be recognised in the top 10.
“Our Nursing area performed particularly strongly, making the top 10 universities in the world which is a really tangible way to see the impact of our award-winning teachers, courses and well-established clinical and industry partnerships,” Professor Abernethy said.
Head of School (Acting) said students studying at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» gain access to superior programs and leadership in nursing research and development.
"These results are a testament to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s high level of industry collaboration, the relevance and quality of our research, and hence its impact across the nursing sector," she said.
Head of School said the results are a wonderful emanation of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s almost 60 years of teaching excellence across undergraduate, research higher degree and postgraduate courses in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, which ranked 27th in the world and second in Australia.
“It is the international perspective and activities in teaching, research and innovation in pharmacy practice that lead to the outstanding global ranking,” he said.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» ranks in the top 10 in further subject areas including, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Biotechnology.
The ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 ranks 4000 universities across 54 subjects on indicators including research productivity and quality, the extent of international collaborations, and academic recognition.
Media: Jo Hickman, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Communications, jo.hickman@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 3037.
