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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has risen two places in the , placing 43^rd in the world and third in Australia.

Acting Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Joanne Wright said the rankings, compiled by National Taiwan University, showed Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s continued upward trajectory – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ rose 11 places in the same rankings last year.

“Earlier this year Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ jumped 22 places up the prestigious , to rank 55^th globally and second in Australia,” she said.

“Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s continued success in international rankings such as this demonstrates that we are a high-quality university, especially when viewed against the increasingly strong competition of the world’s more than 10,000 universities.

“This achievement recognises the efforts and excellence of our researchers, staff, alumni and students, who all play a role in ensuring Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ continues to be a world-recognised leader in higher education.”

The measures university performance based on scientific papers, research productivity and scholarly impact, and also ranks universities across six fields.

“I’m pleased to see Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ place first in Australia in Agriculture and in Social Sciences, a reflection of our outstanding work in these across a range of institutes, schools and faculties,” Professor Wright said.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ placed seventh globally for , and 25^th for .

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s results in other field rankings include:

• Third nationally and 64^th globally for     
• Second nationally and 41^st globally for
• Sixth nationally and 141^st globally for
• Fourth nationally and 79^th globally for

Earlier this year Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ placed number one in Australia in the , 51^st globally in the QS World Rankings and 52^nd in the .

More information about Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s rankings is available

Media: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 3439.