Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Queensland has yet again improved in a major world university ranking, to be 63rd in the , released today.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s rise of two places since 2012 is its fourth consecutive improvement in the THE rankings - it has risen 18 places since 2010 – and reaffirms Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s significant global stature in all key facets of its purpose.
Moreover, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s strong performance defies straitened conditions for Australian higher education, which prompted the rankings’ editor, Phil Baty to describe the nation’s results as “particularly alarming given that dramatic university cuts of A$2.3 billion (£1.6 billion) are yet to be fully felt”.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj said Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s pleasing performance “reflects a commitment to excellence by present and past staff and students, and an appreciation of high-quality teaching and research by our collaborators, industry partners, philanthropists and other funders”.
“This is the third time in less than two months that Â鶹ÊÓƵ has improved its already-strong position within the top 100 of a widely-recognised global university ranking, and that is due to the hard work of thousands of people,” he said.
“Such is their focus and commitment that Â鶹ÊÓƵ has risen in all four major global rankings in the past year.
“The methodologies of different ranking systems highlight different strengths, and when viewed together the results indicate that Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a globally-competitive performer on all fronts.
“However I note that THE rankings editor Phil Baty has issued sobering comments about the environment for Australian universities, as reflected in the results of some of even some leading universities,” Professor Høj said.
After acknowledging that Australia has a “hugely successful record in international student recruitment and strong links to Western universities and the rising Asian powers”, Mr Baty said: “It would be a terrible blow if short-sightedness as to the huge value of universities in driving the knowledge economy left it unable to build on this strong position.”
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is now the third most highly-ranked Australian university in THE, and Mr Baty said Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s “continued rise up the rankings is particularly impressive, demonstrating strength right across the board on a wide range of metrics”.
The other tables on which Â鶹ÊÓƵ has improved recently are the QS World University Rankings 2012-2013 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ 43); 2012 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities (Â鶹ÊÓƵ 72); and the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ 85).
Media: Carolyn Varley, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications, ph +61 7 3365 1120
