University of Queensland
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The University of Queensland, commonly referred to as UQ, is an Australian public research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. Founded in 1909, UQ is one of Australia's oldest, most selective and comprehensive universities. The main campus is located in the inner suburb of St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane central business district, with other UQ campuses in Gatton, Herston and the UQ Ochsner Medical Center's clinical school in New Orleans, United States. The University of Queensland is a member of the Australia's research-intensive Group of Eight, the global network of research universities Universitas 21, and a contributing charter member of EdX, an online higher education consortium led by Harvard and MIT.