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
St Lucia, southwest of the
Brisbane City Central Business District, with other major UQ campuses in
Gatton,
Herston and
Ochsner Medical Center's clinical school at
New Orleans,
United States of America. 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 founding charter member of
EdX, an online higher education consortium led by
Harvard and
MIT.