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Indooroopilly and St-Lucia estate (1895) - Current location of UQ

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Indooroopilly and St-Lucia estate (1895) - Current location of UQ

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Social interaction can operate in many ways. In the The Great Court people move around closely without necessarily knowing each other, but how can we be close and yet still remain distant from the people that surround us? George Simmel (1971) uses an image of “The Stranger” to explain this with the concept of “mobility”. Mobility here refers to the fact, that we are not bound by “kindship, locality or occupation” (Simmel, 1971, p. 254). This, applies to the thought that a common sense of a place can be sensed, which again means that we can be near, feel included, and still be remote.

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The University of Queensland leads Australia and places 42 nd globally in a new subject ranking that encompasses more than 26,000 higher education institutions.

The established Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) inaugural subject rankings highlight outstanding universities in science and social science, based on the numbers of research articles published in top-tier journals.

UQ has 13 subjects in the global top 10 - more than any other Australian university - and features in rank one for Biodiversity Conservation, rank two for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and rank three for Marine and Freshwater Biology.

UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj said he was thrilled that the University ranked so highly.

"This achievement showcases the hard work that our researchers and academics put in to science and social science across UQ," he said.

"A number-one ranking in Biodiversity Conservation is an incredible achievement and underscores the impressive research firepower we bring to protecting the world's species.

"It's why outstanding philanthropists such as the Turner Foundation partner with us to deliver multi-million conservation projects - they know they are collaborating with the best in the world."

With a global ranking of 42, UQ is one of only two Australian universities in the world top 50.

"To be ranked so highly by a centre that bases its results purely on research output reinforces other measures such as the Nature Ranking," Professor Høj said.

"It highlights the breadth of multidisciplinary research and knowledge we can deploy to tackle the major challenges of the 21 st Century, and to create change to build a better world

The University of Queensland ranked worldwide as follows:

The Center for World University Rankings publishes the largest academic ranking of global universities, drawing on data from Clarivate Analytics (previously the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters).
Media: communications@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 1120, +61 (0) 413 601 248. Center for World University Rankings, media@cwur.org.

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UQ leads Australia in ranking of top-10-rated subjects

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The University of Queensland leads Australia and places 42 nd globally in a new subject ranking that encompasses more than 26,000 higher education institutions. The established Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) inaugural subject rankings highlight outstanding universities in science and social science, based on the numbers of research articles published in top-tier journals.

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The University of Queensland's Advantage Office has launched Global Grad, a new online job vacancy platform for international students.

UQ Careers Service Manager Daniel Capper said the platform provides international students studying in Australia access to international job opportunities.

"Global Grad presents amazing employment opportunities to our international students while in Australia and allows them to place an application directly with the employer," Mr Capper said.

"The resource addresses a gap that previously existed for international students who are away from their home country and may feel somewhat disconnected.

"The platform highlights graduate opportunities in their home country, provides direct links to applications and identifies international employers who are actively recruiting."

Mr Capper said there was already considerable interest from employers to use the platform, despite its infancy.

"In the six weeks the platform has been available, 358 employers have listed vacancies available for international students," he said.

"Some of the well-known companies advertising on the platform include Amazon, EY, Adidas, PayPal and Wells Fargo.

"The quantity of listed vacancies on Global Grad indicates that international students studying at UQ are well regarded by employers."

Mr Capper said the platform is very user-friendly and takes a lot of the hassle out of conducting job searches.

"The platform is extremely easy to use, with the ability to undertake a general job search or to filter based on country of citizenship or work rights" he said.

International students studying at UQ can register and search for international job opportunities here.

International employers are also encouraged to register for Global Grad and host graduate opportunities on the platform here.

For more information on Global Grad click here or call UQ Careers Services Manager Daniel Capper on 07 3365 7075.
Media: Daniel Capper, UQ Careers Services Manager, +61 7 3365 7075 or Dave Soole, UQ Advantage Office, d.soole@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 2954.

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UQ supports international students with new online job search platform

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The University of Queensland's Advantage Office has launched Global Grad, a new online job vacancy platform for international students. UQ Careers Service Manager Daniel Capper said the platform provides international students studying in Australia access to international job opportunities.

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A public area like The Great Court is inviting people to engage socially. According to the documentary “New York: A Documentary” by Ric Burns (1999), Central Park in New York enables people with different social classes to meet, mingle, and having fun - and by doing that a “common bond” or a “common sense of the city” emerges.
The Great Court can easily be compared with Central Park in New York. If you go there you will see people talking, reading, playing etc. They will be sitting on the grass alone, together or in bigger groups, but no one owns the Court. It therefore appears that both students and teachers at UQ have a sense of feeling that they belong and can use the green spaces around the court as they please. Additionally, the documentary points out that everyone in Central Park is “adding to the mere pleasant of all the others” (Burns, 1999). In the Great Court you can see and hear people laugh and talk which is creating an atmosphere of positive energy. The Great Court therefore becomes a meeting place generated by the buildings and the green areas which creates an alibi for social interaction.

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In the extract From Ancient Cities to an Urban World, the sociologist Flanagan says “As the urban form took place and grew in size, the territory that came under its influence grew as well (…); as the city emerges, therefore, we witness simultaneously the creation of an hinterland, an area containing a population that is not urbanite but subject to urban rule.” In the case of the University of Queensland, its foundation in Brisbane in 1909 and especially its relocation on St-Lucia campus in 1937 transformed the territory and created a “student hinterland”, that is to say “an area containing a population that is not student but subject to the student rule”.

Indeed in the 20th century, the University of Queensland progressively expanded and developed until becoming a place of intellectual and educational power, but also centralising all the political and economic resources linked to it. Inasmuch as it knew a student growth in the different colleges on campus as well as in the other forms of accommodation out campus, the closer suburbs from the university were integrated/dominated to be part of its hinterland, in order to provide some student services (accommodation, leisure, restaurants, shops, work, etc) – instead of supplying a surplus of food. As a consequence, the non-student population who lived in St-Lucia, West End, South Bank, Woolloongabba, Toowong or Indooroopilly was directly affected by this territorial relationship centre/periphery in terms of activities, urban density, infrastructures, public transport or services, because these places were considered as "student suburbs". Even if the non-student population is more materially, physically and virtually connected to the university, it has to face problematic issues due to the cohabitation of several social classes today: specialization, urbanization, gentrification, impoverishment.
In addition, the new project of expansion of the University of Queensland will not solve these different problems at all as it will increase the connection between the university with its hinterland and so the pressure on its population.

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Industrialisation not only involved change within an industry, but also the evolution of institutions. This evolution was mainly focused on technical institutions but over the decades it led to the evolution of educational institutions, such as the University of Queensland.

Proposals for UQ began in the 1870s. Charles Lilley, the Premier and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, opted for the immediate establishment of a University. Lilley was advised against immediate establishment however. Those against it argued that technical education was more important than academic education.  During a period of industrialisation in Australia, the city's economy was dominated by primary industry. This industry includes mining, agriculture, forestry etc. The government was not willing to fund the establishment of a university. Instead, funds went towards technical education and industry professions (Queensland Heritage Council 2013). Over 20 years later in 1893, a group of individuals started the Queensland University Extension Movement. These individuals organised public lectures in adult education, hoping to gain support for a university to be built in Queensland. Once they gained enough support, a fund was started and a draft bill was prepared for a Queensland university, leading to the establishment of UQ.

Flanagan (2010) states that “The Industrial Revolution is considered to be comprised of improvements in industrial machinery, textiles, and manufacturing. However, a number of other changes, having no direct relationship to industrial or manufacturing technology, were occurring at the same time, each seemingly amplifying the effect of others." Education was an industry that was taken in a much higher regard after the industrial revolution. Basic schooling was made compulsory in more developed cities, which has led to stimulating education at a university level. . I think the history of UQ’s development is a good representation of the industrial revolution’s impact on modern society.

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Forgan Smith and The Great Court Complex 

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The original site for the Forgan Smith building is situated where the Carmody family had their farm. The University of Queensland decided to preserve the name, dedicating the road one of the roads to the university to be called "Carmody Road" (Moore, 2011). The building still remains the main building on campus, maintaining its 1930 grand fascist-style architecture. It has been described to have a "executed inter-war stripped classical style" (Moore, 2011). It is believed that the building and the Great Court complex project was initiated during the great depression as a way of deliberately stimulating the economy.

In terms of urbanisation of UQ, it signifies a change on the emphasis being a rural state, placing a emphasis on becoming a place for education for citizens. Today UQ is positioned as one of the leading universities in Australia. Flanagan (2010) states population growth rapidly increasing in the world, however, most of that growth is in less-developed countries. This adds pressure to those cities, pushing people to find opportunities in more developed places. UQ has educational programs for international students. The culture and heritage of the buildings and spaces i.e. Forgan Smith and The Great Court, contribute to this, promoting and attracting markets due to the community it creates. Over time, renovations have taken place, but the character of the building and complex has be preserved.

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1. Human Settlement
Populations in cities started out small, and classifications were needed to help define whether a city is "urban" or not. Density of populations has given rise to diversity and stratification. This social organisation has differentiated society socially - less fortunate class, middle-class, and those who can afford luxuries (Flanagan, 2010). It can be concluded that this is the result of specialised jobs. It has created a separation form others, however in the same city; creating a stranger effect (Simmel, 1971). The same could be said for UQ, with all the different interest groups within the same locality. However, it is impossible to know everyone on campus in the UQ community.

2. Impact of City on Culture and Experiences
Flanagan (2010) explored how more elaborate and sophisticated cultures emerged within society. This created detached relationships within the city (Simmel, 1903). Cities became a busy place, with everyone on clock time. This can be compared to UQ, as there are a vast majority of people who use The Great Court as a thoroughfare trying to get to class on time; creating a busy atmosphere. It could be said there is also a competitive atmosphere at UQ, now with jobs becoming more difficult to obtain. Students are therefore determined to achieve a well paying job, and thus to achieve this goal in the wider city, many have adapted this mindset. With the adaption of this from a large population of students at UQ, utilising spaces such as The Great Court complex and Forgan Smith, interaction is affected (Simmel, 1903). This behaviour can affect others experience in these spaces; thus making it difficult to 'find their place in the UQ community'. This can cause people to feel isolated, even though they are technically a part of the community.

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The University of Queensland was the first state university, established through the Act of State Parliament. Founded on 16 April 1910, it was initially located at Old Government House on George St. Flanagan (2010) states, that cities are formed as centres of power. There are different types of power; and the placement of UQ, added education institutional power to the city. After World War I, the university expanded and eventually located to St Lucia, with the construction of Forgan Smith beginning 1937.

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“…but his position within it is fundamentally affected by the fact that he does not belong in it initially and that he bring qualities into it that are not, and cannot be, indigenous to it (Simmel, 1964)."

Prior to the first recorded “discovery” of Brisbane in 1799 by Matthew Flinders, the Turrbal and Jagera tribes were the indigenous owners of this land. Soon thereafter, Brisbane was overtaken and made into a penal colony for British convicts, operating from 1825 through 1839. After the closure of the penal colony, white settlement truly began in Brisbane. Population and industrialization grew quickly, creating the need for public transportation leading to suburbs of the inner city. Brisbane continued to expand and was officially named a city in 1902. During the creation of the city, the Turrbal and Jagera peoples were pushed out of their land and killed in attempt for white colonists to claim to be the first settlers of this area.

The University of Queensland was built upon Turrbal and Jagera ancestral land in its current location in 1937. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit within the University of Queensland was created in 1984 to promote the commitment to learning about and engagement with indigenous communities.

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Globalization is beneficial to University of Queensland as an institution by fostering a more inclusive environment for students. In the context of the UQ, I will argue that the exchange of students across the world and the reliance on technology represents the institution becoming globalized. According to the chapter “From Ancient Cities to an Urban World,” globalization is “organizing the exchange of the resources of the known world” (Flanagan, 2010). By both sending students abroad and hosting international students, UQ offers students more possibilities to become global citizens and to increase the diversity of the student body.

For example, around 13,000 international students from more than 141 countries attend UQ, comprising about 30% of the undergraduate population (“UQ Fast Facts,” 2017). These students bring diverse perspectives from their home countries and share their cultural knowledge with domestic students and vice versa, allowing for an urbanization of perspectives. Studies have shown that by interacting with people of diverse backgrounds, people can further develop empathy and understanding for those dissimilar to them. If students have more empathy, they will be less likely to exclude others and more likely to contribute to a positive campus community. The campus community, like we discussed last week, allows students to feel connected to one another and to have strong senses of belonging.

Furthermore, the development of technology used at UQ allows for a more inclusive place without the reliance on physical space. Flanagan describes the interaction of space and place in the context of globalization; he writes, “The study of the impact of globalization leads us to ask whether we have reached an era in human history where limited physical space, like the space defined by a city, has become a significantly less important framework for containing or influencing social action” (Flanagan, 2010). Due to technological advancement through globalization, I argue that physical space becomes less important through the creation of cyberspace. At UQ, this allows for a stronger community since the university has made resources like lectures available online. Therefore, interacting with the physical space of campus is not necessary to feel like part of the community. Being online allows for students with disabilities or other physical barriers to still feel like they are part of the University of Queensland. Globalization of UQ has allowed for the community to thrive without being contained in the physical spaces. Unlike at previous points in UQ’s history, globalization through exchange programs and technology allow for a more inclusive environment on campus which gives students further opportunities to succeed.