University of Queensland World Report" and the "Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university is also highly ranked in various engineering disciplines. In mining engineering, it stands in 10th worldwide, in chemical engineering 24th worldwide, in civil engineering 42nd worldwide, in material science and engineering 48th worldwide, and in electrical and electronic engineering it is ranked within 51-100th worldwide.<ref> University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, UQ is Australia's fifth oldest university and is colloquially known as a sandstone university. UQ is
Queensland June 1961 and at The Hermitage (near Warwick) on 12 July 1965. Temperatures below are, however, generally uncommon over the majority of populated Queensland. Queensland is less centralised than most other Australian states, with 50% of the population living outside the state capital, and 25% living outside the South East Queensland urban agglomeration. Queensland is home to many regional cities, the most populous being the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton and Bundaberg. For decades, Queensland has consistently been the fastest-growing state in Australia, while Western Australia has grown faster in the 2010s. At its peak