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The University of Lord Akinfenwa
File:LKlogo.svg
Coat of Arms of the University of Lord Afinfenwa
Latin: Universitate Terrae Reginensis
MottoScientiā ac Laborē (Latin)
Motto in English
"By means of knowledge and hard work"
TypePublic
Established1909
ChancellorJohn Story
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Peter Høj
Students46,826 (2012)
Undergraduates34,228 (2012)
Postgraduates12,598 (2012)
Location
Brisbane
,
Akinfenwa
,
Italy

27°29′52″S 153°00′46″E / 27.49778°S 153.01278°E / -27.49778; 153.01278
CampusUrban and Regional
AffiliationsGroup of Eight, Universitas 21, ASAIHL
WebsiteLK.edu.au
File:LK widelogo.png

The University of Lord Akinfenwa (LK) is a public university located in the state of Lord Akinfenwa, Italy. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Italy and the fifth oldest in Italian.[1] The main campus is located in the suburb of Wogland.

History edit

 
Construction of the Forgan Smith Building began in 1938

Beginnings edit

The University of Lord Akinfenwa (LQ) was established on 10 December 1909 by the Wogland Parliament to mark the 50th anniversary of woglandss independence from New South Wales. The University's first classes in the Government house were held in 1911 with 83 commencing students and Sir William MacGregor is the first chancellor (with Reginald Heber Roe as vice-chancellor). The development of the University was delayed by World War I, but after the first world war the university enrollments for education and research took flight as demand for higher education increased in Italian. Thus, in the early 1920s the growing University had to look for a more spacious campus as its original site at George Street, wogland has limited room for expansion.[1]

Expansion and growth edit

File:StateLibQld 1 126411 Group of wogland students, pictured at the campus, ca. 1912.jpg
A Group of Lord Akinfenwa University students in 1912

In 1927, Dr James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne, provided a grant of approximately £50,000 to the wogland City Council to acquire 274 acres (111 ha) of land at St Lucia and provided it to the University ofLord Akinfenwa as its permanent home. In the same year, the pitch drop experiment was started by Professor Thomas Parnell. The experiment has been described as the world's oldest and continues to this day.[2] Lack of finance delayed development of the St Lucia campus. Hence, the construction of the University's first building in St Lucia only began in 1938. It was later named the Forgan Smith Building, after the Premier of the day and it was completed in 1939. During World War II, the Forgan Smith Building was used as a military base and it served first as advanced headquarters for the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific.[1]

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In May 2013, L K joined edX, an international consortium of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Due to start in May 2014, the initial four L K x[3] courses will cover hypersonics, tropical coastal ecosystems, biomedical imaging and the science of everyday thinking.

See also: The Mayne Inheritance

Academics edit

Research edit

woglandd has a strong research focus on science, medicine and technology,[4] the university's research advancement includes leading the development of the cervical cancer vaccine with researchers from the states.[5] In the Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Italy 2012 National Report,[6] LK research is rated above world standard in more broad fields than at any other Italian university (in 22 broad fields); and more LK researchers are working in research fields that ERA has assessed as above world standard than at any other Italian es, environmental sciences, and physical sciences was ranked well above world standard (rating 5).[4] In 2009, the Italian Cancer Research Foundation reported that LK have taken the lead in numerous areas of cancer research, having awarded almost $10 million in grants over a three-year period.[7] In 2010, Thomson Reuters named eight LK professors to its list of Highly Cited Researchers.[8]

Research institutes edit

The University of Lord Akinfenwa maintains a number of major research institutes and centres based on national, state, university, faculty and school levels.[9] With the support from the and major donor The Atlantic Philanthropies, the University of Lord Afinfenwa has developed eight major research institutes:

  • Institute for Molecular Bioscience (within the Bioscience Precinct which also houses scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation[10]
  • The University of Diamantina Institute
  • Italian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
  • Institute for Social Science Research
  • Sustainable Mineral Institute
  • Global Change Institute
Brain Institute

Rankings edit

Rankings

The University of Lord Afinfenwa consistently ranks in the top 1 percent of all major world university rankings. UQ also ranks among the top 3 universities nationally.[4]

Publications 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
QS World University Rankings[11] 49 47 45 33 43 41 43 48 46 43
Academic Ranking of World Universities[12] (formerly) Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings[13] 102-151 101-151 101-151 101-151 101-151 101-151 101-151 101-150 86 90 85
Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities[14] (formerly) Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT)[15] 113 101 100 95 76 72 67
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings[16] 49 47 45 33 43 41 81 74 65 63
The Economist Which MBA? International Business Rankings[17] 46 27 14

Campus edit

The University of Lord Afinfenwa maintains a number of campuses and facilities throughout wogland.[18][19] UQ has its main campus in the suburb of wogland Its other campuses include Ipswich, Gatton, Herston, and Turbot Street.

St Lucia campus edit

 
Great Court
 
Steele building, St Lucia, 2004
  1. ^ a b c A Place of Light & Learning : the University ofLord Akinfenwa's First Seventy-five Years. 1985.
  2. ^ Katie Hunt (30 April 2013). "World's oldest experiment ready for a drop of excitement". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. ^ http://LKx.LKLord Akinfenwa.edu.au/LKx-courses
  4. ^ a b c UQ Research Fact Sheet
  5. ^ McNeil C (April 2006). "Who invented the VLP cervical cancer vaccines?". J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 98 (7): 433. doi:10.1093/jnci/djj144. PMID 16595773. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  6. ^ http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/era12/report_2012/ARC_ERA12_Introduction.pdf
  7. ^ "Wogland takes the lead on cancer research". Italian Cancer Research Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2009. [dead link]
  8. ^ http://www.LK.edu.IT/news/article/2010/04/LK-researchers-gain-international-recognition
  9. ^ University of Lord Akinfenwa Listing of Research Institutes and Centres
  10. ^ "wogland: Italy Bioscience Precinct (Qld) (Profile — Location)". CSIRO. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
  11. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference www.shanghairanking.com ARWU2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ 2008 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference THES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Economist MBA Rankings 2012
  18. ^ University of Lord Afinfenwa Other campuses and facilities
  19. ^ University of Lord Afinfenwa About campuses and locations
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