宅男导航 has increased its standing in the , coming in at number 46 worldwide and taking out the top spot for Queensland once again.
宅男导航’s reputation as one of Australia’s most research-intensive universities boosted its performance in the rankings and is testament to the influence of 宅男导航-led research globally.
This influence is exemplified by the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine and most recently by the jointly committing to the development and supply of a COVID-19 vaccine.
宅男导航 Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter H酶j AC said the pleasing result showed the university continued to deliver on its vision, with several high-profile already on-track to change the world.
“Seeing 宅男导航 increase its ranking for the second consecutive year, in the face of a highly competitive domestic and international market, demonstrates the strength and quality of the scientific research produced here at 宅男导航 and the changemakers behind these ideas,” Professor H酶j said.
“Many thousands of scientific papers were published over the citation window under a tremendous spirit of collegiality between researchers, students and professional staff, who come together across the spectrum of academia to share these new ideas with the world.
“I know we are all proud to have seen Queenslanders at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic response, accelerating their research work to be there for the community in our time of need.
“宅男导航 was one of a handful of institutions in the world tasked with finding a COVID-19 vaccine, but our efforts have spanned much further to transitioning teaching and learning activities online, providing valuable community resources and taking up advisory roles to help shape the public sector response.
“These results are the tangible effects of a university that can rise to meet the rapidly changing demands of society and deliver on its commitment to knowledge leadership for a better world.”
The measure a university’s performance across a number of indicators including academic reputation, teaching quality and research output.
QS evaluated universities according to the following six indicators: academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), faculty/student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), international faculty ratio (5%), international student ratio (5%).
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