When Colette Harmsen graduated bachelor of veterinary science from the University of Queensland last year [December 1999], she hardly expected to be spending this Christmas studying elephant seals on Macquarie Island.

19 December 2000

Triple Olympian Kieren Perkins OAM will receive an honorary degree, and be guest speaker at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Wednesday, December 20.

19 December 2000

The sunscreen of the future could employ techniques used by colourful corals to protect themselves from ultra-violet (UV) light. Corals convert damaging UV into safer and more useful forms of energy.

18 December 2000

Researchers from the Universities of Queensland and Texas have used a state-of-the-art analytic technique to determine for the first time how the pattern of gene expression in the human brain is affected by chronic alcoholism.

15 December 2000

The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Chief Justice of Queensland, will receive an honorary doctorate at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Monday, December 18.

15 December 2000

The Honourable Desmond Derrington QC will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws and address a University of Queensland graduation ceremony on Friday, December 15.

15 December 2000

A multi-million dollar Queensland Government injection into an accident rehabilitation research centre will allow it to develop an international role, according to The University of Queensland's Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Hay.

15 December 2000

University of Queensland Gatton campus Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science faculty undergraduate and postgraduate students will graduate in two ceremonies on Friday, December 15.

15 December 2000

UQ Gatton's first Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Studies) graduates will collect their degrees at 1.15pm on Friday, December 15 - and they are as likely to look for key jobs in service industries as down on the farm, according to senior...

14 December 2000

Two eminent Queenslanders who have achieved wide recognition and acclaim in their fields will address graduates at University of Queensland ceremonies on Wednesday, December 13.

13 December 2000

Twenty UQ Gatton students will graduate at 11am on Friday, December 15 with a 100 percent strike rate for jobs - and their first international work projects already under their belts.

13 December 2000

University of Queensland graduates under the age of 25 and available for full-time work have again achieved outstanding employment rates and high graduate salaries.

13 December 2000

The University of Queensland will hold information nights at the UQ Ipswich and St Lucia campuses this month following the release of the Year 12 OP scores.

12 December 2000

The Australian Football League (AFL) has funded an $18,000 study to develop training programs aimed at improving decision-making skills in Australian football players.

12 December 2000

While Americans are roasting them, The University of Queensland is hosting them.

11 December 2000

The University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law is one of a handful of schools worldwide to receive a prestigious grant for courses exploring freedom.

11 December 2000

Outgoing MIM Chief Executive Officer Nick Stump will address graduates at a University of Queensland graduation ceremony at 4pm today.

11 December 2000

The University of Queensland continues to attract the majority of the State's high achievers, according to new data released today in the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre's Annual Report.

8 December 2000

Chief Executive of Lonely Planet Publications Steve Hibbard will discuss the company's award-winning website (www.lonelyplanet.com.au) attracting two million visitors a month at an international conference to be held in Brisbane in mid-December.

7 December 2000

University of Queensland botanists believe pioneering physiological profiling will help ensure the survival of rare plants from the lowland tropical forests of the Daintree by identifying why they are unique.

7 December 2000