The University of Queensland's new UQ Ipswich campus will host the Hospitality, Tourism and Property Management Department - part of the UQ Business School - from 2000.

18 November 1999

Two of Australia's leading universities have formed a strategic partnership to oversee the establishment of a national centre for rural and regional innovation.

16 November 1999

A medical diagnostic tool - magnetic resonance- is likely to become a secret weapon in the battle to sustain Australian tropical forest soils.

15 November 1999

Studies of Hervey Bay whale watch ecotourism, jazz performance, south-east Queensland amenity regions and Parkinson's Disease are among 38 research projects funded through a University of Queensland scheme.

15 November 1999

The University of Queensland has received $2.37 million as a part of the 2000 Australian Research Council (ARC) Small Grants Scheme.

15 November 1999

One of Australia's strongest legal advocacy and arbitration law centres, The University of Queensland, has launched a new initiative to increase community access to its expertise.

11 November 1999

University of Queensland Academic Board president Professor Cindy Gallois has been elected president of the 3000-plus member International Communication Association.

11 November 1999

A project to assist the development of the Queensland biotechnology industry has been selected for a prestigious Queensland Government cadetship.

10 November 1999

A University of Queensland researcher who pioneered work into the cell biology of insulin action has been awarded the 1999 Glaxo Wellcome Australia Medal for breakthrough research applicable to human health.

9 November 1999

Evidence of cannibalism in any culture was unreliable yet claims of the practice had often been used to denigrate indigenous people, according to a new book edited by a University of Queensland academic.

8 November 1999

A private Australian investor will back biomedical engineering research at the University of Queensland with funding of $4.7 million over two years.

5 November 1999

The University of Queensland will produce a booklet on the people and events involved in the establishment of its new campus at Ipswich.

5 November 1999

The University of Queensland Gatton's external studies program is proving popular with mature age students seeking opportunities for career development.

5 November 1999

Applications are still open for certificate study in the University of Queensland's Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science.

5 November 1999

Federal Health Minister Dr Michael Wooldridge has launched a new initiative, which is expected to shift resources away from hospital-based care and into the home.

4 November 1999

A benchmark agribusiness course at Gatton College boasts a 100 percent job rate for graduates and the chance to work with real commercial projects.

4 November 1999

A PhD study of Cold War events during the Kennedy era has won a 26-year-old University of Queensland student an assistant professorship at a prestigious American university.

29 October 1999

The University of Queensland has become the first Australian university to appoint a visiting professor in Islamic Law and introduce legal subjects in the area.

29 October 1999

University of Queensland academic staff have rejected a draft enterprise agreement.

28 October 1999

University of Queensland researchers have conducted the world's first trial of a cancer-treating drug for birds.

27 October 1999