The University of Queensland will hold a two-day course early next year for students who are uncertain about what to expect at university.

19 November 1999

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