The issue of crime and punishment is usually rated as one of the most pressing in people’s minds but it wasn’t much different hundreds of years ago in England according to a University of Queensland historian.

15 September 2003

Queensland’s reputation as the “Smart State” will be put to the test at an upcoming Guinness Book of Records attempt.

1 September 2003

The University of Queensland will hold a major community event on Wednesday, May 7 to express appreciation for the generosity of anatomy donors.

28 April 2003

UQ researcher Dr Guy Elston has begun groundbreaking investigations of the brain that could impact on the study of mental illnesses such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and dementia as well as the brain’s recuperative ability following injury.

7 October 2002

The University of Queensland's personal safety awareness program, UniSafe, may expand to yet another Australian campus following licensing enquiries from a leading university.

22 May 2001

The policy of the Senate of The University of Queensland is that it is not selling its 282-hectare facility at Pinjarra Hills in Brisbane.

20 April 2001

Australia's Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter Cosgrove will visit The University of Queensland to present St. Leo College's Annual Archbishop Sir James Duhig Memorial Lecture.

13 September 2000

Margaret Olley, one of Australia's most admired and respected artists, will be awarded an honorary degree at one of two University of Queensland graduation ceremonies on Monday, December 15.

20 December 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

University of Queensland researchers have helped set parameters for a national audit of the health and management of estuaries - the life force of many Australian industries and all capital cities.

25 May 1999

The University of Queensland and the State Government today signed a $15 million funding agreement towards construction of Australia's largest biological research facility in early 2000.

16 February 1999

Graduands from the faculties of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science and Business, Economics and Law will receive their degrees at University of Queensland graduation ceremonies at Gatton College on December 11 held at 2pm and 4pm...

10 December 1998

The University of Queensland has become more livable for people in the past 25 years, according to retired University Architect, Planner and Building Surveyor Greg Berkman.

25 November 1998

Australia's 1998 University of the Year, the University of Queensland, is working closely with international partners to solve environmental management problems around the globe.

23 October 1998

The number of Queensland women undergoing mastectomies has decreased by a third since the introduction of breast cancer screening programs, according to a University of Queensland study.

1 September 1998

High Court judge, author and playwright Justice Callinan will speak on Law, culture and society at the turn of the century when he gives the 19th Archbishop Sir James Duhig memorial lecture at Mayne Hall on Wednesday, September 9 at 8.30pm.

14 August 1998

A textbook on environmental issues in mining by the University of Queensland's Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR) director Dr David Mulligan is about to go into a second print run less than two years after its launch.

20 July 1998

The University of Queensland's Antiquities Museum has an important addition to its collection - a life-sized mask from an Egyptian mummy.

25 May 1998

Julie Webb has not let blindness prevent her from becoming one of the top achieving medallists of the 63 students awarded University of Queensland medals for outstanding scholarship at graduation ceremonies at Mayne Hall, St Lucia on May 18 and May...

15 May 1998

University of Queensland researchers have joined forces with leading mining industry companies in a $710,000 Strategic Partnership with Industry Research and Training (SPRIT) project in developing new technologies to maximise open-cut mine...

5 May 1998