The University of Queensland's Prentice Centre will spearhead plans for a world record attempt for the highest number of people accessing the Internet in the one location at the same time during an international conference this month.

8 April 1998

Professor Bill Johnson has been appointed the first MIM Chair in Minerals Engineering at the University of Queensland.

31 March 1998

The Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Queensland has been swamped by secondary school staff wanting to attend its inaugural 'teach the teachers' day.

17 March 1998

Michael McNally is no stranger to overseas travel, living in locations far from the usual tourist routes and speaking other languages.

6 March 1998

The University of Queensland has maintained its position as one of the nation's leading research universities by attracting the fourth highest number of new large project grants, in 1998 allocations from the Australian Research Council (ARC).

27 November 1997

A University of Queensland researcher has been awarded one of only eight national prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) 1998 special investigator awards.

26 November 1997

Education unlocked doors of opportunity for historian and activist Jacqueline Huggins, new deputy director of the University of Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.

6 August 1997

The University of Queensland will award 72 medals for outstanding scholarship at graduation ceremonies at Mayne Hall, St Lucia on May 12 and May 14.

9 May 1997

An international-standard $1.95 million athletic facility is to be built at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.

15 April 1997

Ten University of Queensland students who combine studies with sport at a national level have received sporting scholarships for 1997.

5 March 1997