Identical twins Sandhya and Sangeeta Raniga will both receive their masters of financial management at a graduation ceremony at the University of Queensland on Wednesday, December 17, at 4pm.

15 December 1997

One of Australia's leading fiction writers, Elizabeth Jolley, and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush will address graduates at University of Queensland graduation ceremonies on Friday, December 19.

15 December 1997

Blind University of Queensland graduate Dr Andrew Hart says he had more hassle with low-hanging, water-laden trees on campus than he did with postgraduate mathematics.

12 December 1997

A University of Queensland masters thesis dealing with humane road transportation of horses has led to both a State and national code of practice for the area.

8 December 1997

A University of Queensland researcher has cloned and patented the gene which controls fruit ripening and flowering in pineapples.

5 December 1997

Winner of the 1997 New South Wales Premier's Book of the Year award Robert Drewe will address graduates at a University of Queensland ceremony on Monday, December 8.

5 December 1997

A record number of five academics has been chosen from 27 candidates for the University of Queensland's 1997 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, worth $10,000 each.

20 November 1997

University of Queensland medical students are learning first-hand about the role and importance of community health groups.

14 November 1997

In the spirit of artistic and educational exchange, architecture graduate and artist Michael Barnett has donated one of his paintings to the University of Queensland in recognition of the benefit obtained from his studies in architecture.

21 October 1997

Marine scientists and postgraduate students from throughout Australia this month met at Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Australian Coral Reef Society (ACRS).

14 October 1997

Simon Bottomley admits he didn't have to do much arm twisting to persuade his company to sponsor him through his master of business administration course at the University of Queensland.

22 September 1997

An international study is improving knowledge of why five percent of the population has problems with co-ordinating movement.

15 August 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 have a strong presence at this year's Royal Queensland Show from August 7 to 16.

31 July 1997

University of Queensland associate lecturer Elizabeth Mackinlay has recorded the songs of a remote Aboriginal community in the first major ethnomusicology study the Yanuywa people of Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

21 July 1997

The University of Queensland is constructing a second high-tech testing facility for wireless communications as part of expansion of activities of its Wireless Communications Group.

27 June 1997

A University of Queensland researcher has received a prestigious international award for his studies of bimanual co-ordination - movements involving the co-operation of both hands.

20 June 1997

What animal lives in the rainforest, is devoted to its children and will give you a cuddle at the University of Queensland on May 17 and 18?

16 May 1997

Dedicating Space, a University of Queensland Architecture Department exhibition from May 16-23, celebrates the opening of a dedicated gallery space in the Zelman Cowen Building to exhibit the work of architecture students.

15 May 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