Australia's first female Rhodes Scholar Beth Woods has returned to her alma mater, the University of Queensland, as the Queensland Industry Development Corporation (QIDC) foundation professor of agribusiness.

24 July 1997

The University of Queensland has the best overall rating of all Queensland universities and one of the best Australian university ratings in the 1998 edition of the Good Universities Guide to Australian Universities.

23 July 1997

One third of women who have non insulin-dependent diabetes are binge eaters, according to University of Queensland researcher Dr Justin Kenardy.

22 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

Three hundred of the world's leading space engineers and medical researchers will attend the 21st International Symposium on Shock Waves from July 20 to July 25 at Great Keppel Island.

18 July 1997

Twenty-four bus and coach operators will graduate from a University of Queensland-organised accreditation course at a ceremony at the Tabletop Room, Picnic Point in the Park, Tourist Road, Toowoomba on Sunday, July 20 at 5.30pm.

17 July 1997

University of Queensland initiatives to encourage women researchers are paying dividends, according to the University's senior research leader.

17 July 1997

A University of Queensland researcher has developed a portable lightning protection device aimed at saving lives and equipment.

17 July 1997

160 final-year students from 43 south-east Queensland high schools will discover the lighter side of mathematics when they fire water rockets and play detective at the University of Queensland on Friday, July 18.

17 July 1997

The University of Queensland's SunShark team has almost completed preparations for the World Solar Rally in Akita, Japan from August 1-3.

15 July 1997

A new self-contained apartment block under construction at the University of Queensland's Cromwell College is a sign of willingness to adapt to changing student demand, according to University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor John Hay.

15 July 1997

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way to block the growth of kidney cancer tumours.

14 July 1997

Nine bus and coach operators will graduate from a University of Queensland-organised accreditation course at a ceremony at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club on Sunday, July 13 at 5.30pm.

11 July 1997

Most children with middle ear infections will not benefit from courses of antibiotic treatment, according to University of Queensland researchers.

11 July 1997

The Institution of Engineers, Australia (Queensland Division) has become the latest corporate supporter of the bid by the University of Queensland's SunShark team to win its division of the World Solar Rally in Akita, Japan from August 1-3.

11 July 1997

Key elements of research into end-of-life decision-making conducted by University of Queensland academics have contributed to the Queensland Government's new Powers of Attorney Bill.

11 July 1997

Roofs from Melbourne to Malaysia are turning green and blue as a result of a collaborative project involving the University of Queensland and industry partners.

9 July 1997

The Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy conference will be held at the Carlton Crest Hotel from July 5 to 9.

9 July 1997

Planar algebras, black holes, superconductivity and the mathematics of knots will be hotly debated at the University of Queensland this month.

4 July 1997

A University of Queensland researcher is evaluating the Indian Blackbuck antelope as a potential candidate for a new farming animal industry for sub-tropical and tropical Australia.

3 July 1997