From the history of the Australian drive-in theatre to the connection between sport and Australian silent films, all will be revealed at the Everyday Wonders Popular Culture conference.

10 June 1997

Exercise scientists from the University of Queensland are bridging the gap between hospital rehabilitation and community-based physical activities for people with disabilities.

10 June 1997

The University of Queensland Senate on June 5 accepted the recommendation of Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay not to introduce full-fee places for Australian students at this time.

6 June 1997

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay will open newly-refurbished biological laboratories for one of the University's flagship research centres on June 23.

5 June 1997

The University of Queensland's successful solar racing team is one of only three international teams to receive a special invitation and support from organisers to compete in the World Solar Rally in Akita, Japan from August 1-3.

4 June 1997

State politicians will take time out for a science lesson on Wednesday, June 4, as seven Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) brief Parliament on recent scientific contributions to Queensland's environmental, mining, agricultural and rural...

3 June 1997

A dedicated parallel supercomputer facility for earthquake simulation at the Queensland University Advanced Centre for Earthquake Studies (QUAKES), could lead to a reduction in Australia's earthquake risk.

30 May 1997

The University of Queensland enrolled a record number of first-year students in 1996, including 80 percent of students who achieved Overall Positions of 1, according to the University's annual report tabled in State Parliament.

30 May 1997

University of Queensland researchers have recorded an earthquake of Richter magnitude 3.5 at 3.56 am, Thursday, May 29, near Bundaberg.

29 May 1997

The University of Queensland is seeking volunteers for a study of people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and whose use of cannabis appears to create some problems for them.

28 May 1997

The Infant Research Laboratory in the University of Queensland's School of Psychology is seeking infants aged between eight and 14 months for research into the origins of social understanding.

27 May 1997

An ancient Egyptian prime minister's tomb and its influence on Egyptian art will be discussed at a free illustrated public lecture hosted by the University of Queensland's Classics and Ancient History Department and its support group the Friends of...

27 May 1997

The Graduate School of Management at the University of Queensland has been listed among the top 20 business schools in the Asia-Pacific in an MBA Career Guide survey.

27 May 1997

The University of Queensland's School of Pharmacy teaching facilities have been upgraded with financial support from the University and the Australian pharmaceutical industry.

27 May 1997

University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay has praised the strategic vision and leadership of the Queensland Government in committing $15 million towards a new Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University's St Lucia campus.

27 May 1997

They have more legs than a dog and won't fetch slippers but spiders have the potential to become one of man's, and woman's, best friends, according to University of Queensland researcher Jan Green.

26 May 1997

Paper-based exams could be a thing of the past as a newly-launched product at the University of Queensland takes off.

23 May 1997

One hundred years of teaching and research will be celebrated at the University of Queensland Gatton College from Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July 20.

23 May 1997

Support for the lowering of the voting age was limited among young Australians and lacking in those already eligible to vote, according to a mock referendum at the University of Queensland's weekend Expo Uni.

23 May 1997

Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay said he would recommend to the University Senate on June 5 that it accepts a proposal to defer the introduction of full-fee places for Australian students beyond 1998.

22 May 1997