A University of Queensland researcher has undertaken the most realistic simulations yet of multiple lightning strokes in a quest to improve protection for power system equipment.

24 March 1997

A University of Queensland anthropologist has written a controversial new book which argues that Australian Aboriginal prehistory has been viewed in a narrow light by white historians.

21 March 1997

Lush conifer forests interspersed with flowering trees and herbs bordering a vast inland sea - it may be hard to imagine but this was the scene around Winton in western Queensland 95 million years ago.

20 March 1997

The University of Queensland will launch a discussion paper next month identifying key issues for staff in managing their work and family responsibilities at the University.

19 March 1997

A University of Queensland academic has developed a method for computing fair prices for a new derivative security being traded on world share markets.

19 March 1997

The University of Queensland's support for PhD students has been rewarded with a 34 percent increase in completions in 1996.

19 March 1997

A killer that devours its victims through its nose may sound more like a horror film character than a potential friend of Australian agriculture, but with the help of University of Queensland research it may be cast in a new role.

19 March 1997

A University of Queensland anthropologist is providing expert advice on a large and argumentative Papua New Guinean tribe whose members seem set to receive considerable oil royalties.

19 March 1997

Heritage grandeur, fine cuisine and quality music are on the menu for the University of Queensland Music Department's first dinner concert at Brisbane Customs House at 7pm on Thursday, May 8.

17 March 1997

A book by four University of Queensland academics describing Australian life at Federation may become the official historical reference for the centennial celebrations in 2001.

17 March 1997

The determination of three students with disabilities has generated improvements to Emmanuel College's services to students in wheelchairs.

17 March 1997

Told by a doctor she was a 'walking time bomb' in that her high blood pressure could result in a stroke at any moment, LeeAnne Doel says her life has returned to normal thanks to a new operation to remove an adrenal gland.

13 March 1997

A leading medical researcher who has discovered a breakthrough ulcer treatment made entirely from Queensland bananas has been appointed an Adjunct Professor with the University of Queensland.

13 March 1997

University of Queensland researchers studying agoraphobia need 20 adult volunteers who do not suffer the condition, nor have a university education, to participate as control subjects.

12 March 1997

The University of Queensland's School of Marine Science will hold a free 'Sea Shore School' for the public at Wellington Point on Sunday March 23 from 1pm to 5pm.

12 March 1997

Macadamia nuts may hold the key to developing disease resistant banana, sugarcane and sunflower varieties, according to University of Queensland researchers.

11 March 1997

Sydney artist Hugh Oliveiro says his first Brisbane exhibition at Brisbane Customs House tells a multitude of stories in an eclectic collection of 22 acrylic paintings.

10 March 1997

The University of Queensland has attracted a record intake of new overseas students for first semester 1997.

10 March 1997

The University of Queensland has established an office in Hanoi, Vietnam, to tap the country's fledgling education market.

10 March 1997

The University of Queensland will hold a convocation event at the Hotel Furama, Connaught Road, Hong Kong on Monday March 10 at 8pm to acknowledge the achievements of new graduates in the presence of alumni, family and friends.

6 March 1997