UQ Gatton’s popular weekend beekeeping course notches up its 50th anniversary this year with a residential event from November 23-25.

14 October 2002

Innovative research aimed at beating the debilitating human disease leptospirosis in the tropical north is under way at the University of Queensland

14 October 2002

The Governor of Queensland, His Excellency Major General Peter Arnison, AC CVO will announce the 2003 Queensland Rhodes Scholar at around 5.15-5.30pm tomorrow (Tuesday, October 15) at The University of Queensland.

14 October 2002

University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Peter Spradbrow has been honoured for his long dedication to improving life in developing countries by developing a simple vaccine for the killer poultry virus Newcastle disease.

11 October 2002

Sufferers of persistent pain, including osteoarthritis, are being offered free medication effectiveness testing as part of a groundbreaking Australian study.

10 October 2002

Tennis elbow can be a disabling and crippling problem for which a cure has not yet been found.

10 October 2002

The Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education at UQ (ICTE-UQ) will launch the new Professional Internship Program in partnership with Australian Internships.

10 October 2002

A free public lecture at The University of Queensland will debate the genetic engineering boom. Is genetic technology developing too fast without considering the social and environmental consequences?

10 October 2002

Community pharmacists can improve patient health outcomes in the bush, according to a University of Queensland study.

8 October 2002

One of the world`s leading bioethics and public policy experts from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) at the University of Queensland has cautioned against using a potential `nicotine vaccine` to prevent smoking in teenagers saying that...

8 October 2002

International specialist in community-university engagement Bruce Muirhead will propose some bold policy initiatives at a one-hour seminar at UQ Ipswich on Wednesday, October 9.

7 October 2002

A University of Queensland scientist is jointly responsible for the discovery of four antibodies, which open the way for accurate diagnoses of the deadly West Nile virus.

7 October 2002

A recently-appointed University of Queensland researcher has made a world-first discovery of a mechanism that may stimulate the production of new nerve cells in the brain.

7 October 2002

UQ researcher Dr Guy Elston has begun groundbreaking investigations of the brain that could impact on the study of mental illnesses such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and dementia as well as the brain’s recuperative ability following injury.

7 October 2002

UQ medical researchers and specialists from the Royal Children’s Hospital have successfully treated a young burns patient 1000 km away, via email.

4 October 2002

Feminism and girl cultures will be the topics under discussion at two free public lectures hosted by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies (CCCS) on Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8.

4 October 2002

Last summer, the Great Barrier Reef experienced its worst-ever coral bleaching event – data has shown it was even the more severe than in 1998.

4 October 2002

An outstanding research achievement by University of Queensland PhD student Jim Gibbs is expected to boost bottom line profits for northern Australia beef producers.

3 October 2002

The frenzy of communication occurring inside our bodies as we go about our everyday lives could provide a key to cancer treatment.

3 October 2002

Keeping an eye on lonely older men in the community is more than just friendly – it can be life-saving, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

3 October 2002