The Department of Communication and Development issues regular news releases to the media, highlighting items of interest from the University community on a wide range of topics. This page contains copies of those issued in 1999 - other material is held in a separate archives. You can search the archives by keyword using the search facility in the Area Index section of this page.
December 1999
University of Ulster recognised for I.T. Excellence 22nd December 1999
Can You Add to the North-West's History 21st December 1999
New Playwright Post for University 21st December 1999
University of Ulster Appoints Human Rights Lawyers 16th December 1999
Altnagelvin to Test New Potential for Cancer Treatment 16th December 1999
Ulster's Young Gay men 30 Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide 15th December 1999
The Protestant Culture: Real or Imagined? 9th December 1999
Romania Ten Years on: Ulster's Humanitarian Response 7th December 1999
UU Issues Soy Milk Research Appeal 7th December 1999
UU Leads the Way in Social Inclusion 3rd December 1999
Local Man Helps Save Lives in US 3rd December 1999
November 1999
Good Friday Agreement Means Power for Women Too. Cross-Border Graduates 29th November 1999
Seminar of Human Rights and Minority Rights 25th November 1999
University Research Could Transform House Buying and Selling 23rd November 1999
Guinness, UU Boost Ulster's Young Athletes 18th November 1999
Irish President Talks of Forgiveness 16th November 1999
Fire Legislation 16th November 1999
UU Research Helps Make the Perfect Pint 16th November 1999
UU Cancer Researcher Honoured for Excellence 16th November 1999
University of Ulster joins forces with Nortel Networks and QUB to create Centre for Communications Engineering 11th November 1999
Two Year Olds With Sectarian Attitudes 10th November 1999
October 1999
£500,000 Research Project to Help MS Sufferers 26th October 1999
First Ever Independent Survey on Province's Pensions and Pensioners 22nd October 1999
September 1999
UU Gene Research Could Make Cancer Treatments More Effective 17th September 1999
Teenagers Talk Peace, Reconciliation and Policing 17th September 1999
Searching at Magee for the 'New Enid Blyton' 16th September 1999
Building Work to Begin on Job Creation at Magee College 14th September 1999
Voice Technology to Help Disabled 13th September 1999
Marketing Heaven 9th September 1999
International Consumer Conference Opens in Belfast 1st September 1999
August 1999
Making Shoppers Safe From Fire 23rd August 1999
Book Lovers Head for University of Ulster 20th August 1999
Magee College to Deliver First Law Degrees 20th August 1999
UU Research Finds Clue to Alzheimer's Disease 4th August 1999
July 1999
Communication in Management 27th July 1999
93% Career Success For UU Students 26th July 1999
Magee College Provost New BBC NI Governor 23rd July 1999
Supporting Northern Ireland Business in Europe 19th July 1999
Scientists Identify 'Mystery Bug' in Coleraine 14th July 1999
University's £100,000 Award to Help Farmers 13th July 1999
University of Ulster Academic to Address UN 6th July 1999
June 1999
200 New Jobs for North West 25th June 1999
University Council Gives go Ahead to Belfast Area Plan 21st June 1999
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 18th June 1999
Innovative New Software Company Launched in Northern Ireland 15th June 1999
Try the Caveman Diet 15th June 1999
Youth Conference 14th June 1999
UU Invention Could Cut Home Central Heating Bills in Half 11th June 1999
Pioneering UU Courses Plug Ireland's IT Skills Gap 9th June 1999
New Vice-Chancellor Announced 8th June 1999
'Making Ends Meet' - Money-Lenders and Pawnbrokers 3rd June 1999
Major International Business Conference for Derry 3rd June 1999
May 1999
Derry and Londonderry: Our History 31st May 1999
University Announces £2 million in Research Projects 26th May 1999
Coleraine Business Person of the Year 24th May 1999
Bishop Mehaffey To Be Honoured As "An Agent For Peace" 18th May 1999
Business Opportunities 18th May 1999
Golf - Has Technology Spoilt the Game? 7th May 1999
April 1999
New £1/4m Business Initiative at UU 23rd April 1999
Student Hardship 23rd April 1999
Americans and Russians to Discuss Forgiveness 22nd April 1999
Is Neutrality an Option? 19th April 1999
New Institute Launched 19th April 1999
New Hope for Deaf Students 15th April 1999
Psychologists Discuss Effects on Troubles 1st April 1999
University Unites With Concern Worldwide on Disaster Relief 1st April 1999
March 1999
Minister Launches Project to Combat Poor Reading Skills 16th March 1999
New Drug Systems Company Launched in Coleraine 11th March 1999
A Yoghurt a Day Helps Keep Cancer at Bay 9th March 1999
University of Ulster Renews its Commitment to Springvale 8th March 1999
February 1999
USA Shows Way Forward for NI Economy 25th February 1999
New Routes to Higher Education 19th February 1999
New Research Centre Looks Back at Democracy in Ireland 19th February 1999
University of Ulster Scientists Fight for Safer Water 18th February 1999
FLEX - Foreign Languages for Export 18th February 1999
Northern Ireland Continues to Lag in Venture Capital Investment 2nd February 1999
January 1999
New Springvale "Village Council" Announced 20th January 1999
Inaugural Meeting of Northern Ireland Centre for Health Informatics 14th January 1999
Vice-Chancellor to Retire 8th January 1999
One Stop Shop for Voluntary Groups 7th January 1999
