Prof Paul Hyland has taken a post at The University of Queensland, he now is a Professorial Research fellow in the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management. As part of his new role he will be working with staff of the Cooperate Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies to accelerate the adoption on innovation and technologies in the beef industry.

The University of Queensland is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. It is the oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in all areas of society and industry. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong "sandstone" universities committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universitas 21 alliance.