News - Sustainable Minerals Institute - University of Queensland

New Superstar of STEM championing sustainable solutions to growing mine waste problem

Published on: 8 March 2023

Sharing the environmental and social challenges facing an increasingly metal-hungry society will be a major aim for The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox as she steps into her new role as a Superstar of STEM.
Next-gen drone sensing to be tested across the mining value chain

Published on: 16 January 2023

Next generation drone technology will be put to the test in Australia’s mining industry as University of Queensland (UQ) researchers aim to make hyperspectral imaging more accessible than ever before.
In conversation with Mark Noppé

Published on: 21 November 2022

Professor Mark Noppé is the newly appointed director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC).
Celebrating 30 years of the BRC

Published on: 9 November 2022

The first postgraduate research centre in Australia focusing on mining geology has celebrated its 30th anniversary.
A (critically) wasted opportunity?

Published on: 2 June 2022

Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Group Leader – Mine Waste Transformation & Characterisation (MIWATCH), discusses the best way for the mining industry to reduce mine waste.