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A proposed Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC-TiME) is one step closer as one of only six proposed Centres to progress to Stage Two in Round 21 of the Australian Government’s CRC Program.
Hosted by The University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia, CRC-TiME brings together 50 leading mining companies, the Minerals Council of Australia, mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies, regional development organisations, research partners, as well as local, State and Commonwealth governments.

An introduction to The University of Queensland’s (UQ) mining minds has kick-started a recently signed partnership with the PNG University of Technology (UNITECH).

An agreement between UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute Centre of Excellence in Chile (SMI-ICE-Chile) and TRENDS Industrial paves the way for collaboration on an integrated multi-user desalination supply system in Chile’s Atacama region.

After two years at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Global Fellow Dr Emilka Skrzypek is returning to St Andrews to complete the third year of her Fellowship.
MSCA Fellowships are among Europe’s most competitive and prestigious awards, aimed at supporting the best and most promising researchers.
Funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 framework, they provide research mobility and career development grants, with particular emphasis on promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaborations.

Researchers from around the world met in Brisbane to discuss sustainable solutions for the mining industry’s biggest challenges as part of UQ Minerals Week.
Academic leaders from The University of Capetown (UCT), The University of British Columbia (UBC) and The University of Exeter’s Camborne School of Mines joined colleagues from the Sustainable Minerals Institute at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre’s (MISHC) investment in talent, courses and international delivery has it at the forefront of industry efforts to re-examine health and safety.

The collapse of the tailings dam at the Corrego de Feijão iron ore mine near Brumadinho in Brazil in January 2019 highlighted again the very serious risks associated with managing mining waste.

University of Queensland researchers have published the first ever global dataset of mining induced displacement and resettlement, giving mining companies an evidence base to develop best practice.

With a bustling UQ Minerals Week behind us, it’s the perfect time to take stock of the week’s events and reflect on some of the outcomes SMI achieved through them. The first thing that needs to be said is 'thank you' to the SMI professionals, academics and HDR students who organised or took part in the week - it wouldn't have been possible without you

UQ Researcher Dr Sarah Holcombe recently addressed international stakeholders at the UN to share findings from her pioneering project to translate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) into an indigenous Australian language.