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  • Why Agreements Matter Launch a Success

    Published on: 6 May 2016
    Today the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) hosted the launch of Rio Tinto's "Why Agreements Matter" guide.

  • UQ ranks at number one in Australia in Mineral Resources and Mining Engineering (10th globally).

    Published on: 24 March 2016
    The University of Queensland is number one in Australia in two subject areas and among the world’s top 20 in four, a global review published today confirms.

  • The University of Queensland and Human Rights Think Tank Announce Partnership

    Published on: 14 March 2016
    The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) have forged closer ties, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the extractives sector and human rights.

  • SMI welcomes philanthropic gift

    Published on: 5 February 2016
    The Japan Coal Development Australia Pty Ltd (JCDA) has made a philanthropic gift in support of research conducted by two SMI PhD students valued at $5000 each.

  • Metal farming research gets ARC funding boost

    Published on: 4 November 2015
    SMI research into hyperaccumulator plants – plants that concentrate metals in their leaves and sap – has been given a boost with a $367,000 Australian Research Grant.

  • RISKGATE honoured with ACARP Excellence Award

    Published on: 21 September 2015
    An innovative approach to risk management in the coal industry has been honoured with an ACARP research excellence award.

  • SMI announces leadership changes

    Published on: 2 September 2015
    Professor Alice Clark, former President of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), will immediately join SMI as the Director of Production Centres.

  • South Africans tap into rich vein of UQ mining knowledge

    Published on: 28 August 2015
    A high-level South African Government delegation will be hosted by The University of Queensland this week to study how the Australian mining industry deals with community and workforce management issues.

  • JKMRC alumnus honoured in UQ Alumni Awards

    Published on: 18 August 2015
    Dr Jeffrey Dawes, a former JKMRC PhD student who now heads up Komatsu Latin America, has been honoured by The University of Queensland with a Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award.

  • SMI 3 Minute Thesis

    Published on: 3 August 2015
    Congratulations to Philippa Dodshon who was the winner of the last week's SMI 3MT competition with her presentation “What’s the definition of insanity?” Philippa will go on to represent SMI at the all UQ institutes competition in August.

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