A sustainable mining startup backed by University of Queensland researchers has been recognised among a handful of top global innovators by the World Economic Forum.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute team behind the world’s first Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) on mine closure and post-mining transitions has been recognised with an award at the 2024 CRC TiME Annual Awards, an initiative by the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME).
Dr Raijeli Taga, Permanent Secretary for the Fiji Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, has received The University of Queensland’s (UQ) International Alumnus of the Year Award in recognition of her contribution to Pacific Island development, sustainability, gender equality, environmental health and work with Indigenous communities.
The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) recently held the 2022 SMI Memorial Awards Ceremony, including presentations of the Ian Morley Prize, the Bill Whiten Memorial Prize and the Dee Bradshaw Travel Scholarship.
A Consortium of Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) researchers and mining industry partners has been recognised as a model for collaborative, applied research at the UQ Research and Translation Awards.
Research which underpinned a new United Nations Environment Assembly resolution on Environmental aspects of minerals and metals management has been recognised at The University of Queensland’s 2022 Research and Translation Awards.
Researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute have been recognised at The University of Queensland’s Research Partnerships and Translation Awards – taking home two of the night’s top awards.
Researchers at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Mineral Institute have won five grants, totalling more than $1.2 million in funding, to develop new sustainable resource research from the Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program (ACARP).
Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) PhD Candidate Joyce Siong has been awarded the prestigious Ian Morley Prize for her excellence in applied research, enthusiastic approach to site work, and dedication to the Centre’s student community.
