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At the Sustainable Minerals Institute we strongly believe that powerful, transdisciplinary research – bridging the gap between silos - is a fundamental part of addressing the minerals industry’s sustainable challenges. Jandira Morais, a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR), has carried that transdisciplinary ethos with her throughout her studies.

Growing demand for metals necessary for the transition to a low carbon future could create high-risk mining ‘hotspots’ that will put pressure on communities and environments.

Technical expertise and academic rigour will be key to developing sustainable solutions to the minerals industry’s challenges and at the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) we have found both those things in PhD Student Rocío Vargas Soto.

The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is home to dozens of fantastic early career thinkers and future thought leaders who are already making a name for themselves, and nowhere is this more evident than in our postgraduate cohort.

Meet Nurassyl Battalgazy, Fitsum Weldegiorgis and Roneel Narayan who commenced with SMI in April.

University of Queensland researchers have presented a realistic pathway for the world’s transition away from coal using a framework which, country by country, identifies contradictions and constraints in national efforts.

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry’s contribution to climate change by accounting for sources and sinks of greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions.

A rare element discovered in Great Barrier Reef coral skeletons will help scientists understand the environmental history of nearby regions.  

University of Queensland researchers have highlighted the effects environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks will have on the global supply of metals without major innovations in the mining industry.