Collaboration is at the heart of SMI’s activities, and the Institute currently has partnership agreements with over 100 organisations. SMI undertakes research with industry, governments, civil society, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and inter-governmental organisations.
We have a strong focus on research translation and impact through commercialisation, contract and grant-based research, consulting and a growing number of public and bespoke professional development courses.
More SMI partnerships and collaborations
Research partnership highlights:
3. ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COE Minerals) UQ Node
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals (COE Minerals) is a collaborative research centres established between 9 Australian universities. SMI hosts the UQ Node and our research focuses on the core of minerals processing – particles size – and how coarser particles can increase robustness, efficiency, and speed of separation and, therefore, energy efficiency.