RESEARCH THEME

Governance

Research programs and groups

Leadership and Organisational Improvement: strategic program aiming to challenge and support the resources sector to consider how changes to organisational, and leadership approaches can produce better outcomes for workers, communities and the environment.

Development Minerals: transdisciplinary research program that undertakes research, education, technical assistance and capacity building on the local materials most important for local development

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

Highlight projects

Explaining High Reliability Organisations with Susan Johnston

Capacity Building of the Minerals Council of Australia Water Accounting Framework

UNEA resolution 4/19 on Mineral Resource Governance

Strengthening ASEAN Cooperation in Minerals

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Australia and Africa trade mining governance know-how

Published on: 17 February 2025

To help foster an exchange of mining governance knowledge, 25 participants from across 20 countries took part in the Australia Awards Africa ‘Mining Governance’ short course.
Future Fellowship puts mineral security on the global agenda

Published on: 7 August 2024

The Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Professor Daniel Franks has been awarded $1.2 million as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme.
Minding the governance gaps in rush for critical minerals

Published on: 16 June 2023

The urgency to provide metals for the energy transition is putting pressure on the legal safeguards and approval processes governing mining, according to University of Queensland (UQ) researchers, and the consequences could compromise sustainable development.
Building social science capability in mining, consultation and consent

Published on: 4 May 2023

Improving the governance of natural resources will be the focus for five new Higher Degree Research students recently recruited by the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.
Mineral security essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Published on: 11 October 2022

A new paper led by researchers from The University of Queensland is calling for a public conversation about why minerals are not explicitly referenced in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Mapping the risks

Published on: 30 June 2022

The global database that highlights supply risk for critical metals
Lessons from Izok Lake: an innovative and integrated approach

Published on: 30 June 2022