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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).

A University of Queensland project is spearheading a global initiative towards responsible supply chains for sand and silicate with the backing of the OECD and Roca Group.

Australian researchers, industry professionals and public servants will have access to sophisticated equipment as part of a new drone platform established by The University of Queensland (UQ) and AuScope.

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Alice Clark has been elected by her peers as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).

The University of Queensland (UQ) and Curtin University have developed a new Professional Certificate Program that will increase understanding of the modern mining industry in Australia and open pathways to postgraduate study for people currently working within the industry.

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have signed an agreement with industry partners to form a consortium to develop improved energy efficiency for mineral processing operations.

Researchers from the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s Julius Kruttschnitt Minerals Research Centre (JKMRC) have adapted a software and technology package to improve the safety and effectiveness of remote mine site surveying.

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.