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.
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has published the first six project reports of the Social Aspects of Mine Closure Research Consortium.
Assoc Professor Nick Bainton co-wrote the first publicly available Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for a proposed gas project in Papua New Guinea. He and co-author Nora Gotzmann discuss the impacts of the report.
Professor Deanna Kemp discusses the background and aims of the 'Social aspects of mine closure research consortium', ahead of the first meeting on 10 May 2019.
University of Queensland researchers and a number of leading mining companies have formed a three-year consortium to research effective mine closure strategies.
Lynda Lawson was studying for her PhD and working as a training manager for UQ’s Sustainable Minerals Institute when she first met women miners in Madagascar.
University of Queensland researchers have produced a range of educational resources aimed at tackling safety risks for workers in the gemstone industry.
Professor Saleem Ali from the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, and Dr Laura Sonter and Professor James Watson from UQ's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences publish in the Royal Society
Female sapphire miners in Madagascar are among the nation’s hardest workers and poorest people, but their future is looking brighter, thanks to University of Queensland research.
