01 Breakthrough

Hunting a cereal killer

A deadly threat on the loose. An international team of experts. A 20-year-old mystery. It’s got all the ingredients of the latest true crime podcast. But it’s actually a mission to uncover the origins of the world’s deadliest strain of cereal rust disease.

02 Research

Master monitoring

Our new groundwater sensor system makes environmental monitoring faster, more reliable and less labour intensive in mining operations.

Precisely does it

Precision mining is like keyhole surgery. It uses technology to target the ore and extract the value with the least environmental impact.

03 Discoveries

04 People

Blue water high

The first educator from the Torres Strait on our research vessel Investigator shares his adventures on the high seas.

JOBS

Cotton on

We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to collect, review and analyse data to help optimise cotton yields in tropical Australia. Townsville based.

Great minds

We’re seeking a behaviour research scientist to investigate links between human nutrition, cognitive function and brain health. Adelaide based.

05 Participate

Rock along

We've cobbled together a playlist of rock anthems to celebrate our mineral resources research. Classic, heavy, sedimentary – rock on!

PV for your EV

We’ve found a way to charge your electric car using solar. Get smoother charging in warm weather using energy from your own home.

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