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HiTeMP-5 Forum, 20-21 Oct, 2026
Save the dates for the 2026 HiTeMP-5 Forum, which will be held at the National Wine Centre, Adelaide on Tuesday Oct 20 and Wednesday October 21, 2026. For more information and to preregister your interest in attendance:
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Announcing ISER Ingenuity Award Winners for 2025
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 ISER Ingenuity Awards, celebrating another year of research excellence for students working in future energy and resources.
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Innovation in Motion: Strengthening Swiss-Australian Collaboration on Clean Energy and Mobility
ISER proudly took part in Innovation in Motion, a celebration of Swiss excellence in clean energy, advanced mobility, and deep technologies. Our Director, Professor Gus Nathan, joined the panel discussion alongside Joanna Kay, The Superpower Institute, and Taylor McKertich, Endress+Hauser, in a session chaired by Dr. Daniel Rossetto, an ISER title holder.
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Introducing AlumiNEXT™: the next generation in alumina refining
A/Prof Woei Saw, from the University of Adelaide's School of Chemical Engineering, is leading the AlumiNEXT™ project, a flagship HILT CRC project to decarbonise alumina refinineries.
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From Ambition to Action: 2025 Sam Luxton Memorial Lecture Reflections
Alison Reeve, Energy and Climate Change Program Director at the Grattan Institute, presented the 2025 Luxton Memorial Lecture “From ambition to action: policy to deliver Australia’s net zero ambitions”, followed by a panel discussion with Susan Jeanes, Professor Gus Nathan, Professor Melissa Nursey-Bray, and Professor Peter Draper. 25 Aug
Swiss Mobility Scholarships: Students to Apply Now for 2026
Students now have the exciting opportunity to study and conduct research in Switzerland through three prestigious scholarship programs. These opportunities not only provide financial support but also open doors to world-class academic and professional networks. Applications for 2026 are now open, learn more here. 12 Aug Alison Reeve, Energy and Climate Change Program Director at the Grattan Institute, will present the 2025 Luxton Memorial Lecture, “From ambition to action: policy to deliver Australia’s net zero ambitions” on Thursday August 21, in the Braggs Lecture Theatre, the University of Adelaide, from 5:00 – 6:30pm.
Building a critical mass of people and knowlege in critically important minerals
The Critical Mineral Research Centre is the go-to group for multidisciplinary research programs. It is the only one of its kind in Australia, and one of only a few worldwide. We cover end-to-end critical minerals research and education, from early prospectivity analyses to resource definition to mineral processing.
Heavy industry low-carbon transition (HILT) CRC
For Australia’s heavy industry sector to not only survive, but thrive over the coming decades with improved technological capabilities and cost competitiveness. HILT CRC will enable our heavy industry sector to compete in the low-carbon global economy for carbon-neutral materials such as ‘green’ iron, alumina, cement and other processed minerals. HILT CRC will focus on developing technologies and methods that overcome barriers to the low-carbon transition, which include the unacceptable risks of untested innovations that could jeopardise equipment, production and/or worker safety. The University of Adelaide is a core partner of the CRC.
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