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Who We Are:
ISER is the brand champion of University of Adelaide wide initiatives and key portal of research capabilities within sustainability, energy and resources, wherever they may be anchored in our Faculties and Institutes. ISER coordinates the University’s [forthcoming] Sustainability Research Strategy and leads large scale collaborative research efforts across our academic ecosystem.
Vision:
To be a globally recognised transdisciplinary and collaborative thought leader within the domains of Sustainability, Energy and Resources.
Mission:
Building a better future through globally impactful large scale transdisciplinary and collaborative sustainability research to advance towards Net Zero, anchored in one of the most liveable cities and states in the world.
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Featured opportunities
Copper for Tomorrow CRC bid
Copper is essential in our transition to a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future. It’s a sustainable copper paradox: how do we increase the production of copper needed for society, and do so by processing lower grade ores, without using more energy and water, and producing more waste? The proposed Copper For Tomorrow CRC (for submission in 2022) will bring together industry and researchers to solve this challenge while helping companies to achieve their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) goals and remain profitable.
Hydrogen CRC bid
The Hydrogen CRC Bid (for submission in 2022) is on track to become the largest single initiative in the country’s history focused on supporting the development of the emerging Australian hydrogen sector. It will provide much needed resources, capabilities, linkages and partners that can accelerate and de-risk the developing hydrogen industry and related projects. CRC’s are industry led and driven and your input is essential in to ensuring the bid addresses industry needs.
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.
Latest news
28 Jun
Curnamona Cube AuScope Seismic Array - Mawson Geo Centre
The AuScope Earth Imaging team, led by Professor Graham Heinson and Ben Kay from The University of Adelaide, Mawson Geo Centre, is deploying 138 NCRIS enabled seismometers in the CurnamonaCube Project area. 28 Jun
SACOME Annual Staff and Student Membership Benefits 2022
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources has renewed SACOME Annual Membership FY22/23 for staff and up to 80 students. 17 Jun
PRIF Mining Consortium Annual Assembly 2022
Friday 22nd July 2022 I 9:30am – 5:00pm I The Adelaide Convention Centre (Riverbank Room 5) and via Zoom (link will be provided closer to the event). 10 Jun
Soil Carbon Increases Under Cover Crops
The level of soil organic carbon (SOC) was almost 23 per cent higher in areas that had cover crops directly below vines, when compared to a standard method of spraying herbicide on the soil.
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An exciting tomorrow is there for the making—more efficient, more productive and environmentally sustainable. We would welcome the chance to shape it with you.
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