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The University of Exeter with 22000 students, is ranked amongst the The Times Higher Education World University Rankings top 1 per cent of universities in the world. In 2014 the UK Research Excellence Framework rated 98 per cent of research as of international quality. With more than 220 EU funded projects, the University has significant experience of participating in and managing European research and innovation. Camborne School of Mines (CSM) is a multidisciplinary department on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall with ca. 400 students and 27 academic staff. It brings together research expertise across the whole mining life cycle, including geology, mining and minerals engineering, environmental and social aspects. Links with Geography, Social Science, Business, History, the European Centre for Environment and Human Health and the Environment and Sustainability Institute in the university facilitate further indisciplinary work. CSM participates in nine current major European projects, has alumni worldwide and many industry partners. It is also well connected to local government and civic society in Cornwall and to a diverse network of local mining and mining-related businesses in the region (Cornwall Mining Alliance).

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  • By Hilary Webb

Deliverable 2.6

Deliverable 2.6 from the MIREU project.

  • By Hilary Webb

The UK's 'green future' and mining in the south west

A MIREU partner from the Camborne School of Mines – University of Exeter has published an article discussing the need for sustainably sourced raw materials to meet increasing demand and how the UK, in particular the south west, could be part of the addressing these challenges. 

  • By Hilary Webb

Virtual Networking between Cornwall & Saxony

As part of the MIREU project, the regions of Cornwall & Saxony are involved in a Twinning Project with the regions represented by The University of Exeter (UNEXE) and Geokompetenzzentrum Freiberg (GKZ). Learn more about their recent activities in this article.

  • By Hilary Webb

Deliverable 4.3

Deliverable 5.3 from the MIREU project.

  • By Hilary Webb

Networking Matrix v.10

The Networking Matrix is a theoretical approach in WP2 to support Networking Regions.

  • By Ryan Titley

Electric vehicle boom attracts new interest in Cornwall’s mineral deposits

The increasing demand for metals used in the production of electric cars, such as tin and lithium, has led to a renewed interest in the deposits in the MIREU partner region Cornwall in the UK.

  • By Ryan Titley

The Man Engine

The Man Engine was built to be the flagship project celebrating the 10th ‘Tinth’ anniversary of the Cornwall and West Devon UNESCO Mining World Heritage Site. This 11 metres steam powered Cornish Miner from Golden Tree Productions is the largest mechanical puppet ever built in Britain.

  • By Hilary Webb

CSM Business Breakfast - MIREU Networking European Mining and Metallurgy Regions: Cornwall & Saxony

Camborne School of Mines and the Univiersity of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, invite businesses to attend a series of breakfasts around new technology and innovation in the mining sector.

  • By Hilary Webb

Future of EU mining regions collaboration

The Industrial modernisation S3P Mining industry and the ERRIN task force on raw materials invite you to an online roundtable discussion on the future of the EU mining regions collaboration. It will be an opportunity to learn more about the initiatives supporting the networking of mining regions.

  • By Ryan Titley

MIREU conference on mining heritage

The MIREU project is organising a conference on mining heritage between 21-23rd April 2020 in Cornwall, UK. 

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