- Cook Government makes further investment to
support research to progress the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety program
- New PhD Scholarships to be offered for
innovative research at WA universities
Mines and Petroleum
Minister Bill Johnston has launched the new Mental Awareness, Respect and
Safety (MARS) program PhD Scholarships hosted by the Minerals Research
Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA).
The scholarships will
further support a growing hub of leading-edge research in Western Australia to improve
the health, safety and well-being of workers in the mining industry.
At least four MARS Program
PhD Scholarships will be available to study at any university in Western
Australia.
The MARS Program PhD
Scholars will have access to the MRIWA Education Program to further support
their development as future thought leaders with the skills and passion to
tackle safety and wellbeing issues for mine site workers.
This initiative will
complement the recently announced Professorial Chair in Mining Work Health and
Safety awarded to Edith Cowan University.
Applications close on
Friday, 8 December 2023.
For more information,
visit https://www.mriwa.wa.gov.au/research-funding/education-program/scholarships/
Comments attributed to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston:
"The way we work is
fundamentally changing and we need to better understand how we can prepare
those in the mining industry for those changes.
"Scholars of the Mental
Awareness, Respect and Safety PhD Scholarships will play an important part in
the research ecosystem we are developing in Western Australia.
"They'll be working on
producing innovative solutions based on scientific perspectives to improve the
health, safety and well-being of workers and others in the mining industry.
"Increasing the number of
MRIWA PhDs, will advance the understanding of health and well-being issues in
the mining industry and provide a mechanism to monitor progress in these very
important areas."
