- 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/
As stated by 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."
