Scientists and engineers can experience life in the heart of the newsroom by applying for a British Science Association 2012 Media Fellowship.

The 34th International Mining Games will see teams of students compete in a series of events designed to keep traditional mining techniques alive.

Sensor-Based Sorting conference (Aachen, April 2012) programme published.

The Institute is inviting applications for its 2012 Scholarship and Bursary Awards, which are judged in respect of academic excellence.

The global financial crisis is affecting supply and driving up prices, claimed speakers at the fourth Living with Minerals conference in London, UK. Michael Forrest finds out what is shaping UK policy.

The deadline for nominations for the Institute of Physics Awards 2012 is 13 January.

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a two-day training workshop on implementing and auditing of the International Cyanide Management Code.

The ability of small businesses to borrow money is a key to economic growth, particularly in manufacturing and engineering. Government plans are in place to increase lending to businesses, but it is being questioned whether greater credit availability is actually allowing companies to borrow more.

Representatives from mining associations from Canada, the USA, Australia and South Africa, along with IOM3 as the UK’s organisation, came together at the Institute’s London office on 1 November.

Winners of the IOM3 2011 Special and Publication Awards were presented with their medals and prizes at an Awards Lunch at the Institute's London office