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Met4Tech exhibit on display at Eden Project
The interactive museum exhibit by Met4Tech (UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals) is now on display at the iconic Eden Project in Cornwall. The circular economy exhibit ‘The New Precious Metals’; Unearthing the Treasures in Our Everyday...
Universities’ collaborative project celebrates four years of achievements at Eden event
Over 40 business leaders, SMEs, policy makers, researchers, policy makers and representatives from sector bodies celebrated the achievements and impact of the University of Exeter-led Circular Economy (CE) Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech) at the Eden Project on...
Met4Tech researcher wins lecture competition
Met4Tech PhD student, Lara Tritton of Leicester University, won the Young Persons Lecture competition at the regional Min South, part of the Institute of Materials & Mining (IOM3). Her talk was titled 'Sourcing critical metals Te, Bi and W as by-products from...
Research centre to spearhead new support for Cornwall and Devon mineral mining to accelerate the Green Economy
A pioneering new research centre, designed to accelerate critical mineral extraction in Cornwall and Devon, has received a multi-million pound funding boost. The new centre, called the Critical Minerals Accelerating the Green Economy Centre and based at the University...
Met4Tech celebrates at NICER Programme Circular Economy Showcase
The Met4Tech team celebrated the success of the project at the final NICER Programme Circular Economy showcase event on 25 September 2024 at Church House, Westminster. The NICER programme is the UK’s largest circular economy research endeavour and has funded five CE...
‘Precious Metals’ interactive museum exhibit is now at the Royal Cornwall Museum
A new 3.5 metre high interactive exhibit created by Met4Tech which gives an insight into the importance critical technology metals have in everyday items like phones and computers is now installed at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. A team of experts from the...