Patrick Foster

Director and Associate Professor in Mine Safety

Cambourne School of Mines

Resourcing Tomorrow
Prof. Patrick Foster

Prof. Patrick Foster

Director and Associate Professor in Mine Safety

Cambourne School of Mines

Dr Patrick Foster is the Director of Education and Associate Professor in Mine Safety at the Camborne School of Mines where he lectures and undertakes research into the health, safety and working environment aspects of mining and quarrying.             

His particular research interests are in safety risk management, health & safety management systems, human factors and the effects of climate change in the mining industry.

He graduated in Mining Engineering from the University of Nottingham and continued there to undertake a PhD looking into safety risk assessment in the mining industry supported by British Coal. He then joined International Mining Consultants Ltd as a Mine Safety Consultant where he was involved in health & safety management system audits, risk assessment training and research in the South Africa, India and the UK.

Prof. Patrick Foster

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Keynote Panel: Tailings, Safety and Mining’s ‘Zero Harm’ Approach: Where Are We With the GISTM (Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management)? Are People and Communities Being Prioritised, and What Frameworks Are in Place to Assure Transparency?
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Next Generation Leaders Forum

Our Next Gen Leader programme in 2022 attracted over 100 students and graduates to the event. We targeted not universities offering mining degrees (Imperial, Camborne, Dundee) but tangential degrees (geology, business, engineering, health and safety) from the likes of Oxford, Bristol, Leicester, East Anglia, Southampton, St. Andrews and Birkbeck College.

Our mission at Resourcing Tomorrow is to show how mining is an inclusive industry which offers opportunities for everyone. What degree or qualifications you have, whatever your background is, there is a place in the mining industry for you.

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Session Chair’s Opening Remarks and Industry Survey Findings
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Keynote Panel: How Can Academia Respond to the Challenge of Encouraging More Students to Pursue a Career in Mining