MAMA UQ

⚒️ MAMA Metallurgy Officer Nominations are now open! ⚒️

Unfortunately we’re saying goodbye to Brit at the end of the semester as she graduates, which means we’re looking for the next Metallurgy Officer to join the MAMA exec team.

If you’re keen to get more involved, help organise BBQs/events, work alongside industry and represent the metallurgy cohort, this is a great opportunity to jump in.

Applications close Friday, May 29 at 5 pm.

Link in bio for the nomination form 🔗💛⛏️

We’re officially taking on The Push-Up Challenge 💪🔥

This June, MAMA members will be smashing out push-ups to raise funds and awareness for mental health in Australia.

You can:
✔ join the MAMA team
✔ donate to support the cause
✔ send in your push-up videos
✔ or just cheer everyone on

We’d love to get as many members involved as possible.

Let’s get around a great cause and support better mental health together 💙

Sign up or donate through the link in our bio/story!

We’re excited to announce that Newmont is joining the lineup for Mech & Elec in Mining Night tonight!

Come along and meet Glencore, Whitehaven, MMG, Thiess, BMA, Peabody, Caterpillar — and now Newmont.

⏰ 5:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 Liveris Building, Level 4, UQ

Interested in a career in mining?
Join us this Thursday for Mech & Elec in Mining Night and meet companies like Glencore, Whitehaven, MMG, Thiess, BMA, Peabody and Caterpillar.

📅 30th April
⏰ 5:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 Liveris Building, Level 4, UQ

A great chance to network, ask questions, and learn more about the industry.

Kick‑start your career with the world’s leading gold company. Enjoy permanent, full‑time roles, site rotations across WA, NT and NSW, mentoring, relocation support, and professional development — plus be part of SEEK Grad’s 2026 Most Popular Mining & Energy Employer.

Enjoy the benefits including:
👷‍♂️ Stepping straight into a permanent role
🌏 Gaining hands‑on experience through rotations across WA, NT and NSW
🤝 Being supported by relocation assistance, buddy, and mentoring programs
🌱 Professional development and national graduate conference
✨ Unforgettable experience

This week, we’re spotlighting Fiona Dawson, a Mining Engineer who completed Newmont’s Graduate Program and is now building her career with us.

Applications close 11 May - see where a graduate pathway at Newmont can take you.

👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gnBv7xQ7

🔨 Welcome back, MAMA members! 🔥
We hope you all had a great mid-semester break and are feeling recharged 💪

As we head into the second half of Semester 1, our schedule is jam-packed with events you won’t want to miss! 🚀 From BBQs to major nights and everything in between, there’s something for everyone.

Make sure to come along, get involved, and make the most of what’s ahead 👷‍♂️✨

Let’s finish the semester strong! 💥

MAMA & AusIMM are banding together to invite you to our first event of Semester 1, 2026 – Welcome Back Bowls! 🎉

Everyone is welcome, so come along for some beverages and bowls to kickstart another great semester! 🍻

🗓 When: 27th of February, 5pm – 8pm
📍 Where: New Farm Bowls Club

We can’t wait to see you all there!

With a new year comes a brand new set of faces running your favourite weekly BBQs. It’s time to introduce our 2026 MAMA Execs!!! ⚒️💛

We’re so excited for what this year has in store and can’t wait for you to get to know the amazing team behind it all.

To help you get to know our lovely new execs, we asked them a few questions:

1. What’s the first thing you’re grabbing at MAMA BBQs?
2. Where’s your favourite spot on campus to hang out?
3. How do you like to spend your time outside of uni and work?

There’s a week to go until Market Day! 💥

Come along to our stall at the Great Court any time from 10am - 2pm on Wednesday the 18th of Feb. You’ll be able to sign up for a MAMA membership, grab some freebies, and chat to some of the team about what’s coming up in 2026. 💛🖤

Here's a look into where some of our members are based during this summer for their vacation placements! From the Bowen Basin and the North-West Minerals Province in Queensland, to porphyry copper/gold operations in the Lachlan Region of NSW, all the way to the West Coast of Tasmania - our members are spread across Australia. We can’t wait to see what they get up to 🙌

If you're a student member and shared your contact details with us for the purpose of teeing up getaways with mates in your area, head to the link below to access the survey responses!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iOCuAFu--VqhQ12v_u3Dts7qMTxeiP_sL61ovmDaXP4/edit?usp=drivesdk