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The Coal Tip Safety Community of Research Group was first established in 2021 in order to provide the Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales with expert advice on coal-tip safety.
Activities and Shared Resources
| The first step towards a new regime for coal tip safety in Wales | |
| Coal tip safety | GOV.WALES | |
| What can be done about Welsh coal tips? | |
| Watch our In:conversation: Coal Tip Safety webinar | |
| Droning on – Coal Tip Safety | Dr. David Kidner | University of South Wales |
| University of Bath Coal Tip Update | Dr Cormac Reale | Bath University |
| PRIME Technology for Enhanced Coal Tip Assessment | Dr Jason Ngui | BGS |
| Tylorstown Colliery Slip Landslide | Dr Peter Brabham | Cardiff University |
| Digital Twins of Coal Tips | Dr Maria Ferentinou | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Presentation by Jason Ngui | Jason Ngui |
Purpose of the Group
Topics discussed by the group include:
- Coal-tips and climate change
- Land use of tips and surrounding land
- Water management and drainage systems
- Legislative / Regulatory issues
- Economics / Social / Community issues
- Remediation issues and removal of material
- Circular economy opportunities
- Biodiversity and control of invasives
- Mine-water research