Date: 23 July 2025 New ARC Training Centre launches to advance sustainable battery technologies to support a circular economy. Ms Alison Beasley, ARC Branch Manager, Research Evaluation and Policy, speaking at the official launch of the ARC Training Centre for Battery Recycling. Image: Supplied. The ARC was proud to attend the official launch of the ARC Training Centre for Battery Recycling at The University of Adelaide on 22 July 2025. As Australia transitions toward renewable energy systems and electric vehicles, battery use is significantly increasing, and so is the amount of battery waste. The research team at this new Training Centre are working to transform Australia’s battery and resource industry by building advanced manufacturing capability for recovering, reusing and recycling mixed battery materials that are essential for clean energy storage. By establishing industry-based collaborative research partnerships, the Training Centre will foster the next generation of leaders in the battery recycling and circular economy sectors. Over its lifetime, the Training Centre will train and mentor 19 PhD students and 4 postdoctoral fellows who will be embedded in industry-connect projects that are focused on developing novel recycling methods, assessing environmental impacts, and improving the recovery of valuable materials from battery waste. Through the ARC, the Training Centre reflects the government’s commitment to reducing environmental risk and creating a more sustainable Australian economy. The investment has generated strong national and international collaboration, together with significant intergenerational knowledge and skills transmission among researchers to build Australia’s capability. Learn more about the launch: Training centre will contribute to zero-waste future | Newsroom | University of Adelaide