Professor Patrick Foster

I am the Head of the Camborne School of Mines and Professor in Mine Safety. I lecture and undertake research into the health, safety and working environment aspects of mining and quarrying. My particular research interests are in safety management systems, human factors, risk management, environmental impacts of mining & climate change.

I 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. Following this I joined International Mining Consultants Ltd as a Mine Safety Consultant where I was involved in health & safety management system audits, risk assessment training and research in the UK, India and South Africa.