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Continuing SRAP’s regular collaboration with SBS Spanish Radio, our president A/Prof. Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University) has been interviewed to discuss what the sky has in store for us in 2025, including planetary alignments, lunar eclipses, and seeing Saturn without its rings. The interview was conducted by Carmenza Jiménez. You can […]

Aligned planets, ringless Saturn, eclipses and meteor showers: our firmament ...



The 7th Malaspina Awards Ceremony took place at the Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Monday 9th December 2024 at 11am. The 2024 Malaspina Awards have been conferred to Prof Alfredo Martínez-Expósito (Individual) Eat Spanish (Institution) The event counted with the participation of Ms Anna-Maria Arabia (Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of […]

7th Malaspina Awards Ceremony


The Malaspina Awards is an honour bestowed by the Spanish Embassy in Canberra and the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) to individuals and organisations who have made a significant contribution to the scientific and/or cultural relationship between Spain and Australia. The award will be presented in two categories, an […]

Announcement of the winners of the 7th Malaspina Awards


SRAP is committed in boosting the career perspectives of Early-Career Spanish researchers in the Australia-Pacific region. To achieve this goal, the SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award aims to recognize extraordinary research trajectories of Early-Career SRAP members. The SRAP-frA Early researcher career grant is organized by SRAP, and it is sponsored by […]

Dr. Isabel Nuñez Lendo: Winner of the 3rd SRAP-frA Early-Career ...



DEADLINE EXTENDED until October 28th by 11.59pm (AEDT time). The Spanish Embassy in Canberra in collaboration with the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) are pleased to announce that the nominations for the 7th Malaspina Awards in the categories of Individual and Organisation are now open. The Malaspina Awards […]

Nominations open for the 7th Malaspina Awards


The association Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) organises annually the “Australia-Spain Research Forum”, a multidisciplinary conference aimed at the wider community, to highlight Australia-Spain research and present broad research and cultural topics which are of special interest to the Australian and Spanish societies. SRAP promotes and supports networking between Australia-Pacific and […]

Announcement of the 10th Australia-Spain Research Forum “Art & PEOPLE! ...


SRAP members and friends in Melbourne meet every Friday from 5pm since June 2024. The gatherings have taken place mainly at the rooftop of the funky Spanish joint Bombabar (103 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000), but some Fridays the group have met at other venues. For example, on Friday, August 9th, the […]

Weekly social meetings in Melbourne



The “Science @Heart 2024” event, held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo on August 17th for Australia National Science Week, was a resounding success, engaging audiences of all ages in a fun and interactive exploration of science. The event featured a variety of talks and displays with shark teeth. From […]

Success of “Science @Heart 2024”


Exciting Stargazing Online Event for Science Week in Australia! Join us for a celestial adventure under the stars! The Instituto Cervantes Sydney and the Association of Spanish Researchers in the Australia-Pacific (SRAP) are thrilled to invite you to an unforgettable live stargazing event with A/Prof. Ángel R. López-Sánchez from Macquarie […]

Stargazing Line Online with SRAP and Instituto Cervantes Sydney during ...


Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) is an independent and non-for-profit community association of volunteers in Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific that aims to disseminate excellent-quality research and facilitate collaboration opportunities to contribute to the cultural enrichment and knowledge advance of our society. SRAP is committed in boosting the career perspectives […]

Announcement of the SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2024



UPDATE: Read about how the event was! We are thrilled to announce Science@Heart, an engaging and enlightening event taking place on August 17th at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo. This event is made possible thanks to the successful collaboration between SRAP (Spanish Researchers in Australia Pacific) and the […]

Science@Heart in Dubbo for Australia National Science Week


SRAP Research Bites Victoria – 5th June 2024 On Wednesday June 5th, SRAP organised a Research Bites event at The Spanish Club – Hogar Español Melbourne (57 Johnston St, Fitzroy, Vic, 3065) in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes Australia. Entitled “Talks about researching in Australia in Spanish”, Research Bites invited […]

Melbourne Research Bites 2024


An Incredible Opportunity: A PhD Scholarship at Sydney Law School Inma Cumbrera Conde, originally from San Fernando (Cadiz, Spain), has been awarded the esteemed WA Cooke, Jane Cooke and Alfred Godfrey Scholarship at the University of Sydney Law School, making her the first Spaniard to receive this distinguished honor. This […]

Inma Cumbrera Conde: awarded with the WA Cooke, Jane Cooke ...



SRAP has attended the 8th Meeting of Scientific, Technological, and Spanish Innovation Diplomacy and the Network of Associations of Researchers and Scientists Abroad (RAICEX), which took place last Wednesday, December 20, at the headquarters of the Ramón Areces Foundation in Madrid, Spain. I was representing SRAP in these meetings. The […]

SRAP attended the 8th Meeting of Scientific, Technological, and Spanish ...


A group of friends and flamenco lovers including SRAP Honorary President Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla have planned an unforgettable Spanish summer night at The Robertson Hotel (Robertson – Southern Highlands, NSW) that will encompass an immersive experience in its world-famous food, wine and music. This once-in-a-decade event will bring together exceptional ambassadors of Spanish culture […]

Announcement: Flamenco Weekend at The Robertson Hotel 


Our member, SRAP Queensland representative and social media manager, Dr Mariel Familiar López (Griffith University) was appointed as an Inspiring Australia Queensland (IAQ) Ambassador 2023/4. Her community engagement and outreach, and science communication work identified her as an exceptional and inspiring STEM leader by IAQ. The IAQ program intends to […]

Dr. Mariel Familiar named “Inspiring Australia Queensland Ambassador 2023/4”




Our honorary president Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla has been named “Researcher of the Year 2023” at University of Canberra, following the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards 2023.   The details, in these news of the University of Canberra: Professor of Mental Health Luis Salvador-Carulla is an award-winning mental health expert and the Deputy […]

Professor Luis Salvador-Carulla named “Researcher of the Year” at University ...


An MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) agreement was signed today, 4th December 2023, between the University of Canberra (Australia) and the University of Valencia (Spain). The signing ceremony took place at the Spanish Embassy in Canberra. Montserrat Moman, Deputy Head of the Spanish Embassy, welcomed the event and emphasized the significance […]

MoU Agreement between University of Canberra (Australia) and University of ...



Our president, Dr Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University), has been interviewed for an article in Diario Córdoba titled “Cuatro cordobeses ejemplo de talento exportado al mundo”, which was published today, Sunday, 26th November, 2023. According to the article in Diario Córdoba “Cuatro cordobeses ejemplo de talento exportado al mundo,” Ángel López-Sánchez […]

Ángel López-Sánchez interviewed in Diario Córdoba as “example of talent ...


The 6th Malaspina Awards Ceremony took place at the Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Friday 17 November 2023 at 6:00pm. The 2023 Malaspina Awards have been conferred to Prof Carola Vinuesa (Individual) EMPOWER Consortium – University of Canberra (Institution) The event counted with the participation of Ms Anna-Maria Arabia (Chief […]

6th Malaspina Awards Ceremony


Ahoy, fellow SRAP members! I recently had the pleasure of setting sail on an extraordinary event called ‘Cruise with the Europeans,’ organized by various European Chambers of Commerce including La Camara. I embarked on this cruise representing SRAP with the intent of exploring potential collaborations with Spanish firms and researchers. […]

SRAP participates in Sydney Cruise with La Cámara