The 9th Malaspina Awards Ceremony took place at the Australian Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Friday 15 May 2026.
Mr Israel Lozano, Mr Ignacio Boloix Peiro, Prof Tony Haymet, Dr Pep Canadell, HE Mrs Esther Monterrubio Villar, Prof Jessica Dempsey, A/Prof Ángel R. López Sánchez & Prof Sergio León-Saval (left to right).
The 2026 Malaspina Awards have been conferred to:
- Dr Josep ‘Pep’ Canadell (Individual)
- SKA Observatory (Organisation)
The event counted with the participation of Mr Israel Lozano (Managing Director – Navantia Australia), Mr Ignacio Boloix Peiro (Science Counsellor- Embassy of Spain in Australia), Prof Tony Haymet (Australia’s Chief Scientist), Dr Josep ‘Pep’ Canadell (Chief Research Scientist – CSIRO),HE Mrs Esther Monterrubio Villar (Ambassador of Spain in Australia), Prof Jessica Dempsey (Director – General of the SKA Observatory (SKAO)), A/Prof Ángel R. López Sánchez (SRAP President – Macquarie University) and Prof Sergio León-Saval (Secretary of the 9th Malaspina Awards, SRAP Honorary President – University of Sydney and Master of Ceremony).
The Malaspina Awards are an honour bestowed by the Spanish Embassy in Canberra and the Association of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP). They are awarded to individuals or organisations who have made a significant contribution to the scientific and/or cultural relationships between Spain and Australia. The Alejandro Malaspina Spanish World Scientific Expedition, was the first foreign mission to visit Sydney in 1793, just five years after the arrival of the First Fleet.
The 9th Malaspina Awards have been sponsored by Navantia Australia. The award is embodied by the statuette “Heart” designed by the internationally renowned Spanish artist Óscar Martín de Burgos.