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Continuing SRAP’s collaboration with SBS Radio in Spanish, today an interview with our President, A/Prof. Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University), has been published, focusing on the total lunar eclipse that we will be able to enjoy from New Zealand and Australia next Tuesday, 13 March. The full interview can be accessed […]

Radio SBS in Spanish interviews Ángel López-Sánchez about lunar eclipse

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On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 the Spanish Embassy of Spain in Australia and Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) wanted to share the spotlight of some amazing Spanish scientist and SRAP members working in Australia. They created short science postcards about themselves […]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

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Joins us in congratulating SRAP member and The University of Queensland ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology Teresa Ubide named Distinguished Fellow of the Geological Society of Australia at the Australian Earth Science Convention. What an incredibly honour! The SRAP community is happy to share the news.

Assoc. Prof. Teresa Ubide named Distinguished Fellow of the Geological ...

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On Tuesday, 3 February, the President of SRAP, A/Prof. Ángel López-Sánchez (Macquarie University), the Vice-President of SRAP, A/Prof Marian Vidal-Fernández (University of Sydney), and SRAP Honorary Presidents Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla (University of Canberra) and Prof Sergio León-Saval (University of Sydney) held a working lunch in Sydney with the Ambassador of […]

SRAP meets Luis Fonseca, Department of Foreign Affairs, Spanish Government

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Continuing SRAP’s regular collaboration with SBS Spanish Radio, our Victoria representative Ivan Martinez Botella (CSIRO) has been interviewed to discuss what SRAP is about and what we do. The interview was conducted by Claudio Vasquez. You can find the full article and interview in Spanish on the SBS Spanish website.

SBS interview presenting SRAP in Melbourne

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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 9th Malaspina Awards in the categories of Individual and Organisation are now open.   The Malaspina Awards are an honour bestowed by the Spanish Embassy in Canberra and the Association of […]

Nominations open for the 9th Malaspina Awards Edit

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The Mental Health Policy Unit received the 2025 Outstanding Team Achievement Award for its performance directed by SRAP member Luis Salvador-Carulla . The MHPU was the most productive team in publications during 2024–2025 and in completed research grants in 2025. Major contributions include delivering the MChart Navigation Tool for the Digital Health […]

Prof. Luis Salvador-Carulla and his team received the 2025 Outstanding ...

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Congratulations to our member Dr Miguel Ángel Berrocal Rubio awarded 2025 International Student of the Year in Research by the Victoria government, Australia. Dr Berrocal Rubio is a molecular biologist whose work seeks to uncover how genes and their products control cell differentiation and tissue development, with far-reaching implications for […]

Dr Miguel Angel Berrocal awarded 2025 International Student of the ...

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The Ambassador of Spain in Australia, Her Excellency Ms Esther Monterrubio Villar; Ignacio Boloix Peiro, Science Counsellor; and Paula Llull Llobera, Cultural affairs, Science and Public Diplomacy Officer, visited the SRAP Victorian Representative, Ivan Martinez Botella at CSIRO, Clayton on Thursday, November 20th. During the visit, they talked about the […]

Spanish ambassador visit to Melbourne

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On Friday, November 14th 2025, SRAP organised a Research Bites event to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of SRAP Research Bites in Victoria at The Spanish Club – Hogar Español Melbourne (57 Johnston St, Fitzroy).     Hosted by SRAP Victorian Representative, Ivan Martinez Botella, the event consisted of talks […]

10th year anniversary of SRAP Research Bites in Victoria

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The 8th Malaspina Awards Ceremony took place at the Australian Shine Dome of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Friday 31st October 2025 at 11am. From left to right: A/Prof. Ángel López-Sánchez, Dr TJ Higgins, Mr Bill Bennett, H.E. Ms Esther Monterrubio Villar, Prof Simon Handley and Prof. Sergio León-Saval.   The 2025 […]

8th Malaspina Awards Ceremony

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Congratulations to our member A/Prof Teresa Ubide (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland) who has been awarded the very prestigious ARC ( Australian Research Council) grant for a Discovery Project on ‘Finding critical copper beneath volcanoes’. A/Prof Teresa Ubide‘s ARC Discovery project will research the inner workings of […]

Assoc. Prof. Teresa Ubide awarded ARC Discovery Project

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Celebrating Excellence: 4th SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2025 Recognising the next generation of Spanish research talent The Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) network is delighted to announce the winner and finalists of the 4th SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2025, proudly sponsored by the Ramón Areces Foundation (frA). Since its inception, […]

4th SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2025

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The 11th Australia-Spain Research Forum entitled “AI:Friend or Foe?“ was hosted at the Australian Museum, (Sydney, NSW) on Friday 24th of October 2025. The full recording of the event is available in our YouTube channel: Opening The 2025 SRAP Research Forum commenced at 10:00am with registration and a morning tea. […]

Summary of the 11th SRAP Research Forum – AI: Friend ...

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On 23 October 2025, SRAP submitted a formal response to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources of the Australian Government as part of the consultation process on the possible association of Australia to the Horizon Europe programme. The letter was led and coordinated by the President of SRAP, A/Prof. Ángel […]

SRAP Formal Response to the Consultation on the Possible Association ...

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After several years of very productive and fruitful collaborations, today, 22nd October 2025, SRAP joins La Cámara, the Spanish-Australian Chamber of Commerce, as business member. ScreenshotSRAP is the first association within RAICEX (the network of associations of Spanish Researchers and Scientists working abroad) that achieve this mark, as it aligns […]

SRAP joins La Cámara, the Spanish-Australian Chamber of Commerce

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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 8th Malaspina Awards

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On the science radio programme ‘Investigadores por el Mundo’ (Researchers Around the World), episode 297, presented and directed by Antonio G. Armas, broadcast on Radio Libertad on Tuesday 30 September between 7.30 and 8 p.m., we interviewed Dr Marcos Roca-Cusachs. He holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the University […]

Interview with Dr Marcos Roca-Cusachs in Researchers around the world

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The community of Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) came together once again for our SRAP Retreat, a weekend filled with discussions, collaborations, strategic planning, laughter and good food. Just like our retreat in Canberra back in 2023, this gathering brought members from across Australia (Victoria, Queensland, Sydney, Canberra and South […]

Another successful SRAP Retreat in Sydney

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2025 SRAP Research Forum Main website   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 […]

Announcement of the 11th Australia-Spain Research Forum

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Celebrating Science and Culture: National Science Week in Melbourne As part of Australia’s National Science Week 2025, Melbourne played host to an exciting event celebrating science, and innovation. Organized by SRAP (Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific), and held in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, the event brought together researchers, students, and […]

Event in Melbourne for National Science Week 2025

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On August 2025, The University of Queensland Regional Roadshow brought its inspiring outreach program to Cairns, celebrating science, community engagement, and regional connection as part of its ongoing mission to strengthen ties between academia and local communities across Queensland. Among the featured speakers for this National Science Week celebration was […]

Dr Mariel Familiar López participates in UQ’s Regional Roadshow celebration ...

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Today, the SBS Audio podcast series “Un Futuro Artificial” released an engaging episode on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in education and language learning (interview and link in Spanish). We were especially delighted to hear insights from Dr Marian Vidal-Fernández, Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the […]

SBS interview Assoc. Prof. Marian Vidal-Fernández “An Artificial future: education ...

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