Spain

SRAP was pleased to collaborate with the Embassy of Spain in Australia for the panel discussion “The Health of Our Oceans: Science at the Centre of Our Restoration Efforts”, hosted at the Embassy in Canberra. The event brought together experts in marine science, ocean policy and ecological restoration to discuss […]

The Health of Our Oceans: Science at the Centre of ...

 in Activities / Australia / Canberra / Marine science / News / Science / Spain  tagged 2026 / Australia / Canberra / Marine science by
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. 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 […]

9th Malaspina Awards Ceremony

 in Activities / Australia / Canberra / Collaboration with industry / Malaspina Award / News / Science Diplomacy / Spain  tagged 2026 / Activities / Australia / Canberra / Malaspina Award / Science Diplomacy / SRAP by
The announcement by Anthony Albanese that Australia will begin negotiations to associate with Horizon Europe (24/03/2026) represents a major strategic leap in international research collaboration. Horizon Europe is the largest multinational research and innovation programme in the world, with a budget of about $160 billion. This development also reflects the […]

AUSTRALIA WILL JOIN THE HORIZON RESEARCH FUNDING SCHEME- SRAP ROLE

 in Australia / Collaboration with industry / News / Science / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain  tagged 2026 / Australia / Canberra / News / Science Diplomacy / Science dissemination / Science Policy / SRAP by
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

 in Australia / News / Science / Science Communication / Science Dissemination / Spain / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2026 / Australia / News / Science Communication / Science dissemination / Spain / SRAP / WomenInSTEM by
On 17–18 December 2025, representatives of Spanish scientific associations from around the world gathered in Madrid for the “Somos RAICEX” event, celebrating seven years of the Red de Asociaciones de Investigadores y Científicos Españoles en el Exterior (RAICEX). The meeting took place at the Fundación Ramón Areces and brought together […]

SRAP participates in “Somos RAICEX”

 in Activities / Collaboration with industry / News / RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Dissemination / Science Policy / Spain  tagged 2025 / RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science dissemination / Spain / SRAP by
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

 in Activities / Australia / Melbourne / News / Science Diplomacy / Spain  tagged ambassador / Melbourne / Science Diplomacy / Victoria by
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

 in Activities / Australia / Spain / SRAP-frA Early Career Researcher Award  tagged 2025 / SRAP-frA Early Career Researcher Award by
The Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP) – New Zealand delegation proudly sponsored the 23rd Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LASFF), hosted at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) . The LASFF is a celebration of the rich and diverse cultures, languages, and creative voices of Latin America and Spain. Each […]

23rd Latin America & Spain Film Festival, Auckland (Aotearoa New ...

 in Activities / New Zealand / Science Communication / Science Dissemination / Spain  tagged 2025 / New Zealand / Science Communication / Science dissemination / Spain / SRAP by
Our SRAP member A/Prof Teresa Ubide (University of Queensland) has participated in a field campaign in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) to study the new volcano that erupted in September 2021. The field campaign in La Palma has involved researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid, Rey Juan Carlos University, […]

Research of the new volcano at La Palma by Teresa ...

 in Geology / Science / Spain / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2024 / Geology / La Palma / Teresa Uribe / WomenInSTEM by
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 ...

 in Activities / RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain  tagged 2023 / RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain / SRAP by
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 ...

 in Activities / Australia / Canberra / News / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2023 / Australia / Canberra / News / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain / SRAP / University of Canberra / University of Valencia / Valencia / WomenInSTEM by
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 ...

 in Australia / Interview / Melbourne / News / Science Communication / Spain / Sydney  tagged 2023 / Australia / Córdoba / Diario Córdoba / Interview / Melbourne / News / Science Communication / Spain / SRAP / Sydney by
Motivated by the closing talk of our 9th Australia-Spain Research Forum, the Prof. Héctor Socas-Navarro (Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, and Director of the Museum of Science and the Cosmos of Tenerife), a renowned science communicator, has shared today, November 12, on his YouTube […]

Extended talk of the contribution by Prof Héctor Socas-Navarro in ...

 in Astronomy / Science Communication / Spain  tagged 2023 / Astronomy / Héctor Socas-Navarro / Science Communication / Spain by
SRAP was invited to participate in the Future Europe 2023 series, a collaborative effort between RMIT, Global Victoria, and Instituto Cervantes, involving many industry and some academic partners. The event was held at the headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid on September 26, 2023, and marked the beginning of a thought […]

SRAP at the “Future Europe 2023 Series” in Madrid

 in Activities / Collaboration with industry / News / Science Diplomacy / Spain  tagged Collaboration with industry / RMIT / Science Diplomacy / Spain / SRAP by
(Post only available in Spanish) Hoy RAICEX ha publicado un Decálogo para fomentar la internacionalización del Sistema Español de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. ¡Descarga el decálogo en pdf! Desde RAICEX abogamos por un plan de mejora del Sistema Español de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SECTI) que lo haga atractivo al talento, […]

RAICEX’s Decalogue to Promote the Internationalization of the Spanish System ...

 in RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain  tagged RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain by
An international team of researchers from Australia and Spain, led by SRAP-member Associate Professor Teresa Ubide from The University of Queensland, have applied laser-powered technology to interrogate volcanic rocks from the 2021 eruption of La Palma, which affected more than 7000 people and generated losses of more than €860 million (AU$1.4 billion). The […]

Laser technology to monitor volcanic eruptions

 in Australia / Brisbane / Geology / Science / Science Communication / Science Dissemination / Spain / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2023 / Geology / La Palma / Science Communication / Science dissemination / Spain / WomenInSTEM by
(Post only available in Spanish) Hoy RAICEX ha publicado las propuestas que la Comisión de Política Científica y Atracción de Talento de RAICEX ha elaborado al Real Decreto (RD) por el que se regula la acreditación estatal para el acceso a los cuerpos docentes universitarios y el régimen de los concursos de […]

Proposals from RAICEX for the Royal Decree on access to ...

 in RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain  tagged 2023 / RAICEX / Science Diplomacy / Science Policy / Spain / Universities by
Today, on June 13, 2023, in the Spanish scientific radio program “Investigadores por el Mundo (Researchers around the World)”, episode 207, hosted and directed by Antonio G. Armas, our member Carmela Isabel Núñez Lendo has been interviewed. The interview is entitled “Coral Reef Restoration, Digital Citizenship in a Transforming World” […]

“Researchers around the World” interviews SRAP member Carmela Isabel Núñez ...

 in Australia / Interview / Marine science / Science / Science Communication / Spain / Sydney / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2023 / Interview / Marine science / SRAP / WomenInSTEM by
(Post only available in Spanish) La Red Andaluza de Astronomía (RAdA), en colaboración con la Agrupación Astronómica de Córdoba (AAC) y Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific (SRAP), organizó un evento virtual de observación astronómica para el viernes 12 de mayo a las 10:30am (hora de la España Peninsular) / 6:30pm (hora […]

Virtual astronomical observation under the Southern Sky

 in Activities / Astronomy / Australia / Education / Science / Science Communication / Spain  tagged 2023 / AAC / Activities / Andalucía / Astronomy / Australia / Education / RAdA / Science Communication / Spain / Sydney by
On January 25, 2023, the Ambassador of Australia in Madrid, Ms. Sophia McIntyre, received two professors from the University of Canberra: Professor Sue Lukersmith and the Deputy Director of the Health Research Institute, Luis Salvador-Carulla. Both were in Madrid for the annual meeting of the Horizon project “EMPOWER,” co-funded by […]

Luis Salvador-Carulla meets Ambassador of Australia in Spain

 in Science Diplomacy / Spain  tagged 2023 / Science Diplomacy / Spain / SRAP by
(Post and interview only available in Spanish) Nuestro socio, el estudiante de doctorado Pablo Corcho-Caballero (Universidad de Macquarie) ha sido entrevistado por el famoso divulgador científico Ignacio Crespo (@SdeStendhal) en el podcast Noosfera de La Razón. La entrevista, titulada “Historia de una galaxia”, se publica hoy en iVoox. Pablo es miembro de […]

Interview to Pablo Corcho-Caballero in podcast Noosfera

 in Astronomy / Interview / Science / Science Communication / Spain  tagged #SciComm / 2023 / Astronomy / galaxy / Interview / Podcast / Science Communication / Spain / SRAP by
Our member Dr Sara Marrero Hernández has been interviewed in the newspaper “El Día”, Tenerife (Spain). The full-page article with the interview appears today and also describes that Sara was the winner of the 1st SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award. The full-page article, in Spanish, is available below.

Interview to Sara Marrero in newspaper “El Día”

 in Health / Interview / News / Science Dissemination / Spain / SRAP-frA Early Career Researcher Award / WomenInSTEM  tagged 2022 / Interview / Science dissemination / SRAP / SRAP-frA Early Career Researcher Award / WomenInSTEM by