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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 ...

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A recent opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald by Associate Professor Marian Vidal-Fernández (School of Economics at the University of Sydney) invites us to look more critically at school rankings and what they actually measure. In “School rankings don’t teach us much… unless you include this key variable”, Assoc. […]

Assoc. Prof. Marian Vidal-Fernández on what school rankings really tell ...

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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

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What can childhood fossil hunts, human genetics and a century-old vaccine have in common? For SRAP board member Dr Miguel A. Berrocal Rubio, they are all part of a scientific career shaped by curiosity and a willingness to explore new questions. In a recent interview published by the University of […]

Interview with Dr Miguel Angel Berrocal Rubio

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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 individual category and one for organisations. The name of […]

Announcement of the winners of the 9th Malaspina Awards

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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 of […]

Announcement of the SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2026

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SRAP members recently enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Gala Dinner hosted by La Cámara, the Spanish-Australian Chamber of Commerce. The event provided a great opportunity to connect with members of the Spanish-Australian community, strengthen relationships and celebrate the links between Spain and Australia across research, business and industry. Thank […]

SRAP at Gala Dinner with La Camara

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SRAP is pleased to highlight the participation of SRAP member Prof. Adriana Vergés in Science Meets Parliament 2026, one of Australia’s key events connecting the STEM sector with policymakers. Prof. Vergés, marine ecologist and Director of the UNSW Centre for Marine Science & Innovation, joined Dr Robert Cooley, Senior Gamay […]

Prof. Adriana Vergés at Science Meets Parliament 2026

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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

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Hosted by SRAP Victorian Representative, Mr Ivan Martinez Botella, the event consisted of talks by four SRAP members. The talks invited the audience to learn about research in different topics like organometallic catalysis, malaria, astrophysics, and plants in space. The event was well attended with over 50 people registered. The […]

Research Bites event to celebrate International Women’s Day in Melbourne

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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 explaining NASA Artemis II mission. The Orion spacecraft carries astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II. To learn more about this mission listen […]

Radio SBS in Spanish interviews Ángel López-Sánchez about Artemis II ...

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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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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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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”

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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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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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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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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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