Science Diplomacy

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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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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At the end of February, Spanish professionals from across South-East Queensland gathered in Brisbane for an informal networking event organised by Jose Lopez the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Brisbane in collaboration with SRAP (Spanish Researchers in Australia Pacific) and Eat Spanish . The event took place at the Palace […]

Spanish Professionals Networking event in Queensland

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 8th Malaspina Awards in the categories of Individual and Organisation are now open.   The Malaspina Awards are an honour bestowed by the Spanish Embassy in […]

Nominations open for the 8th Malaspina Awards

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On 2nd July 2025, SRAP members Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla (University of Canberra), Dr Sofía Samper-Carro (Australian National University) and Prof Sergio León-Saval (University of Sydney) met in Canberra with Ms Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General of DG Research and Innovation (RTD) at the European Commission. The meeting focused on enhancing Europe–Australia […]

SRAP Meeting with Deputy Director-General, DG Research and Innovation, European ...

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The Research and Gender Commission (IgR) of RAICEX has presented in Madrid the White Paper on Gender Policies in Science and Academia, which analyzes and compares gender equality policies in 14 countries, including nine European nations, two from the Americas, two from Asia, and one from Oceania (Australia). The report […]

RAICEX’s White Paper on Gender Policies in Science and Academia

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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

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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 7th Malaspina Awards

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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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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The Malaspina Award 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. From this year, the award will be presented […]

Announcement of the winners of the 6th Malaspina Award

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Today, 25th October 2023, SRAP has attended the Science Diplomacy Club in Canberra. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Canberra, this event was focused in the importance for Australian astronomers, scientists, engineers, STEM educators and science communicator, as well as the public, to get the full membership of Australia in the […]

SRAP participates in “Science Diplomacy Club” as Italian Embassy in ...

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As is tradition, some SRAP members were able to participate in the event organised by the Embassy of Spain in Canberra for October 12th, Spain Day. Specifically, at this event were Dr. Paula Llull (Embassy of Spain in Australia), Prof Sergio León-Saval (University of Sydney), Dr. Sofía Samper Carro (Australian […]

SRAP participates in event for Spain Day at the Spanish ...

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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

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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 […]

Announcement of the 9th Australia-Spain Research Forum

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