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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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SRAP is committed in boosting the career perspectives of Early-Career Spanish researchers in the Australia-Pacific region. To achieve this goal, the SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award aims to recognize extraordinary research trajectories of Early-Career SRAP members. The SRAP-frA Early researcher career grant is organized by SRAP, and it is sponsored by […]

Dr. Isabel Nuñez Lendo: Winner of the 3rd SRAP-frA Early-Career ...

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Our member Dr. Noelia Martínez-Rey (ANU) has been awarded with a prestigious ARC DECRA Fellowship. Looking at the universe through the Earth’s atmosphere is, for an astronomer, like viewing an art masterpiece from the bottom of a swimming pool. Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics enable the correction of atmospheric turbulence […]

Dr. Noelia Martínez-Rey receives an ARC DECRA Fellowship

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The “Science @Heart 2024” event, held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo on August 17th for Australia National Science Week, was a resounding success, engaging audiences of all ages in a fun and interactive exploration of science. The event featured a variety of talks and displays with shark teeth. From […]

Success of “Science @Heart 2024”

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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 ...

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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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Did you know that after the amphibians, chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) are the most threatened vertebrate Class? In fact, recent assessments state that 1 in 3 shark species are threatened with extinction (IUNC Red List). Although many shark populations are threatened and declining, sharks are mostly perceived as predators […]

Dr Mariel Familiar showcased in National Geographic Shark Fest

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Congratulations to our members A/Prof Teresa Ubide (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland) and Dr Sofía Samper Carro (School of Culture, History and Language; College of Asia and the Pacific; Australian National University) for being awarded the very prestigious ARC (Australian Research Council) grants of “ARC Future Fellowship 2024” (Teresa) […]

ARC Fellowships to A/Prof Teresa Ubide and Dr Sofía Samper

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SRAP has collaborated in the interactive event “The enigmatic world of Sharks, Whales and Jellyfish“, that was held at Currumbin RSL, Gold Coast (Queensland) on Sunday 20th August 2023. In fact, our SRAP member and coordinator of the SRAP Queensland node and social media, Dr Mariel Familiar López (Griffith University) […]

SRAP collaborates in “The enigmatic world of Sharks, Whales and ...

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On the occasion of National Science Week in Australia, SRAP collaborates again with the Instituto Cervantes of Sydney to offer a conference on Tuesday 15th August 2023, at 5:30pm. It was held at the Instituto Cervantes Sydney in a hybrid (in-person +online)  format. The full recording of the event is available […]

Hybrid Conference for Australia’s National Science Week 2023

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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

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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 ...

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Today we have had the 1st SRAP Research Bites in Perth. It has been organised by our member and coordinator of the WA SRAP Node Dr Sara Marrero Hernández (University of Western Australia). In total, 7 researchers presented their work in 5 minutes each. The participants to the 1st SRAP […]

1st Research Bites in Perth

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(Post and interview only available in Spanish). Nuestra socia Dra. Elba Ramírez (Auckland University of Technology, Nueva Zelanda) ha sido entrevistada hoy en el programa de radio científico “Investigadores por el Mundo“, número 194, presentado y dirigido por Antonio G. Armas. La entrevista tiene el título “La interculturalidad: una herramienta para […]

Interview to Dr Elba Ramírez in “Investigadores por el Mundo”

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Yesterday I was invited to represent SRAP and Macquarie University in an event for International Women Day 2023 at the General Consulate of Argentina in Sydney. It was in a joint event with Instituto Cervantes Sydney and the General Consulate of Spain in Sydney. They had a panel discussion with Sydney-based Argentinian […]

Event for International Women Day at Argentina Consulate

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Dr Marina Trigueros, an SRAP member, and former Board member, was a featured speaker at the recent Australian Science Communicators Conference (ASC2023) held at the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra. Marina represented Phenomics Australia as the Communications and Outreach Coordinator, and the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) program. She was part of the NCRIS Communications Network […]

Dr Marina Trigueros at the Australian Science Communicators Conference (ASC2023)

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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”

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Our Board Member Inma Conde was awarded the Kercher Scholarship by the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society -ANZLHS -. These scholarships are open to any postgraduate student currently enrolled in an Australian or New Zealand university wishing to attend the annual Australia and New Zealand Law and History […]

Inma Conde is awarded the Kercher Scholarship

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Our member Dr Sara Marrero Hernández has been awarded the 1st SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award. The SRAP Forum also hosted the first edition of the SRAP-frA Early-Career Researcher Award 2022. This award was organised by SRAP and was sponsored by the Ramón Areces Foundation (frA). The Award aimed to boost […]

Dr Sara Marrero Hernández: Winner of the 1st SRAP-frA Early-Career ...

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An international team of astronomers led by SRAP member Dr Cristina Martínez-Lombilla  (School of Physics at UNSW Science) has used a new technique to study the faint light between galaxies, known as “intra-group light,” shedding light on the stars within it. The researchers successfully detected and characterized the intra-group light, […]

Dr Cristina Martínez-Lombilla contributes to unveil the diffuse light between ...

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Renowned scientist and SRAP member, environmentalist, and academic from the University of Sydney, Prof Ana Vila-Concejo, has been interviewed today in SBS radio in Spanish (link and interview in Spanish) to comment about the United Nations Climate Summit held in Egypt, known as COP 27. Prof Ana Vila-Concejo emphasizes the urgent need for […]

Ana Vila-Concejo emphasizes the urgency of global actions at COP ...

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