4th Australia-Spain Research Forum: Earth – 16th November 2018 | Australian National University, Canberra

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Following the success of last years Australia – Spain Water (2015, Sydney Institute of Marine Science), Light (2016, Macquarie University) and Air Forum (2017, Macquarie University and the Australian National University), the association of Spanish Researchers in Australia is looking to collaborate again with the Australian National University to organise the 2018 Earth Forum. This year, and for the first time, the Forum will take place in its entirety out of NSW, in Canberra.

The Forum is designed as an encounter for Spanish and Australian researchers, and has the will of involving as many different agents as possible, improving the professionals and academic connections between them, as well as promoting the scientific culture and knowledge to the general public.

About

The Spanish Researchers in Australia – Pacific is a non for profit organisation. The main objectives of the Association are to assist Spanish Researchers working in the Asia-Pacific region and promote networking and collaboration, assist Australian research institutes and universities understand the Spanish university system and to assist Asia-Pacific researchers to participate in the Spanish Research system.

The Association was created 2 years ago with the assistance and support of the Spanish Embassy in Australia, the Cervantes Institute in Australia and the Fundación Consejo España-Australia. The Association currently has 45 researchers working in 15 major universities and research centres across Asia-Pacific.

The Association has direct links with:

The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) is a non-profit entity belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is a public institution whose purpose is to further and promote Spain’s culture and heritage within and beyond its borders.
NSW Chief Scientist
Spanish Embassy in Australia, Canberra
Fundacion Consejo España-Australia
Australian Embassy in Madrid
Fundación Ramón Areces

The Association collaborates closely with:

Governmental agencies in Spain
Other Spanish Researchers abroad associations (Federation)
Other associations of European Researchers in Australia-Pacific
European Commission, Council and Parliament
Spanish companies in Australia and Australian companies in Spain

Program

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08.30 – 9.00	REGISTRATION

09.00 – 09.15	OPENING Prof. Jane Dahlstrom, Dean ANU College of Health and Medicine Dr. Sergio Leon-Saval, President SRAP Mr. Manuel Cacho, Ambassador of Spain in Australia
09.15 – 10.00	OPENING LECTURE Chair: Prof. Luis Salvador-Carulla Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU Research Schoolof Population Health
	“Finnis Terrae”: Australia and Spain as case studies of human migrations in the Pleistocene Prof. Claudio Tuniz Coordinator ICTP Multidisciplinary Laboratory, Trieste Italy, Visiting Professorial Fellow, Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong
10.00 – 11.20	PLANETARY HEALTH Chair: Prof. Carola Vinuesa Head of the Department of Pathogens and Immunity, ANU College of Health & Medicine
	Planetary Health: A driver of the UN strategy for enhancing environmental safety, sustainability and development Prof. Robyn Lucas National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU Research School of Population Health
11.20 – 11.40	COFFEE BREAK
11.40 – 12.55	EARTH SCIENCES Chair: Dr. Marina Trigueros Science Communicator and Illustrator, Cariboo Design, SRAP Board member and Delegate in ACT
	Genome editing and the new food revolution Prof. Jimmy Botella School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation Bees as sentinels of global agricultural pollution Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Bayo School of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Flammability warning from Space Dr. Marta Yebra Senior Scientist at the Water and Landscape Dynamics Group, ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society Watching the grass grow from Space Dr. Juan Pablo Guerschman Senior Research Scientist, Land and Water, CSIRO (Canberra)
12.55 – 13.40	LUNCH
13.40 – 14.45	CULTURE AND EARTH Chair: Dr. Paula Llull Gallery Manager at Craft ACT, Craft and Design Centre, Canberra
	A new language to Escape the Anthropocene crisis: From Solastalgia to the Symbiocene Prof. Glenn A. Albrecht Honorary Associate, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney A Garden for the Symbiocene Ms. Janet Laurence Visual artist, Sydney Australia vs. Spain: Different approaches to Landscape Architecture Mr. Eladio Hernando Landscape architect, Spackman Mossop Michaels, Sydney

14.45 – 15.05	COFFEE BREAK
15.05 – 16.20	THE SOCIAL EARTH Chair: A/Prof. Mar Racionero Associate Professor, ANU Research School of Economics, and Associate Dean (HDR), ANU College of Business and Economics
	The New Demography of Life Span and Death A/Prof. Vladimir Canudas School of Demography, ANU Occupation, life expectancy and social security A/Prof. Mar Racionero Associate Professor, ANU Research School of Economics, and Associate Dean (HDR), ANU College of Business and Economics Mapping complex social demographic factors: Joint Experiences in Australia and Spain Dr. Nasser Bagheri Senior Research Fellow, ANU Centre for Mental Health Research; and Dr. José Alberto Salinas Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Spain
16.20 – 16.35	CLOSURE CEREMONY

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Contact

For enquiries about the forum, please contact Spanish Researchers in Australia-Pacific through the contact form in our main site selecting Earth Forum 2018 as subject.