Twenty-year old Gabriella Farrugia from Rabat is this year's recipient of the Alistair David Robert Chalmers (ADRC) Bursary, which will permit her to spend time in Spain this summer furthering her knowledge of the language and culture of Spain at the University of Salamanca and Barcelona. Ms Farrugia has just obtained a First Class degree in Spanish & Latin American Studies from the University of Malta.

The ADRC Trust was founded in 2013 by members of the Chalmers family, in memory of their late son and brother Alistair, whose many interests included Hispanic Studies, especially Latin America, where he travelled extensively and did voluntary work. The Alistair Chalmers Bursary is a scholarship awarded annually to the top undergraduate student from the University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.

Present at the award ceremony were Gabriella's parents, Mr John and Mrs Vincenza Farrugia; Mr Roderick and Mrs Mary Rose Chalmers for the ADRC Trust; and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Dominic Fenech and Ms Alessia Cilia-Portelli, Mr Francisco Ibañez, Ms Antoinette Zammit-Bugeja, Ms Anita Zerafa and Professor Carmel Vassallo for the University of Malta.