Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is responsible for developing and implementing the University's doctoral training, research and creation, innovation, and transfer policies, as well as its national and international collaboration policies for research and postgraduate studies. It also promotes and implements academic policies related to publications, artistic creation, intellectual property, and all multidisciplinary research and knowledge development at UC Chile and its regional centers and stations.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies with the Office of the Provost for Institutional Management lead and guide the relationship with institutions, organizations, consortia or other entities linked to the UC that focus on basic and applied research; technological development; creation; transfer; and the technical and economic scaling of solutions for the public, private and civil society sectors.
María Angélica Fellenberg Plaza
Earned both her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Agricultural Sciences from UC Chile and holds a Master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences, with a specialization in healthy foods, from the University of Chile. She is a professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Systems, where she has built an outstanding career spanning more than 25 years. In 2023, she became the first woman to serve as Dean of the faculty in its 120-year history.
Core Functions
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is responsible for developing and implementing the University's doctoral training, research and creation, innovation, and transfer policies, as well as its national and international collaboration policies for research and postgraduate studies. It also promotes and implements academic policies related to publications, artistic creation, intellectual property, and all multidisciplinary research and knowledge development at UC Chile and its regional centers and stations.
a) Proposes postgraduate policies and approves or modifies the study plans and programs offered by the Faculties;
b) Develops policies for the development of research, innovation, intellectual property, technology transfer, and artistic creation;
c) Ensures the proper execution of research, development, and creation projects in terms of ethics, bioethics, and security;
d) Establishes the admissions processes, benefits, and administration of doctoral programs;
e) Proposes, reviews, and approves agreements or partnerships with other universities, both national and international, regarding doctoral studies, in coordination with the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs. Also approves those related to research and creation, and
f) Together with the Provost for Institutional Management, directs and guides the relationship with those institutions, organizations, centers, consortia, or other entities linked to the University that focus on basic and applied research, technological development, and the creation, transfer, and scaling of solutions for the public, private, and civil society sectors.
Offices and Units
Offices
Graduate School
Our mission is to ensure the strategic and advancement of doctoral education at UC, contributing to the design and implementation of strategies and mechanisms that ensure its growth, the quality of doctoral programs and the execution of academic policies related to them, in a joint action with the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and academic divisions.
Director
Office of Research
A unit that promotes and supports research activities that are made at the University. It must ensure compliance with procedures related to ethical, bioethical, and safety aspects of research projects.
Director
Office of Transfer & Development
A unit with the mission to impulse the innovative transfer of research results and related intellectual property policy. It also promotes and supports research and development projects (R&D) in the University, as well as their relationship with the public and private sectors, contributing to the country's social and economic development.
Director
UC Innovation Center
We promote an innovation and entrepreneurship culture in UC Chile, in collaboration with the faculties and academic divisions. Encouraging and promoting joint work between the University, the private sector, and the public sector, to solve the country's major challenges that require a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Executive director
Executive Direction
The unit advises the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies on matters such as the development of projects in the University's Strategic Plan with the Strategic Direction of the Office of the President. It also supports and monitors the Development Plan with all divisions of the Office of the President; studies, formulates, and manages the budget and other funds received; coordinates, supports, and monitors projects and activities of the Directions and Units; manages and administers the physical spaces and computer resources in coordination with the Office of the Vice President for Digital Intelligence; and manages the professional and administrative staff.
Director
Units
Ethics and Safety
Its mission is to ensure scientific integrity and compliance with ethical, bioethical, and safety standards in research projects. It also provides support to the Scientific Ethics Committees in fulfilling their functions, in accordance with current university regulations.
Director
Initiatives
Avanza UC
An initiative that promotes high-risk, high-impact projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences and technology, from fundamental research and creation to their most applied forms, addressing strategic challenges in Chile and around the world.
Field Station Network
Promotes science and creation throughout the territory, supporting research, teaching, and outreach from the Atacama Desert to the southern regions. The network connects nine sites located in emblematic ecosystems in Chile and, through them, broadens and decentralizes UC Chile’s connection with the county and its challenges.
Manufacturing Laboratory Network
An institutional initiative that coordinates laboratories from different UC Chile units to support manufacturing and prototyping, foster interdisciplinary research, and promote the safe and efficient use of resources.
PAR Explora RM Sur Oriente
Run by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, under the academic direction of the Faculty of Education, to connect the CTCI (initialism in Spanish for Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation) ecosystem with educational communities through early childhood initiatives, with funding from the Ministry of Science. PAR (Regional Associative Projects, as per its acronym in Spanish) Explora is a program for scientific and technology outreach in public schools.
EduLab UC
Promotes the transformation of the scientific research by University teams into innovative teaching solutions to improve the quality of education in Chile and around the world; with spaces for experimentation with R&D and new ways of generating innovative solutions for education.
BRAIN Chile
A program that accelerates scientific and technological ventures (TRL 3-5), linking science, innovation, and business to bring technologies from the laboratory to the market with global impact.
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