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Academic unit: Research Centers and Field Stations UC|Chile

News about the field stations and regional research centers maintained by the UC throughout Chile.

 


The CINARK research team, alongside Professor Pedro Alonso and curator Pamela Prado

The Push for Natural Fibers, Clay, and Seaweed in the Architecture of the Future

Thanks to a collaboration between Denmark’s Center for Industrialized Architecture (CINARK), the UC Chile Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban…

Researchers testing the rover in the dunes

UC Chile Atacama Station Alto Patache Serves as a Base of Operations for a Space Exploration Prototype

With no wheels or fuel, yet capable of reaching 57 kilometers per hour: this is how the prototype developed by the Tumbleweed Mars team works, which underwent…

UC Chile Patagonia Station

UC Chile Patagonia Station: Ten Years of Scientific Research in the Far Reaches of Chile

Located in the heart of the Aysén Region, between glaciers and forests, this UC Chile station has established itself as a key natural laboratory for monitoring…

Field Science in Chile book cover

Field Science: UC Chile Leads Research From the Atacama Desert to Patagonia

“Field Science in Chile” is the latest publication from the UC Chile Office of the Vice President for Research, highlighting the work of the UC Chile Regional…

A young researcher places a camera trap on a moss-covered tree in the middle of the forest.

Awakening Scientific Curiosity from Atacama to Patagonia

The UC Chile Network of Research Centers and Field Stations (RCER UC, as per its Spanish acronym) enhances the interdisciplinary work of UC Chile researchers…

Clownfish swimming

"Lighting Nemo": Why Clownfish Need Their Sleep?

The streetlights on docks or ports are affecting marine life, scientists warn. A new study shows how artificial night light significantly impacts the clownfish…

Paul Amouroux

UC Centers and Field Stations: The gateway for international postgraduate research

The French entomologist Paul Amouroux has traveled around Chile for two years. He is developing his Fondecyt postdoctoral project on unknown Chilean species of…