Strategic axis: Frontier Knowledge
Learn about cutting-edge research at UC Chile through news about new discoveries and outstanding researchers in different areas of knowledge.
Fly Brain Research Provides Insight into Diseases of the Human Brain
A groundbreaking study led by PhD in Biological Sciences, Francisca Rojo, could be key to understanding the development of brain structures and provide new…
Find Out What UC Chile Has Been Researching in Patagonia
The impact of climate change on glaciers and the effects of human activities on the Patagonian ecosystem are just some of the topics studied at the UC Chile…
Open Science: The Project That Will Make Research Accessible
The initiative will facilitate access to the knowledge generated at UC Chile to the scientific community of Chile and the world.
Three faculty urging action to protect the Chilean mountains
They want Chilean scientists to come together with communities and stakeholders to tackle the degradation of Chile's mountains.
How to Deal with the Drought: the Fear of Water Rationing
Chile faces a significant water shortage, which could soon result in water rationing. A team of UC Chile professors and researchers decided to get together and…
Should we eat bugs? UC Chile researchers develop cricket food
During the pick of the pandemic, the UC Chile Nutrition and Dietetics Program tested products made with bugs to determine acceptability and feeling of…
Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, the future of Astronomic Science
The main objective of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies is to make the most of the new telescopes that have been built and…
Amazing Microscope Images taken by Two UC Chile Students Surprise Scientists
Two doctoral students from the Biological Sciences Faculty were recognised for their unique microscopic images showing a group of rat sensory neurons. Whilst…
Latin America is facing three crises in 2022. Are we prepared to tackle them?
Latin America will face another complex year. The uncertainty, volatility, political risk, and polarization will remain high. Political Risk Latin America 2022…
'Blue food revolution': great way to feed the world without destroying the planet
A group of international researchers calls to take advantage of the great diversity of ‘blue’ or aquatic foods in the coming decades. The group focuses on the…
UC Chile Atacama Station: A Role Model in the Study of Fog
Fog could be a key source of freshwater. It is why the research station is preparing a fog map and conducting studies on the composition of fog to make the…
Why Driest Desert on Earth Sometimes Blooms? And What Secrets Reveals?
In one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert, a flower blanket occurs every time the right amount of rainfall and temperature come together to…