Avanza UC

The project, led by Martina Yopo Díaz, from the UC Institute of Sociology, seeks to study the gap between the number of children people want to have and the number they actually have in Southern Cone countries, with special attention to Chile. The research seeks to identify the conditions and obstacles faced by younger generations in forming the families they want. Its results will make it possible to generate scientific evidence to understand low fertility and contribute to the development of public policies.

Led by Mahsa Allahbakhshi, from the Faculty of Mathematics, along with Francisca Ubilla Manríquez, from the Faculty of Education, it uses artificial intelligence to strengthen the training of future Mathematics teachers, through a pedagogical model that allows them to practice teaching decisions, receive feedback, and reflect on their practice before facing a real classroom.

Led by Manuel Gárate Chateau, from the Institute of History, together with Andrés Kalawski Isla, from the School of Theater, it seeks to transform Santiago into an open-air museum through a free application that combines history, sound, and geolocation to recover the heritage of old cinemas and theaters, inviting people to discover the stories of the city as they walk its streets.

The project, led by Patricio de la Cuadra Banderas from the Institute of Music, together with Luis Antonio Prato Escárate from the School of Art, combines acoustics, physics, and artistic creation to develop new musical instruments, exploring different geometries, materials, and woods from Latin America from a scientific and cultural perspective.

Learn how this project, led by Mónica Antilén from the School of Chemistry, together with María Cristina Ravanal from the Faculty of Agronomy and Natural Systems, seeks to regenerate saline soils in northern Chile through biofertilizers, solar energy, and fog water.

Learn how this project, led by José Luis Almazán, academic director of CIM UC – CENAMAD, seeks to develop safer mass timber buildings against earthquakes and fires through seismic isolation and fire-resistant connectors.

This project, led by Pedro Alonso, from the School of Architecture, together with Rodrigo Escobar, from the School of Engineering, seeks to develop a sustainable research laboratory at the Alto Patache Fog Oasis (Tarapacá Region), integrating biogenic facades, fog catchers, solar energy, and a greenhouse.

The research led by Jenniffer Angulo, from the School of Medicine, together with Andreas Schuller, from the Faculty of Biological Sciences, uses artificial intelligence and computational tools to identify compounds with potential antiviral function against the Andes virus.

Learn how this project, led by Jorge Campusano and Evelyn Avilés from the Faculty of Biological Sciences, seeks to identify new biomarkers through spatial transcriptomics to understand the molecular mechanisms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and open new opportunities for its diagnosis and treatment.

This project, led by Ariel Lara from College UC, studies how different brain regions coordinate social memory, integrating neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and computational analysis to understand this function and its relationship with neuropsychiatric disorders.

Digital twins, led by Francisco Sahli Costabal from the School of Engineering and Guillermo Larios Goldenberg from the School of Medicine, uses artificial intelligence and ultrasound to develop digital twins of the infant heart to enable early detection of heart damage associated with obesity.

The research led by Jenniffer Angulo from the Faculty of Medicine and Andreas Peter Schuller from the Faculty of Biological Sciences combines artificial intelligence and virology to identify molecules capable of blocking Andes hantavirus infection and advance towards future antiviral treatments.

Learn about this research, led by Faculty of Arts professor Miguel Farías, which explores new ways of understanding Latin American identity through literature, music, and sound experimentation from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Discover how this project, led by Faculty of Social Sciences professor Andrea Canales, studies the impact of information on decisions regarding access to higher education, providing evidence to strengthen more equitable public policies.

Learn how this project, led by Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy professor Mónica Antilén, transforms organic waste into biofertilizers to recover degraded soils through a sustainable model that integrates circular economy, solar energy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.