Research
First study in Chile reveals how financial regulation improved corporate liquidity
Vincent Van Kervel, an academic and researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, analyzed the impact of an SVS regulation that encouraged companies to hire financial intermediaries.
DOMus AI: artificial intelligence at the service of building permits
The platform created by the Center for Territorial Studies and Engineering seeks to optimize the management of building permits, allowing a more agile and accurate review of the application forms. The prototype was a finalist in the contest held by Laboratorio de Gobierno and the IDB.
Nature generates evidence to create strategies to cope with climate change
Cynnamon Dobbs states that the Center for Territorial Studies seeks to promote the use of nature in health aspects, generate robust evidence and actively participate in the development of green infrastructure plans derived from the Green Cities Strategy in Chile.
Law and environmental specialists create tool to reduce regulatory uncertainty
Researchers from the Universidad de los Andes and the PUCV are working together to validate and transfer an AI-based technological platform to support the processing of projects in the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA).
Research on human capital, immigration and its impact on business competitiveness
Francisco Morales, a professor at the School of Economics and Business Administration, states that he seeks to show how immigration redefines the strategic decisions of organizations and their competitiveness.
Study on wildfire-related deaths published in The Lancet warns of ozone exposure
Patricia Matus warns that, given the advance of climate change, forest fires and their health impact will continue to increase.
4 Chilean universities analyze the learning of children in vulnerable contexts
Following the award of the Millennium Institute of Social Sciences 2025 for the MISTRALL project, translational knowledge will be developed, seeking to convert the scientific evidence of this research into programs, educational materials and public policy proposals.
This is what the new PhD in Political and Social Studies will be like.
With limited vacancies, exclusive dedication and personalized training, the doctorate will offer its students early insertion in national and international academic networks, favoring their development in research, teaching and public projection of knowledge.
Plant-based beverage prototype developed to achieve a more balanced protein content
Ingrid Contardo, an academic from the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, leads the project that seeks to optimize the protein value of quinoa and chickpeas through an innovative fermentation process capable of improving digestion and releasing a greater amount of essential amino acids.
Researchers win inter-university funding for innovations in medicine, dentistry and education
The use of dialogue to solve problems, dental rehabilitation that favors oral and mental health, and being able to measure high cholesterol levels during pregnancy are the projects of the Uandes researchers who were awarded the funds.