Our Researchers
Historical Accounts and Personal Testimonies Show How Earthquakes Have Shaped a Telluric Memory in Chile
From geology and engineering to urban planning and individual biographies, UANDES researchers addressed seismicity as a phenomenon that transforms the entire country and its inhabitants.
UANDES Obtains Funding for Excellence Research Through Fondecyt 2026
Universidad de los Andes announced the results achieved by its academics and researchers, who obtained support for the development of their projects, which will contribute to society thanks to this recognition.
Biomedicine and Law Consolidate Awards in Fondecyt Regular 2026
Universidad de los Andes registered 21 selected projects out of a total of 65 applications, reaching an award rate of 32.3%, a result consistent with the historical performance of the national Fondecyt system.
New Research and Innovation Policy Promotes Strategic Funding Applications
In order to consolidate research and innovation as a central driver of national and international growth, the Office of the Vice Rector for Research announced the guidelines of its new institutional research and funding application policy, effective this year.
Research Council Presented Progress and Strategic Challenges for 2026
The meeting reaffirmed that the development of UANDES research should be oriented toward the search for truth, the training of students, and the projection of academic talent in a university of excellence with a view to the future.
UANDES Boosts Research with the Arrival of New Professors to Strengthen the Generation of High-Impact Knowledge
The Office of the Vice Rector for Research and the Directorate of Research and Doctoral Studies launched the Research Excellence Strengthening Program, which will bring 30 new research professors.
Pelusa Orellana, an academic from the School of Education: "Researchers are looking at the world in search of solutions to people's problems."
The academic from UANDES School of Education tells us about the path she took to become a researcher and how she fell in love with this discipline.
Sebastián Illanes: "I am a late convert. My interest in research was awakened as I progressed in my studies."
Among the reasons that led Dr. Illanes to become involved in the world of research was the example of people who dedicated their lives to this work, such as his father, a fishing engineer whose area of research was marine cultures.
Alejandra Chaparro: "What I like most is contributing to the generation of knowledge and improving the quality of life of our patients."
The professor and researcher of the School of Dentistry has consolidated her professional development in the specialty of periodontics, which has allowed her to delve into various lines of research, teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and care for her patients in the Clinic of our University.
Meet one of our researchers
UANDES academics are involved from various disciplines, making innovative contributions in their fields of work, solving real-world problems, linking and impacting.