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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…

UC Chile President Ignacio Sánchez next to a white dome with the UC Chile logo and a scale model of a fog catcher.

Transforming Fog into Water in the World’s Driest Desert

The Atacama Desert Research Station, inaugurated as part of the Desierto Vivo (Living Desert) project funded by the Public Science program, is a pioneering…

Faculty members from UC Chile are in the Nature Reserve System in California. They are watching the sea from the top of a hill.

Fog: The Study that Unites UC Chile and the University of California

Faculty members from UC Chile visited the University of California’s Natural Reserve System to strengthen the relationship between the UC Chile Network of…

A woman and a man are investigating in a boat in the Aysén Region.

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…

a row of yellow tents on a wooden walkway at night

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…