Research
The UCI, through its Vice Rector's Office for Research and Extension, promotes the generation, integration and application of knowledge to foster innovative solutions to contemporary socio-environmental challenges, with special emphasis on the regenerative development.
From this instance, the university's research, extension and project management initiatives are articulated, connecting the different faculties, academic programs, students and institutional partners around work agendas with the following objectives real impact on the territories.
The research area coordinates and guides the development of research carried out both through institutional projects and the academic work of graduate students. These processes are aligned with the vision of the university and with the thematic priorities of each faculty.
One of the priority lines is the research applied to regeneration, particularly in the field of biodiversity. For more than three years, the university has been developing biodiversity monitoring programs associated with territories and farms where regenerative practices are implemented.
These programs include the monitoring of various functional groups of species, among them:
- Birds
- Mammals
- Bats
- Butterflies
- Macroinvertebrates
- Others ecosystem health indicators
These processes generate scientific information to understand the effects of regenerative practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
In addition, applied research is being developed in areas such as regenerative tourism, The company has produced methodological guides, publications and collaborative projects with international organizations, among them the Reimagine Foundation.
The Vice Rector's Office also promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge through the strengthening of the academic journal Regeneratio, The aim of this editorial space is to share research and experiences related to regeneration and other fields related to sustainable development.
The vice chancellor's vision
Based on this vision, we promote initiatives that articulate the different dimensions of regeneration and, based on their results, we nurture our academic offerings.
Allan Valverde
Vice Rector for Research and Extension