National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico

Research

UNAM conducts half of Mexico's scientific research. It has research centers and institutes in many fields of natural and social sciences, the research centers and institutes are the following:

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• Institute of Astronomy
• Institute of Biology
• Institute of Biotechnology
• Institute of Sea Sciences
• Institute of Nuclear Sciences
• Institute of Ecology
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Celular Phisiology
• Institute of Geophysics
• Institute of Geography
• Institute of Geology
• Institute of Engineering
• Institute of Biomedical Research
• Institute of Neurobiology
• Institute of Applied Mathematics and Systems
• Institute of Materials Research
• Institute of Mathematics
• Institute of Chemistry
• Center Of Atmospheric Sciences
• Center of Physical Sciences
• Center of Condensed Matter
• Energetic Research Center
• Center for Genomic Sciences
• Institute of Anthropologic Research
• Institute of Bibliographic Research
• Institute of Economic Research
• Institute of Aesthetic Research
• Institute of Philosofical Research
• Institute of Historical Research
• Institute of Judicial Research
• Institute of Social Research

Each of them has dedicated facilities, of varying degrees of sophistication. Particle accelerators, supercomputers, electronic microscopes, two oceanographic research ships and wind tunnels are only some of the many resources available to researchers. Researchers actively participate in different international programmes, and thousands of papers are published yearly by UNAM researchers. Funding for this research comes mostly form UNAM itself, as well as Mexican CONACYT (National Council for Science and Technology), private funded research is not much, but it is increasing mostly due to budget restrictions on UNAM.

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