Science and Tech

The Universidad del Rosario has increased its number of published articles over the last ten years by 297%. It increased the number of articles in Scopus-indexed journals from 69 in 2007 to 275 in 2016. Diana Carolina Velasco, head of the Research and Innovation Council says that these increases stem from the consolidation of a research culture stimulated by implicit and explicit policies maintained consistently over the course of the last two decades.

Velasco says that promoting the existence of a research ecosystem not only requires increased investment of economic resources, but also means implementing strategies for attracting and retaining talent, positioning published work in the best journals in their specific topics and areas of research, identifying calls for papers, and opportunities for financing to develop high quality research projects. All this involves academic networks that help maximize the impact of the scientific knowledge produced.

“In other words, give all our professors incentives to carry out high-quality research, the results of which will nurture courses on offer, exposing young students at the Universidad del Rosario to state-of-the-art curricula that both critiques and reflects the state of the country and the world. This is all down to the implementation of a system wth scientific integrity that aims to promote a culture of academic rigor in research, one that prioritizes respect for research subjects and objects, as well as transparency in linking research methodologies to achieving results,” she points out.

The head of the Research and Innovation Council explains how research is integrated within the different areas of the university.

Why is research important for the Universidad del Rosario?(DV)Through its mission statement and national outlook, the Universidad del Rosario has made research a cornerstone. Our studies have an impact on the life of the country and on global problems through the improvement of quality of life and health, better public policies and, in general, by making the work of the State more effective. The production of knowledge contributing to the solving of theoretical and practical problems at local and global levels is at the core of our research. One recent example is the study run by the Center for Autoimmune Disease Research (CREA), which discovered the relation between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. We produce such knowledge for the benefit of society, upon which it has an immediate impact.


We carry out studies nationwide through local entities in society and in cooperation with researchers from other universities. Although our facilities are concentrated in Bogotá and Cundinamarca, we do research in every region of the country.

So the research results produced at the Universidad del Rosario circulate throughout the global scientific communities at the head of different knowledge areas, having a direct impact on the problems that trouble the country.