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El grupo de Formación y Evolución Computacional de Galaxias, liderado por Patricia Tissera, realizó un workshop para la producción de videos e imágenes de simulaciones. Durante la semana del 16 de enero el grupo creó distintos universos para poder estudiarlos en detalle, los cuales tenían como propósito la búsqueda de aquel que mejor represente el […]

El Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Fondecyt, tiene como finalidad promover el desarrollo de investigaciones científicas y tecnológicas en el país. A lo largo de 40 años, esta iniciativa ha logrado financiar cerca de 16 mil proyectos, contribuyendo tanto a la comunidad académica como también a la sociedad.  Fondecyt busca promover el desarrollo

La asamblea general de las Naciones Unidas, a partir del año 2015 aprobó la conmemoración y celebración del Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. Cada 11 de febrero se busca reconocer en todo el mundo el trabajo y dedicación de mujeres y niñas científicas, instancia que tiene como foco el

To finish the year, In December 2022, ERIS members managed to meet in the last country where we’re based: Australia. We had the chance to mingle and work!  Paula Jofre, the ERIS director, travelled as part of the “Mt. Stromlo Distinguished visitor programme”, which invites researchers from abroad to visit the Australian National University (ANU).

The Núcleo Milenio ERIS, together with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) hosted a workshop entitled “Extending the Gaia Benchmark stars” throughout November. From the 14th until the 18th of the last month and thanks to the collaboration between Ditte Slumstrup and Paula Jofré, it was possible to bring together a team of experts to work

The Co-director of the ERIS Millennium Nucleus and astrophysicist, Patricia Tissera, was announced during the month of August with the award of the Charreau Prize. This award was created in 2020, with the dual purpose of paying tribute to a notable figure in Ibero-American science and rewarding the scientific production and cooperation of researchers in

Gaia is a space observatory launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) whose mission is to create a detailed map of the Milky Way, revealing secrets of the birth, structure and evolution of it, as well as some aspects of the inner workings of the stars. Gaia has as its goal to capture information from

Things are happening! We are excited that Dr. Camilla Eldridge has accepted to join our team as a postdoc. Camilla comes from England, and did her PhD in Kingston University, London in the subject of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology. To welcome her, we decided to organise a 2-day brainstorm and put the concepts and questions

Anell Cornejo Cárdenas and Danielle de Brito Silva obtained the scholarship from the National Research and Development Agency (ANID in Spanish), an institution responsible for the management and execution of research programs and instruments in all fields that promote, encourage and develop knowledge, technology and innovate in science based on policies by the Ministry of

Summer holidays in Chile are quite long, at least for the schools and universities. They start around Christmas and last for January and February. March is then a crazy month, the streets of Santiago become full with people and cars, music and all sorts of sounds.  All activities that were pending in summer happen in