U de Chile academic says government needs to do more to help fund scientific research.

Three Chilean research universities have placed in the top 100 Latin American universities, according to a new study published on Thursday.

Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Católica, and Universidad de Concepción were ranked 10th, 14th, and 28th, respectively, in the Iberoamericano SIR 2012, a ranking published by SCImago Research Group devoted to measuring the research activity of higher education institutions in the region.

u de chile research rankingUniversidad de Chile has been placed 10th in the SCImago ranking for higher education quality research. (Photo by flodigrip/Flickr)Login to read more.

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Olivia Crellin

Olivia recently graduated with a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University and has ventured to South America to improve her Spanish and dip her toes in the murky waters of overseas journalism.

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