University of Costa Rica - Research Institutes

Research Institutes

The University manages 26 research institutes:

• Central American Population Studies Center (CCP)
• Electro-Chemical Energy Research Center (CELEQ)
• Agronomical Research Center (CIA)
• Molecular and Cellular Biology Research Center (CIBCM)
• Environmental Pollution Research Center (CICA)
• Research Center on Nuclear and Molecular Sciences ( CICANUM)
• Center for Research and Training on Public Management (CICAP)
• Center for Research on Materials Science & Engineering (CICIMA)
• Center for Research on Agribusiness (CIEDA)
• Center for Research on Sustainable Development (CIEDES)
• Center on Women Studies (CIEM)
• Research Center on Microscopic Structures (CIEMIC)
• Research Center on Tropical Diseases (CIET)
• Research Center on Geophysics (CIGEFI)
• Research Center on Seed Science (CIGRAS)
• Center for Central Americal Historical Studies (CIHAC)
• Research Center on Abnormal Hemoglobins and Related Ailments (CIHATA)
• Center of Studies on Latin American Identity and Culture (CIICLA)
• Institute of Investigations in Engineering (INII)
• Research Center on Sea Sciences (CIMAR)
• Research Center on Mathematics and Metha-mathematics (CIMM)
• Research Center on Pure and Applied Mathematics (CIMPA)
• Research Center on Animal Nutrition (CINA)
• Center on Space Research (CINESPA)
• Research Center on Plant Protection (CIPROC)
• Research Center on Natural Products (CIPRONA)
• National Research Center on Food Science (CITA)

Other projects managed include one rain forest research station (Alberto Manuel Brenes Station), two agricultural research stations (Alfredo Volio and Fabio Baudrit stations ), one botanical garden focused on orchid conservation (Lankester Botanical Garden), a planetarium, two radio stations, one weekly newspaper and one television station .