CONICET is the main government agency that fosters the development of science and technology in Argentina. Currently, the Council has more than 11,800 researchers, 11,600 doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, more than 2,900 technicians and professional support staff, and 1,400 administrative employees. They all work across the whole country -from the Antarctic up to the Puna, from the Andes Mountain Range up to the Argentine Sea- in 15 Scientific and Technological Centers (CCT), 10 Research and Transference Centers (CIT), a Multidisciplinary Research Center and more than 300 Institutes and exclusive CONICET Centers under the scope of national universities and other institutions.
Great areas of knowledge of CONICET
- Agrarian, Engineering and Material Sciences
- Biological and Health Sciences
- Exact and Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences and the Humanities
Agrarian, Engineering and Material Sciences
This area covers the agrarian, engineering (civil, chemical, mechanical, electronic, among others) sciences and architecture.
It mainly comprises applied research developments but, to a lesser degree, experimental development and basic research linked to technological problems. There are lines of research such as the design of new materials, the genetic improvement of species important at an economic level, the enhancement of fertilization systems, the modeling of systems control, urban planning and housing design.
Disciplines:
- Agrarian Sciences
- Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and other Related Engineering Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and other associate Engineering
- Habitat, Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
- Computer and Communications
- Process Engineering, Industrial Products and Biotechnology
- Technological and Social Development and Complex Projects
Biological and Health Sciences
The disciplines that are part of this great area are vital to improve the quality of life of the society and have become relevant for its scientific production.
The history of this institution is linked to Biological and Health Sciences research; in fact, Bernardo Houssay, the founder of CONICET, belonged to that area of knowledge.
Disciplines:
- Medical Sciences
- Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Veterinary
Exact and Natural Sciences
This area of knowledge includes diverse disciplines like mathematics, astronomy or computer science, among others. This diversity makes it an area of basic and applied sciences with multiple and different lines of research.
Disciplines:
- Earth, Water and Atmosphere Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
Social Sciences and the Humanities
The area of social and human sciences offer a great range of disciplines such as law, linguistics, psychology, education sciences, anthropology, archeology, geography, sociology, economy, among others.
Disciplines:
- Law, Political Sciences and International Relations
- Literature, Linguistics and Semiotics
- Philosophy
- History, Geography, Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Sociology, Social Communication and Demography
- Economics, Management Sciences and Public Administration
- Psychology and Education Sciences
- Archeology and Biological Anthropology