University of Brasília

Overview

University of Brasília

University of Brasília (UnB or Universidade de Brasília) is a federal public research university in Brasília, Brazil. It was founded in 1960 and has become one of the leading universities in Brazil and South America. It is recognized for its world-class academic and research programs, including its course offerings in mathematics, anthropology, international affairs, and economics.

University of Brasília Key Statistics

The university comprises 14 faculties, colleges, and institutes and 53 departments offering 114 courses accredited by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Some of these academic units are the Faculty of Economics, Administration, Accounting and Public Policy Management, the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, the Institute of Biological Sciences, and the Institute of Exact Sciences.

UnB’s course offerings include 31 doctorate programs, 56 master’s programs, and 61 undergraduate programs, including numerous non-degree programs.

University of Brasília's student population is approximately 35,000, with 28,570 undergraduates and 6,304 postgraduates. It employs 2,241 academic staff and 2,512 administrative staff on its four campuses, namely, the main Darcy Ribeiro University Campus in Asa Norte, Ceilândia Campus, Gama Campus, and the Planaltina Campus.

The other University of Brasília key statistics include its various academic and student facilities on its campuses. These include a hospital, the rectory building, staff and student residences, a farm for agri-eco-forestry research, a seismological observatory, and the Central Library, which is recognized for housing the largest archives in Midwestern Brazil.

University of Brasília Research

UnB is recognized as among the leading research institutions in South America. It sustains a high-level of research through its numerous basic and applied experiment facilities, conducted by its well-trained research teams. Its top fields of research are medicine, biology, and ecology.

University of Brasília research outputs have been published in prestigious journals like Ciencia & Saude Coletiva, Cadernos De Saude Publica, and Revista De Saude Publica. Its researchers have attended major scholarly conferences such as PES: Power and Energy Society General Meeting, ICIP: International Conference on Image Processing, and WebSci: Web Science.

The most cited University of Brasília research publication is Li et al.'s (2008) “Assembly, configuration, and break-up history of Rodinia: A synthesis.” This article was published in Precambrian Research and has been cited 2,832 times to date.

The university’s second most cited publication is Bobbink et al.'s (2010) “Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: A synthesis,” which was featured in Ecological Applications and has received 2,182 citations.

Moreover, the university’s third most cited publication is Klink and Machado’s (2005) “Conservation of the Brazilian Cerrado,” which was published in Conservation Biology and has received 1,732 citations to date.

UnB is home to 12 institutes, 16 centers, laboratories, experimental farms, and other relevant facilities for teaching and research. These include the Brazilian Service and Research on Proteins, Applied Cartography and Geographic Information, Advanced Studies in Government and Public Administration, and Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies.

Its other research units are Studies in Market Regulation, Excellence in Tourism, Interdisciplinary Studies in Transportation, Research in Economics and Finance, Research and Application of Bamboo and Natural Fibers, and Reference in Nature Conservation and Recovery of Degraded Areas.