The Latin American Research Centre aims to provide pan-institutional structure to draw together faculty and graduate students from across the University in a manner that would facilitate, and indeed necessitates, cross- and inter-disciplinary research. With more than 65 faculty members and researchers in this thematic area across many disciplines, the Latin American Research Centre is a world-class centre which consolidates this wealth and breadth of expertise, and provides the academic, corporate and government communities with an inclusive, responsive organization that gives Latin American studies at the University of Calgary the definitive competitive edge.