Bruno de Pierro

Interview

Klement Tockner: Creative environments

President of Austrian agency explains how the industry can benefit from basic science

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INTERVIEW

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon: Innovation driven by ambition

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, president of the European Research Council, discusses the case for funding high-risk projects and the need to help society understand the transformative power of science

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Interview

France Córdova: Understanding the nature of things

Director of the National Science Foundation talks about the importance of funding basic science and evaluates the contribution to society made by the social sciences

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Research funding

Demand-side innovation

Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil

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Interview

Peretz Lavie: Building an innovation ecosystem

The president of Technion talks about the principles and guidelines that led an Israeli university to becoming a global benchmark

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Publications

Articles animated

Scientific journals publish videos to make research and experimental results more transparent and educational

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Obituary

Development planning

Economist João Paulo dos Reis Velloso founded FINEP and cocreated IPEA

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Publications

Reaction to Plan S

Consultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed

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COVER

Science communication without barriers

European Commission and research funding agencies seek allies for global open-access initiative

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INTERVIEW

Cristina Russo: Science diplomacy

European Commission director discusses challenges in expanding open access to publicly funded research

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FUNDING

Out of the comfort zone

IPEA study finds tax incentives have failed to boost private R&D investment in Brazil in recent years

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Infrastructure

Floating laboratory

Brazilian Navy survey vessel to receive R$75 million in funding under new agreement

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Good practices

The weight of Justice

Researchers debate whether scientific misconduct should be treated as a crime

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MANAGEMENT

Strategies to keep museums healthy

Financial sustainability and flexible management are challenges facing museum managers

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Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest ranked university for patent applications, and USP is highest ranked for licensing royalties

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

OECD study places Brazil among the countries with the largest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates

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MANAGEMENT

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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SCIENTOMETRICS

The metropolis and science

Study analyzes papers by authors from 2,000 cities around the world and ranks São Paulo among the 20 with the highest scientific output

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Publications

A wider target audience

Major publisher’s acquisition of manuscript submission system makes waves in scientific journals market

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PUBLICATIONS

A patient’s perspective

Medical journals invite patients to help review scientific articles about their conditions

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MANAGEMENT

A rising platform

Modernization of the Lattes CV database looks to increase confidence in its data and stimulate debate on the platform's potential

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DISSEMINATION

Lab-made art

Artists use tools from science to craft their work

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FUNDING

Tax Law for Cancer

Program receives more tax-exemption funds for treatment than for research into the disease

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties

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DIFFUSION

Cartoon Science

The rising popularity of comic strips in science and research communication

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

OECD study places Brazil among the countries with the greatest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates

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INTERVIEW

Igor Pacca: In search of the secrets of inner Earth

Physicist Igor Pacca trailblazed geophysics research in Brazil and studied continental drift by investigating changes in Earth’s magnetic field

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Computation

24-hour challenge

Competition asks programming students to tackle real-world problems

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Management

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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