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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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INTERVIEW

Bernardete Angelina Gatti: Toward better teacher education policy

A researcher discusses barriers and challenges in training new educators

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Sleeping Beauties

To study the scientific process and perfect evaluation systems, researchers analyze innovative papers whose value was recognized only belatedly

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INNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives

The IMF and the OECD suggest that governments provide tax incentives to encourage companies to conduct more research

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REMOTE SENSING

Help facing the fire

Brazilian states begin using new tools to analyze data on forest fires

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COVER

A world controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems are having a growing impact on everyday life

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Scientometrics

#The100Most Commented

Altmetric publishes a list of the scientific articles most talked about on social media in 2017

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ENVIRONMENT

The science of disasters

Study evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology

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CAREERS

How to take advantage of internships abroad

Preparing a schedule of research activities and developing a productive relationship with hosts can help to enrich the experience

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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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INVESTMENT

Collective support

Researchers use crowdfunding to fund research projects

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ADAM BROWN

Adam Brown: A roadmap to navigate technology hurdles

British bioenergy expert says the sector needs greater public policy support

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