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Interview

Carlos Guerra Schrago: The theory and practice of evolution

The discipline that seeks to reconstruct the histories of species is itself evolving, according to UFRJ biologist

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Statistics

Stunted by recession

IBGE’s latest PINTEC survey reveals slowing innovation momentum among Brazilian firms between 2015 and 2017

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Interview

Luiz Eugênio Mello: Even something good has room for improvement

The new scientific director of FAPESP on his plans and the challenges for research as a result of the pandemic

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Good practices

The cost of ignoring sexual harassment

American university accused of protecting professor who harassed students agrees to pay US$9.4 million in damages

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Collections

Retrieving the history of science

Documents newly digitized by the SBPC Heritage Center provide a fresh glimpse into the Society’s past

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Diplomacy

A chance to be bold

Global initiative sets 10-year targets to stabilize biodiversity losses, and 30-year targets for reversing them

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Interview

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz: An igniter of change

FAPESP scientific director shares how he encouraged behaviors that helped improve research in São Paulo

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Good practices

The spread of plagiarism

Russian Academy of Sciences uncovers widespread misconduct, leading to the retraction of 869 articles

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Science communication

Breaking out of the bubble

Academic journals in Brazil rarely use Facebook to share their content with the public, study shows

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Cover

The inequality behind the balance

While the number of women scientists has been rising in Brazil, many still face challenging roadblocks

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Good practices

Crackdown on fraudulent citations

Publishers and journals attempt to combat fraudulent conduct in the article review process

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Good practices

Employees or spies?

Report recommends ways of preventing foreign influence on research in the USA

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Indicators

The geography of innovation

New methodology measures science and technology performance across Brazilian states

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Growth in numbers

Brazil’s research indicators have improved consistently over the past two decades

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University autonomy

Fuel for innovation

Stable funding stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector and in signing technology transfers

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University autonomy

The race for excellence

Strong performance in international rankings and against benchmarks reflects a drive for research impact at state universities in São Paulo

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University autonomy

Tools for planning the future

Stable funding at state universities in São Paulo has allowed for continual education about financial management

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Scientific publications

Increasing research visibility

Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public

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INDICATORS

Change with stability

Report highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo

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Good practices

Outsourced quality control

Research institutions in Europe avoid accusations of misconduct by hiring external companies and specialists to check their work

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Interview

Fernanda De Negri: Leveraging the benefits of technology

IPEA economist talks about her ambitions for a new research center that seeks to understand and debate the social and economic impacts of generating knowledge

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Indicators

Young and world class

Asian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC

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Oversight

Universities under investigation

São Paulo Legislative Assembly Inquiry makes recommendations on how to improve the management of USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP

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Graduate education

5-dimensional benchmarking

CAPES unveils a new, more comprehensive and diverse set of quality metrics for master’s and doctoral programs

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Good Practices

More information about predatory journals

Scientific integrity researchers attempt to overcome the challenges of classifying fraudulent journals

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Development

Midlife crisis

The FNDCT, the main federal funding body for research, is going through a period of recession and uncertainty

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Innovation

Benefits from collaboration

Long-term collaboration with industry makes research groups 20% more productive, study finds

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Good practices

Academic legacy in dispute

King's College finds work by one of its most renowned researchers "unsafe"

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Science reporting

Explaining complexity

Study mapping genetic influence on same-sex sexual behavior uses novel approach to reporting findings

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University autonomy

Expanding student numbers

Financial independence enabled state universities in São Paulo to double the size of their undergraduate student bodies and build a presence across the state

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