Fabrício Marques and Maria Guimarães
Interview
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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
By Fabrício Marques and Maria Guimarães
Interview
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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
By Fabrício Marques, Neldson Marcolin and Alexandra Ozorio de Almeida
Interview
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Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz: An igniter of change
FAPESP scientific director shares how he encouraged behaviors that helped improve research in São Paulo
By Fabrício Marques, Neldson Marcolin and Alexandra Ozorio de Almeida
Good practices
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The spread of plagiarism
Russian Academy of Sciences uncovers widespread misconduct, leading to the retraction of 869 articles
Science communication
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Breaking out of the bubble
Academic journals in Brazil rarely use Facebook to share their content with the public, study shows
Good practices
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Crackdown on fraudulent citations
Publishers and journals attempt to combat fraudulent conduct in the article review process
Good practices
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Employees or spies?
Report recommends ways of preventing foreign influence on research in the USA
Pesquisa fapesp 20 years
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Growth in numbers
Brazil’s research indicators have improved consistently over the past two decades
University autonomy
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Fuel for innovation
Stable funding stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector and in signing technology transfers
University autonomy
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The race for excellence
Strong performance in international rankings and against benchmarks reflects a drive for research impact at state universities in São Paulo
University autonomy
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Tools for planning the future
Stable funding at state universities in São Paulo has allowed for continual education about financial management
Scientific publications
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Increasing research visibility
Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public
Graduate education
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5-dimensional benchmarking
CAPES unveils a new, more comprehensive and diverse set of quality metrics for master’s and doctoral programs
Good practices
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Academic legacy in dispute
King's College finds work by one of its most renowned researchers "unsafe"
Science reporting
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Explaining complexity
Study mapping genetic influence on same-sex sexual behavior uses novel approach to reporting findings