Fabrício Marques

Reproducibility

A test-tube mirage

Failed cold fusion experiment attempted 30 years ago showed how illusory discoveries trigger self-correcting mechanisms in science

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S&T Policy

Tools for planning the future

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

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Good practices

A new reward system

World conference in Hong Kong proposes changes to evaluation processes to help improve scientific integrity

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S&T POLICY

A legacy for the future

A decree issued in 1989 created an original funding model that unlocked extraordinary growth at state universities in São Paulo

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Good practices

The self-correcting nature of science

Report offers recommendations on how to reduce the number of scientific findings not reproducible by later studies

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INTERVIEW

Marcelo Knobel: Learning from autonomy

For the chancellor of UNICAMP, stable funding and liberty in management boosted the quality of universities in the state of São Paulo

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Shared facilities

Faster access to equipment and facilities

USP and UNICAMP create portals to expand shared use of core research facilities

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Public Health 

The end of the AIDS epidemic?

The US government wants to reduce new cases of AIDS by 90% by 2030, but faces the challenge of reaching vulnerable groups

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Good practices

Data fraud leads to multimillion-dollar settlement

Duke University agrees to pay US$112.5 million in case of researcher charged with systematic data fraud

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Indicators

2017 report

The Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

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Funding

Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

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INNOVATION

Proliferating startups

Innovative life science companies attract investment in Lausanne, Switzerland

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open access

How to survive without subscribing to scientific journals

Digital tools and social networks help students and researchers find articles online

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GOOD PRACTICES

Clampdown on sexual harassment in labs

US National Institutes of Health reinforces commitment to punishing researchers, while Congress discusses rules for federal funding agencies

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Communication

Open mics for science

Podcasts gain audiences and open new avenues for science communication throughout Brazil

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Good practices

An algorithm for evaluating research credibility

The Pentagon wants to develop a tool capable of identifying whether social and behavioral science research results are credible

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Intellectual property

Mapping out the roadblocks

A study looks at why Brazilian industry is poorly innovative and suggests academic publishing and patent counts are two sides of the same coin

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Good practices

Multiple sanctions for ethical misconduct

Punishments for scientific misconduct will affect the social lives of Chinese researchers

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Funding

The benefits of investing in science

Meeting of the Global Research Council in São Paulo addresses the challenges of responding to increasing expectations that research should have a societal and economic impact

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Internationalization

Long distance connections

Initiatives that promote networking and knowledge exchange among Brazilian researchers in the United States are on the rise

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Funding

Changing trend

Science and technology indicators show how the recession affected research and development investment in Brazil in 2016

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Good practices

No blame, no policing

Dutch code of conduct proposes ongoing discussion on scientific integrity without fear of reprisals, highlighting the duties of care of research institutions

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Good practices

The importance of null results

Experiments that do not arrive at their expected conclusion are more frequent than previously thought, and disregarding them can generate biases, study shows

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Indicators

2017 Report

Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

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Funding

Reap what you sow

With ambitions to quadruple capital invested, São Paulo investment fund backs 20 innovative companies

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ORGANIZATION

Dashed hopes

The National Museum was preparing for a revitalization project when it was obliterated by fire

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GOOD PRACTICES

Habitual fraud

Japanese researchers lead the list of scientists with the highest number of retracted articles

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BIOENERGY

On the frontiers of ethanol made from sugarcane

Project outlines scenarios to increase biofuel production in Africa and Latin America

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Education

New doorways to college

Developments in affirmative action add diversity to university admission pathways

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RETROSPECT

One hundred years of Reform in Córdoba

How a rebellion against the rigid hierarchy in an inland university of Argentina inspired change throughout Latin America

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