Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

INTERVIEW

Michel Spiro: Basic sciences for sustainability

The French physicist shows how curiosity-based research can help in the efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Previously low-impact studies gained new attention in the pandemic and contributed to the fight against the novel coronavirus

Many of the papers in question relate to the mechanism of action of SARS-CoV-1, which causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and to possible ways of treating the disease

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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Retracted scientific articles continue to be cited by other scientists as reliable sources

The phenomenon affects the integrity of academic work, polluting the scientific literature with erroneous and false knowledge that can even put people's lives at risk

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Diversity in science

Brazil remains attractive for foreign postdocs, but applications have declined in recent years

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Funding

USA prepares billion-dollar investment in semiconductor industry

New legislation aims to alleviate America’s dependence on Asian supply chains

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DEVELOPMENT

Expansion of higher education has had tangible local impacts, but obstacles remain

The absence of a consolidation policy in the industrial sector is highlighted as one of the barriers to the economic effects that some federal institutions could bring to their local regions

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Linguistics

Scientific articles are increasingly complex and cryptic due to excessive use of jargon and acronyms

The phenomenon is not exclusive to the exact and biological sciences—it is also seen in journals from the fields of linguistics and language

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FUNDING

US Armed Forces support basic research in Brazil

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces are funding basic research projects in Brazil

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CAREERS

Refuge in science

Physicist Alexander Abyzov escaped the war in Ukraine and is now a visiting researcher in Brazil

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Funding

Government imposes new science funding cuts in Brazil

Decree published by President Jair Bolsonaro at the end of May withholds R$1.79 billion from the MCTI’s 2022 budget

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Low academic mobility in Brazil has no significant impact on productivity, study suggests

Researchers who continue their careers at the same institution where they obtained their PhD produce as many articles on average as those with a more diverse professional experience in different institutions

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PUBLIC SPENDING

SUS to save money as patent extensions come to an end

Expenditure on nine drugs could be reduced by R$3.9 billion, according to UFRJ estimates

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Funding

FINEP grant failed to increase corporate innovation

Erratic flow of funding has compromised the program's investment capacity in recent years

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Diversity in science

Brazil remains attractive for foreign postdocs, but applications have declined in recent years

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Higher education

Barriers to inclusion

Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education

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Scientific communication

Language in decline

Study identifies a fall in the number of Brazilian scientific articles written in Portuguese

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Ethics

Solutions for harassment

Brazilian universities implement policies to combat violence and sexual harassment

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INTERVIEW

Lex Bouter: Towards more responsible science

A Dutch epidemiologist talks about where the debates on research integrity are headed and his expectations for the next international conference on the topic, in May

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Funding

Committed effort

Survey finds investment in cancer research has fallen in Brazil

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Academic training

Educated leadership

Companies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study

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Gender

A system imbalance

Gender inequality in distribution of productivity-based grants by the CNPq

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Interview

Elisabeth Bik: On the trail of scientific fraud

A microbiologist talks about the challenges of detecting manipulated images in scientific papers, and receiving threats on social media

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Covid-19

In the spotlight

Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease

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COVID-19

On the trail of misinformation

Users aligned with the conservative right were more engaged in disseminating false news and inaccurate information on Twitter, according to a survey by FGV

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Covid-19

Confidence in vaccines

Vaccination rate in Brazil greater than in developed countries

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Obituary

Science administrator

Marco Antonio Raupp led and helped establish important research institutions in Brazil

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Interview

Soraya Smaili: Bringing science closer to society

Soraya Smaili, a former dean at UNIFESP, discusses the goals of a new think tank devoted to developing policy proposals for higher education and science funding

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Open access

The Sci-Hub effect

Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests

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Development

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

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