Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
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
FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Diversity in science
Brazil remains attractive for foreign postdocs, but applications have declined in recent years
Higher education

Barriers to inclusion
Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education
Scientific communication

Language in decline
Study identifies a fall in the number of Brazilian scientific articles written in Portuguese
Academic training

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

A system imbalance
Gender inequality in distribution of productivity-based grants by the CNPq
Covid-19

In the spotlight
Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease
Open access

The Sci-Hub effect
Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests
Academic mobility

A limited horizon
Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda
COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS

Connections for innovation
Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies
LEGISLATION

Boost for startups
Government passes bill to encourage investment in small innovative companies in Brazil