S&T Policy

INDICATORS

In 2021, FAPESP stimulated research activities as society recovered from the pandemic

According to its latest annual report, the foundation invested R$1.013 billion last year

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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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INTERVIEW

Esper Cavalheiro: Doctoral training

UNIFESP neuroscientist heading graduate planning committee discusses proposed changes to advanced degree programs

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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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PUBLIC POLICIES

A method to overcome the vicious cycle of poverty

With multiple evidence-based actions, the Dara Institute model can inspire state public policy

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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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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

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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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Scientific production

Scientific papers on COVID-19 alter the balance of knowledge generation

More than 500,000 articles on the pandemic have been published in journals and preprint servers

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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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SCIENTOMETRICS

Nobel Prize winner data used in studies on trends and advances in science

Research seeks productivity standards that characterize high-impact research and careers

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COVER

Brazil diversifies research on scientific integrity

The country's participation in the world conference includes work on retractions, training, and data quality

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COVER

Inequality in collaborations is a matter of scientific integrity, says World Conference

Event in Cape Town, South Africa, addresses the need to expand the concept of research responsibility

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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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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Book on cutting-edge science in seven fields celebrates 60 years of FAPESP

ACIESP initiative will also look at research opportunities in these areas for the coming years

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ACADEMIC CAREERS

Academic résumés change to highlight impactful contributions

Funding agencies require researchers to write narrative summaries of their academic careers

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EDUCATION

Scientist school

Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials creates interdisciplinary undergraduate course to train high-level researchers

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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

FAPESP has an extensive bibliographic collection about its history

Books, articles, reports, and open-access academic papers record and analyze the foundation's history and its contributions to the advancement of science in Brazil

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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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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Beyond borders

In its six decades, São Paulo’s FAPESP has helped to strengthen Brazil’s broader science, technology, and innovation ecosystem

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COVER

Crisis in human resource development

Lower numbers of master's and PhD graduates in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower demand for advanced degrees sparks debate about the system that provides future researchers and high-level professionals in Brazil

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PUBLIC POLICY

Rewarding Conservation

New study sheds light on impacts from bonus tax transfers to incentivize expansion of municipal protected areas in Brazil

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Diffusion

Science highlighted by journalism

Study finds that “embargo emails,” which give media professionals advance access to scientific articles, increase mentions on social media and citations in other papers

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Higher education

Barriers to inclusion

Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education

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COVID-19

Maximum velocity

Studies show the quality and importance of preprints (scientific papers shared online as soon as they are written) related to the novel coronavirus

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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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Publications

Counting the costs

Study estimates publisher expenses and profit margins and reignites the debate over the fair price of publishing a scientific article

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Ethics

Solutions for harassment

Brazilian universities implement policies to combat violence and sexual harassment

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