S&T Policy

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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Cover

Fast lane from the lab to the public

The emerging field of implementation science seeks to accelerate the application of evidence-based knowledge

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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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Interview

André Tortato Rauen: Research focused on mission

Economist from IPEA suggests bolder investment that tackles society’s greatest challenges in addition to basic science

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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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Scientific communication

Clear, precise guidelines

FAPESP's open-access policy states that scientific articles must be freely available within 12 months of publication

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Indicators

Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide

List of 21 highly cited Brazilian researchers shows lines of investigation earning international recognition

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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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Scientific initiation

An exercise in curiosity

São Paulo private school science fair attracts projects from other regions and abroad

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Gender

Women and their disciples

Study maps how Brazilian scientists contribute to the education of new researchers

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Higher education

Turbulence on the horizon for postgraduate education

Uncertainties arise as assessment of Brazilian graduate programs goes to court

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Interview

Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science

The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity

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Scientometrics

Gears of knowledge

Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science

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Indicators

Rapid response to an extreme crisis

With funding from FAPESP, São Paulo’s scientific community came together to confront the health emergency, shows 2020 Activities Report

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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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Academic assessment

New quality metrics

Universities and funding agencies search for more comprehensive metrics to assess researchers

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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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Academic mobility

A limited horizon

Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda

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Research funding

Learning to edit the genome

Brazil’s Crop Science Institute launches experiments with “gene scissors” to improve sugarcane, coffee, and citrus crops

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COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS

Connections for innovation

Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies

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