S&T Policy

Funding

Risky questions

Institute to invest up to R$18 million per year in research in Brazil

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Gender

The search for balance

A study compares scientific output by women in a range of countries

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Research & Development

Outliers

Cooperation between businesses and universities is not always strong

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Diffusion

Public Review

Preprints gain popularity in biology and the social sciences

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United States

Fear of isolation

Trump’s anti-immigration policy frightens the U.S. scientific community

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INNOVATION

From risk to market

Evaluation of the BNDES program finds that 67% of projects resulted in products

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Awards

Celebrating Engineering

British award honors creators of digital imaging

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INDICATORS

Drawing a map of scientific competencies

Map shows distribution of scientific competencies in São Paulo

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Human resources 

Women’s odds in academia

Research suggests that having a higher proportion of women in a field does not guarantee female scholars an advantage in reaching the top of their career

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CLIMATE CHANGE  

From deforestation to urban pollution

Report says that the forest code is expected to help Brazil reduce greenhouse gases, but goals for 2030 are tied to industrial modernization

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Genomics

Precision Medicine

RIDCs establish a platform for genetic data to support the search for personalized therapies

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Networks of Knowledge 

The DNA of innovation in metropolises

Researcher shows how big universities influence the economy and environment of the urban regions where they are located

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Science & Technology System 

Challenges made-to-order

Eighteen São Paulo private institutes conduct research in response to demands

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Acknowledgement

Mission: Thinking about the future of science

Anthropologist is appointed to a council that advises the U.S. government

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DEVELOPMENT

A guiding star for industry

Books discuss ways to address the deindustrialization of Brazil’s economy

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COSMOLOGY

Waves of material from the early Universe

Radio telescope will study phenomena that occurred shortly after the Big Bang

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ENVIRONMENT

Pact in transformation

Movement to restore the Atlantic Forest reorganizes to meet proposed targets

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University

Gears in motion

Assessment system at USP ties faculty goals to those of departments and units

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Gender

Narrow corridor

Proportion of women in philosophy declines over their academic careers

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Frank Allgöwer

The impact of basic science

The efficiency of smart networks depends on new theoretical models

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INDICATORS

A worrisome calm

PINTEC finds stability in the number of Brazilian companies

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Litigation

Industrial policy in check

Brazil is expected to revise industrial policy and R&D incentives

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Impact beyond academia

Alternative indicators evaluate how science influences readers of social media

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DISSEMINATION

Duel of the mega-journals

Dispute points to changes in the scientific publications market

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RANKING

Entrepreneurial students

An index identifies 42 universities in Brazil that foster innovation

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PATENTS

An unusual patent champion

Brazilian universities apply for the largest number of patents

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Speed test

Brazil loses momentum in world supercomputer ranking

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RECOGNITION

Mission: To think about the future of science

Emilio Moran is appointed to the council that advises the U.S. government

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Training

The branches and roots of science’s family tree

Projects set out to trace the academic genealogy of Brazilian researchers

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EPHEMERALITY

Time for transformative innovation

Conference marks 50 years of the Science Policy Research Unit

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