S&T Policy
Litigation
Industrial policy in check
Brazil is expected to revise industrial policy and R&D incentives
SCIENTOMETRICS
Impact beyond academia
Alternative indicators evaluate how science influences readers of social media
DISSEMINATION
Duel of the mega-journals
Dispute points to changes in the scientific publications market
RANKING
Entrepreneurial students
An index identifies 42 universities in Brazil that foster innovation
EPHEMERALITY
Time for transformative innovation
Conference marks 50 years of the Science Policy Research Unit
DISSEMINATION
How to use knowledge
British report rates the reach of information based on scientific evidence
S&T Policy
Challenges made-to-order
São Paulo private institutes conduct research to respond to demands
By Fabrício Marques and Bruno de Pierro
Bioengineering
Ready to compete
Student club prepares teams to take part in international competition
Institutions
A university without departments
UFABC celebrates its 10th anniversary with a consistent research history
EXPERIMENTATION
With help from a computer
Brazilian and foreign researchers discuss ways to reduce animal testing
Indicators
Demonstrated support
FAPESP has continued to invest in research despite the economic downturn
THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Fifty years since that night
UBA's invasion by police was the precursor to the brain drain from Argentina
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Showcase for new technologies
Projects funded by FAPESP that produce patents are posted on a new page
Entrepreneurship
Fertile ground for innovation
São Carlos has the greatest concentration of technology-based small businesses
SCIENCE EDUCATION
A storehouse of talents
Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair has encouraged a career in research
Dissemination
The future of open access
Scientific journals are looking for new papers dissemination models
Digitization
Reclaiming the past
Mormon initiative recovers old records from offices in São Paulo cities
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Communicator talent show
Science communication competition arrives in Brazil
OBITUARY
Interdisciplinary scientist
A pioneer in materials research in Brazil, José Arana Varela dies at 72