S&T Policy

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Calling all scientists

Researchers in São Paulo mobilize against the pandemic as FAPESP awards funding to 210 related projects

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Science takes on the virus

Federal call for proposals attracts 2,200 applications for research grants to study COVID-19

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Inequality

The diversity-innovation paradox

Women and ethnic minorities excel at proposing new ideas, but earn little recognition, according to an analysis of 1.2 million PhD theses

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GENDER

A handbook for guerrilla warfare against inequality

A United States report describes successful initiatives to increase the contribution of women in scientific careers

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Interview

Carlos Guerra Schrago: The theory and practice of evolution

The discipline that seeks to reconstruct the histories of species is itself evolving, according to UFRJ biologist

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Statistics

Stunted by recession

IBGE’s latest PINTEC survey reveals slowing innovation momentum among Brazilian firms between 2015 and 2017

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Collections

Retrieving the history of science

Documents newly digitized by the SBPC Heritage Center provide a fresh glimpse into the Society’s past

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Funding

Green stimulus

Sustainable technology incentives proposed for Brazilian industry could also have beneficial effects on economic growth, study says

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Diplomacy

A chance to be bold

Global initiative sets 10-year targets to stabilize biodiversity losses, and 30-year targets for reversing them

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Science communication

Breaking out of the bubble

Academic journals in Brazil rarely use Facebook to share their content with the public, study shows

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Infrastructure

Vocational assessment

Public laboratories’ profiles determine their science and research output

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Scientometrics

Written by many hands

Study identifies a sharp rise in the number of articles signed by more than a thousand authors

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Funding

The house of open dialogue

Talks in Congress help stem budget cuts for science, technology, and innovation in 2020

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Eva Zažímalová: Eyes on the world

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences discusses strategies to integrate science internationally and bring it closer to industry

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Indicators

The geography of innovation

New methodology measures science and technology performance across Brazilian states

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Public Policy

Disjointed strategies

Audit places deficient cross-institutional coordination at the root of poor innovation performance in Brazil

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Legacies of the genome

Magazine followed the evolution of sequencing projects that improved disease diagnosis and led to the development of innovative treatments

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Pesquisa fapesp 20 years

Growth in numbers

Brazil’s research indicators have improved consistently over the past two decades

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University autonomy

Fuel for innovation

Stable funding stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector and in signing technology transfers

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University autonomy

The race for excellence

Strong performance in international rankings and against benchmarks reflects a drive for research impact at state universities in São Paulo

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University autonomy

Tools for planning the future

Stable funding at state universities in São Paulo has allowed for continual education about financial management

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Scientific publications

Increasing research visibility

Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public

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Science olympics

A place for girls in mathematics

A girls-only competition seeks to create a more welcoming environment for female talent in the subject

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INDICATORS

Change with stability

Report highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo

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The impact of brain circulation

Compared to other countries, Brazil sends fewer scientists abroad and has no policies to take advantage of their experiences

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Open access

Unearthing hidden treasure

A new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo

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Scientific education

Creative solutions

A contest grants awards for videos made by students from São Paulo public schools proposing solutions to issues faced by the community

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Fernanda De Negri: Leveraging the benefits of technology

IPEA economist talks about her ambitions for a new research center that seeks to understand and debate the social and economic impacts of generating knowledge

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Indicators

Young and world class

Asian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC

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Funding

In defense of science

Party leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis

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