S&T Policy

Interview

Magdalena Skipper : In the editor’s office

New editor in chief of Nature talks about the challenge of overcoming the reproducibility crisis and the rise of open access

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OUTREACH

Support for innovative research in Ceará

State creates mechanisms for funding corporate projects, despite the economic crisis

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FUNDING

Out of the comfort zone

IPEA study finds tax incentives have failed to boost private R&D investment in Brazil in recent years

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Infrastructure

Floating laboratory

Brazilian Navy survey vessel to receive R$75 million in funding under new agreement

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Indicators

2017 Report

Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

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Innovation

A Babel of startups

A startup support program in Santiago, Chile, is attracting entrepreneurs from around the world

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Funding

Reap what you sow

With ambitions to quadruple capital invested, São Paulo investment fund backs 20 innovative companies

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Global warming

Hotter and drier cities

Modeling indicates temperatures will rise and rainfall will be halved in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos by the end of the century

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BIOENERGY

On the frontiers of ethanol made from sugarcane

Project outlines scenarios to increase biofuel production in Africa and Latin America

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest ranked university for patent applications, and USP is highest ranked for licensing royalties

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

OECD study places Brazil among the countries with the largest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates

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MANAGEMENT

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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INTERVIEW

Edgar Dutra Zanotto: One eye on science, the other on industry

An engineer provides insight into how artificial intelligence will help develop novel types of glass and explains his new definition of the material

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SCIENTOMETRICS

The metropolis and science

Study analyzes papers by authors from 2,000 cities around the world and ranks São Paulo among the 20 with the highest scientific output

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Education

New doorways to college

Developments in affirmative action add diversity to university admission pathways

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Publications

A wider target audience

Major publisher’s acquisition of manuscript submission system makes waves in scientific journals market

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ENVIRONMENT

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

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Funding

Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

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BIBLIOMETRICS

Responsible metrics

Company that determines the impact factor of scientific journals shares the data behind the results

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PUBLICATIONS

A patient’s perspective

Medical journals invite patients to help review scientific articles about their conditions

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MANAGEMENT

A rising platform

Modernization of the Lattes CV database looks to increase confidence in its data and stimulate debate on the platform's potential

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DISSEMINATION

Lab-made art

Artists use tools from science to craft their work

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FUNDING

Tax Law for Cancer

Program receives more tax-exemption funds for treatment than for research into the disease

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Patent War

Patent War

Researchers locked in legal battle for property rights linked to the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties

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DIFFUSION

Cartoon Science

The rising popularity of comic strips in science and research communication

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DIFFUSION

Promise of boycott

Computer scientists vow to boycott new subscription-only artificial intelligence journal

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

OECD study places Brazil among the countries with the greatest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates

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INTERVIEW

Cristiana Simão Seixas: How to measure the value of nature

Biologist who coordinated assessment of biodiversity in the Americas shares strategies to slow down losses

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Management

A strategy for research data

Researchers are being encouraged to better manage and share the data they produce

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