S&T Policy

BIOECONOMY

Sustainability, female subject

Entrepreneurs from the Amazon use innovation and traditional knowledge to create new cosmetics and foods

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OPEN ACCESS

The pain of exclusion

This study finds that discount and waiver policies for the publication of scientific articles with large publishers are limited and fail to consider the difficulties faced by authors from countries such as Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Marcio de Castro: A boost for bold research

New scientific director shares his vision for science and the future of FAPESP and reflects on his career as a plant geneticist

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Obstacles to innovation

Knowledge about Zika and Chikungunya resulted in several patents, but few products within public reach

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GENDER

Depictions of abusive behavior

The number of academic studies about the incidence and effects of bullying and sexual harassment in the country’s universities is growing

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HUMAN RESOURCES

An olympic route to university admission

A growing number of institutions are extending undergraduate admissions to STEM olympiad winners, in an evolving trend

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Scientometrics

Study evaluates the output of computer scientists who publish far more articles than their average colleague

Methodology created by a group from UFMG identified anomalous practices in some cases

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Funding

Indicators show a decline in Research and Development in 2020

The pandemic affected private sector investments in Brazil

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Study estimates influence of experienced researchers in collaborations

243 million articles by 2.6 million coauthors were evaluated

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INTERVIEW

Alexandre de Ávila Gomide: Between dismantling and resilience

IPEA economist discusses new book analyzing the impact of policy dismantling in Brazil since 2016

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Human resources

Strategies for attracting and rewarding talent

Experts discuss how to increase interest in scientific careers among young people and better appreciate the work of researchers in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Marcio de Castro: A boost for bold research

New scientific director shares his vision for science and the future of FAPESP and reflects on his career as a plant geneticist

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FUNDING

Foreign boost

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces fund basic research projects in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science

UNICAMP researcher Euclides de Mesquita Neto discusses the challenges ahead as the executive secretary of the Global Research Council, an association of more than 60 research-funding agencies on all continents

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Scientometrics

Study estimates how many years scientific collaborations last in Brazil

UFABC survey analyzed articles written as coauthorships in 81 fields

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Funding

Research budget for neglected diseases shrinks in Brazil

Funding fluctuated widely between 2004 and 2020, suffering sharp drops with each change of government

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Scientometrics

Review evaluates six decades of studies on women and gender in Brazil

Analysis of more than 30,000 articles shows the evolution of this interdisciplinary field of research

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Collaborations

Initiatives promote greater involvement of patients in clinical trials and the search for new treatments

Patients collaborate with physicians on clinical trials and in the search for new treatments

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Interview

Jorge Almeida Guimarães: From farming to protein chemistry

The unexpected story of the son of two farm laborers who, after starting school aged 10, went on to become a researcher and president of CAPES and EMBRAPII

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Public policy

Public ambulances available to 85% of the population, but service is uneven

Researcher maps public ambulance service’s assistance, coverage, and workforce

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Interview

Luciana Santos: We need new arrangements

The new minister of the MCTI talks about plans to recover public funding for research and how to combat gender inequality in science

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Knowledge production

Analysis of millions of papers and patents suggests science is becoming less disruptive

Study indicates limits on the ability of researchers to change the direction of fields of knowledge

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Cover

System designed to detect manipulated images in scientific articles

Artificial intelligence can both generate fake images and help to identify them

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Higher education

Number of students completing a degree at public universities in Brazil falls

The decline began in 2019 and worsened during the pandemic thanks to the suspension of in-person activities and postponement of the end of the academic year

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Foundations for rebuilding Brazil’s scientific capacity

Promise to restore public investment sparks discussion about priorities and plans for research and innovation in the country

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Graduate studies

CAPES assessment finds that quality indicators for master’s and doctoral courses in Brazil have improved

Improvements have been made despite the financial hardships faced by science, with cuts to research funding and falling grant values

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BIOECONOMY

Female entrepreneurs create new products in the Amazon

Companies combine research, technology, and innovation to gain market share and make advances in the region

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INTERVIEW

Michel Spiro: Basic sciences for sustainability

The French physicist shows how curiosity-based research can help in the efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

Tool helps implement projects based on scientific evidence

King's College London checklist adapted by a Brazilian team and translated into Portuguese

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

Effort to expand access to valuable documents

The São Paulo State Public Archive launches a computer platform to preserve and share its extensive digital collection

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