S&T Policy

INTERVIEW

Lex Bouter: Towards more responsible science

A Dutch epidemiologist talks about where the debates on research integrity are headed and his expectations for the next international conference on the topic, in May

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Funding

Committed effort

Survey finds investment in cancer research has fallen in Brazil

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Academic training

Educated leadership

Companies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study

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Interview

André Tortato Rauen: Research focused on mission

Economist from IPEA suggests bolder investment that tackles society’s greatest challenges in addition to basic science

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Gender

A system imbalance

Gender inequality in distribution of productivity-based grants by the CNPq

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Interview

Elisabeth Bik: On the trail of scientific fraud

A microbiologist talks about the challenges of detecting manipulated images in scientific papers, and receiving threats on social media

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Scientific communication

Clear, precise guidelines

FAPESP's open-access policy states that scientific articles must be freely available within 12 months of publication

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Indicators

Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide

List of 21 highly cited Brazilian researchers shows lines of investigation earning international recognition

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Covid-19

In the spotlight

Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease

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Scientific initiation

An exercise in curiosity

São Paulo private school science fair attracts projects from other regions and abroad

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Gender

Women and their disciples

Study maps how Brazilian scientists contribute to the education of new researchers

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Higher education

Turbulence on the horizon for postgraduate education

Uncertainties arise as assessment of Brazilian graduate programs goes to court

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Interview

Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science

The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity

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Scientometrics

Gears of knowledge

Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science

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Indicators

Rapid response to an extreme crisis

With funding from FAPESP, São Paulo’s scientific community came together to confront the health emergency, shows 2020 Activities Report

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Interview

Soraya Smaili: Bringing science closer to society

Soraya Smaili, a former dean at UNIFESP, discusses the goals of a new think tank devoted to developing policy proposals for higher education and science funding

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Open access

The Sci-Hub effect

Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests

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Academic assessment

New quality metrics

Universities and funding agencies search for more comprehensive metrics to assess researchers

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Development

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

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Academic mobility

A limited horizon

Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda

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Research funding

Learning to edit the genome

Brazil’s Crop Science Institute launches experiments with “gene scissors” to improve sugarcane, coffee, and citrus crops

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COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS

Connections for innovation

Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies

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LEGISLATION

Boost for startups

Government passes bill to encourage investment in small innovative companies in Brazil

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REGULATIONS

Weakened legislation

Brazil dismantling environmental protection structures during the pandemic

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GENDER

COVID-19, a battle fought by women

Network of female researchers looks for solutions to the challenges faced by women during the pandemic and seeks to influence public policy

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Science communication

Broad and equitable research access

CAPES’s Portal de Periódicos has connected Brazilian researchers to state-of-the-art research in their fields, but is now faced with uncertainties

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Funding

A compass for science

CAPES and CNPq have each played a central role in building the research ecosystem in Brazil

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Cover

The American strategy

The United States plans to invest heavily in STI to accelerate its economic recovery and respond to China's threat to its technological leadership

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Cover

Science on the ropes

Successive budget cuts have eroded Brazil’s capacity to fund research

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Good practices

Trust and transparency

Studies focus on conflicts of interest in medical science

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