S&T Policy

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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Cover

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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OPEN ACCESS

Discount and waiver policies for article publication charges are inaccessible to countries like Brazil

Concessions offered by publishers are restricted to authors from very poor nations​

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INTERVIEW

Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: Thinking never hurt anyone

Mascarenhas, 91, talks about her academic career and her work advocating science and education

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Previously low-impact studies gained new attention in the pandemic and contributed to the fight against the novel coronavirus

Many of the papers in question relate to the mechanism of action of SARS-CoV-1, which causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and to possible ways of treating the disease

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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Retracted scientific articles continue to be cited by other scientists as reliable sources

The phenomenon affects the integrity of academic work, polluting the scientific literature with erroneous and false knowledge that can even put people's lives at risk

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INTERVIEW

Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science

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

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ECOLOGY

Roads associated with mining in the Amazon cause significant environmental damage

The impact caused by roads created to provide access to mines can be 60 times greater than that caused by the mines themselves

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GENDER

Diversity in mathematics teaching and research

Encouraging LGBT+ students and scientists to get involved in mathematics is the theme of academic events abroad and research projects in Brazil

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Beyond borders

In its six decades, São Paulo’s FAPESP has helped to strengthen Brazil’s broader science, technology, and innovation ecosystem

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Diversity in science

Brazil remains attractive for foreign postdocs, but applications have declined in recent years

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INDICATORS

In 2021, FAPESP stimulated research activities as society recovered from the pandemic

According to its latest annual report, the foundation invested R$1.013 billion last year

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Funding

USA prepares billion-dollar investment in semiconductor industry

New legislation aims to alleviate America’s dependence on Asian supply chains

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INTERVIEW

Esper Cavalheiro: Doctoral training

UNIFESP neuroscientist heading graduate planning committee discusses proposed changes to advanced degree programs

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DEVELOPMENT

Expansion of higher education has had tangible local impacts, but obstacles remain

The absence of a consolidation policy in the industrial sector is highlighted as one of the barriers to the economic effects that some federal institutions could bring to their local regions

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PUBLIC POLICIES

A method to overcome the vicious cycle of poverty

With multiple evidence-based actions, the Dara Institute model can inspire state public policy

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Linguistics

Scientific articles are increasingly complex and cryptic due to excessive use of jargon and acronyms

The phenomenon is not exclusive to the exact and biological sciences—it is also seen in journals from the fields of linguistics and language

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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

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