Economy
Public Health
Disarming Violence
Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests
Research funding
Demand-side innovation
Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil
Data
R&D spending breakdown – USA (2017)
Of the US$542 billion spent on research and development (R&D) in the United States in 2017, 73% was invested by businesses and 13% by universities
By Redação
Demography
Global health in motion
A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration
By Luisa Destri
Funding
British universities face financial uncertainty
British universities are on the brink of a credit crunch, having run up debts of £10.8 billion amidst financial uncertainties caused by Brexit
By Redação
OUTREACH
Support for innovative research in Ceará
State creates mechanisms for funding corporate projects, despite the economic crisis
By Carla Aranha
Innovation
A Babel of startups
A startup support program in Santiago, Chile, is attracting entrepreneurs from around the world
By Carla Aranha
Economy
China closing in on the USA
US$254 billion was the approximate value invested in R&D activities by China in 2017
By Redação
Nobel Prize 2018 | Economics
Innovation, climate, and sustainable development
American researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their contributions to integrating innovation and climate change policies into the analysis of long-term economic growth
By Redação
Entrepreneurship
The land of the unicorns
First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil
By Suzel Tunes
Economy
US investment in research grows in 2017
In 2017, the United States government invested US$118.3 billion in research and development
By Redação
Sociology
Immigrants stimulate the economy in European countries
A study assessing immigration to Europe between 1985 and 2015 has concluded that immigrants have a positive effect on the continent's economy
By Redação
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Closer links with industry
UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties
Education
Missed education targets
70% of the goals set out by the National Education Plan for 2014–2017 were not achieved
By Redação
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The land of the unicorns
First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil
By Suzel Tunes
MICROELECTRONICS
Brazil’s chip-making dream
New Qualcomm packaging facility to place Brazil among global semiconductor producers