Education

HUMAN RESOURCES

Interest in graduate programs falls in Brazil

Universities and the government evaluate changes to master's degrees and doctorates

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COMMUNICATION

Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award

Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award for science communication initiatives

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Interview

Maria Cecília Minayo: A sociological look at health

FIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as the elderly and police officers

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Circus

Even without any undergraduate courses in the country, circus research is advancing in Brazil

Study groups investigate issues such as the trajectory of women in Brazilian circuses

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Public policy

Number of gifted people is underreported in Brazil

The country does not have the tools needed to identify and nurture individuals with high skills in different age groups and fields of knowledge

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DATOS

Inclusion in university and higher education for young adults

Data measures inclusion in university and higher education for young adults

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HUMAN RESOURCES

From public school to university

In its seventh edition, the USP knowledge competition exclusively for students from the state education system has a record number of registrations and seeks to encourage young undergraduate students

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Teaching profession at risk

Low salaries, lack of structure in schools, and absence of social appreciation damage interest in the career

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Teaching degree crisis

Policies designed to improve the attractiveness of a teaching career and reformulate curriculums aim to reverse the teacher shortages in Brazilian primary education

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

In times of digitalization and diversity, FGV CPDOC turns 50

Institution created in 1973 to house the Getúlio Vargas archive wants to expand the involvement of women and seeks new forms of classification

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INDICATORS

Brazilian scientific output suffers decline

Post-pandemic drop in scientific output in Brazil is one of the biggest in the world

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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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Video

Teacher blackout in Brazil

To improve basic education, the country needs to renew undergraduate courses that prepare students to teach, as well as to create policies that make the teaching career attractive | 7'56

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DATA

PhD graduation/dropout rates and the effects of the pandemic

PhD completion and dropout rates and the effects of the pandemic

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Video

Catholicism with African roots

Researcher traces relationships between the African diaspora, from the time of slavery, and the tradition of samba in the Recôncavo Baiano, in Brazil | 6'53

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Philosopher of uncertainties

Between cumbia dances and fanfares, Douglas Anfra endeavors to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and the everyday life of high school students

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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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HISTORY

Unkept promises

Liberal ideas and the need for national cohesion inspired early proposals for universal public education, but funding was always limited

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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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Students with disabilities in regular classes

Special education policy collaborates to reduce learning delays, but can encourage segregated teaching

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Changes and challenges presented to educational institutions by people with disabilities

Rising enrollment reflects greater inclusion in education, but institutional policies and pedagogical practices need to be improved

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Obituary

Love for the beauty of Portuguese

Cleonice Berardinelli, one of the world's leading experts on Portuguese poets Luís Vaz de Camões and Fernando Pessoa, has died aged 106

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OBITUARY

Literacy and social justice

Magda Becker Soares's perspective on childhood literacy influenced the formulation of public policies

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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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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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History

Original documents reveal new aspects of the history of Palmares

UNICAMP historian creates database of material collected from archives in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands

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OBITUARY

Research as a passion and a mission

Herch Moysés Nussenzveig, a scholar of optical phenomena such as the rainbow, defender of science, and physics education enthusiast, died in November, at the age of 90

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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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DATA

Doctorates

The pandemic continues to have a negative effect on doctoral degrees

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INTERVIEW

Maria Victoria de Mesquita Benevides: The right to democracy

Sociologist fosters the creation of the field of education in human rights in Brazil

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