Education
DATA
Brazil falls short of higher education enrollment target
Data shows Brazil is falling short of higher education enrollment target
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OBITUARY
A pillar of Brazilian mathematics
As well as an internationally renowned theorist, Luiz Adauto da Justa Medeiros was also a dedicated educator
By Kezia
GOOD PRACTICES
Florida governor proposes law to review tenure of university professors
American Association of University Professors calls the bill an attack on academic freedom
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DATA
Public investment in education
Public investments in education reached 6.23% of GDP in 2018
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Higher education
Barriers to inclusion
Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education
Recognition
Tribute to Antonieta de Barros
Antonieta de Barros (1901–1952) has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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DATA
Doctorates dropped significantly in 2020
Doctoral training has a significant drop in 2020
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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
Gender
A system imbalance
Gender inequality in distribution of productivity-based grants by the CNPq
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Encouragement to become a scientist
FAPESP and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences announce the reactivation of the Aristides Pacheco Leão program
By Redação
ACADEMY
Doctor takes over as new USP dean
Doctor Carlos Carlotti Junior will be the dean of the University of São Paulo
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Careers
Time to face the numbers
Economic crisis and high unemployment rate boost the number of FIES debtors
Scientific initiation
An exercise in curiosity
São Paulo private school science fair attracts projects from other regions and abroad