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Cuts to US science budgets threaten global climate research

Discontinuation of NASA and NOAA projects monitoring the atmosphere and oceans for decades poses a major risk

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Good practices

Scientific journals under heavy fire

American newspapers suffer budget cuts and threats from the federal government

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MANAGEMENT

Ministry created 40 years ago has expanded public policies and initiatives for science, technology, and innovation

MCTI faced funding gaps but created a robust bureaucratic machine

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FUNDING

US researchers face uncertainty due to cuts and layoffs

American government slashed jobs and resources at funding agencies, froze scholarships, and punished universities

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DATA

MCTI spending increased significantly between 2020 and 2024

MCTI spending increased significantly between 2020 and 2024

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INNOVATION

Deep techs, science-based startups that develop solutions to complex problems, are gaining focus and interest in Brazil

Survey identified 875 companies of this type in Brazil; 55% of them in the state of São Paulo

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Scientific Production

National consortium takes over management and funding of the SciELO library

Partnership between CAPES, CNPq, and FAPESP reaffirms Brazil’s commitment to open-access scientific journals

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FAPESP

Marco Antonio Zago reappointed FAPESP president

Marco Antonio Zago reappointed president of FAPESP; Carmino de Souza named vice president

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Entrepreneurship

Support for artificial intelligence startups on the rise

Support for artificial intelligence startups on the rise

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Indicators

Clear signs of recovery in laboratories

FAPESP Annual Report shows that São Paulo’s scientific community regained momentum in 2023

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Planning

Conference gathers recommendations for new Brazilian ST&I plan

Meeting in Brasília and preparatory events mobilized the scientific community

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FUNDING

FAPESP Board of Trustees speaks out on LDO

FAPESP Board of Trustees speaks out on the proposed 2025 Budgetary Guidelines bill

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SOCIOLOGY

New center to debate global issues

Center for Critical Imagination: Political Economy and Citizenship (CCI) will hold discussions on global problems

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Data

Industrial expenditure on R&D in Brazil

Graphs show industry R&D spending in Brazil in 2022

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Planning

Preparatory events gather suggestions for the National Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Dozens of meetings held across Brazil bring together the scientific community and other sectors of society

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Projects

More researchers submitting applications

In 2023, FAPESP received 4,483 proposals from researchers who had never before requested funding

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Funding

Fund to identify organizations that support the Black population with Black leadership

Initiative seeks to collect data on inequality and philanthropy

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Human Resources

Open positions at research institutions

Jobs announced by MCTI offer relief, but new hires will not offset the number of staff retiring

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Genetics

Partnership to sequence the genomes of 500,000 Africans

Sequencing the genome of 500,000 Africans could aid medical research

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Health

Open innovation to fight diseases

Center for advanced therapies at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein pursues new treatments for genetic, chronic, and malignant diseases

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Development

Industrial policy retakes the spotlight

Government and private sector propose missions to combat deindustrialization of the Brazilian economy

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INDICATORS

Expanding opportunities for researchers

Annual Report shows that FAPESP increased funding in 2022 and sought to recover from losses caused by the pandemic

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INFRASTRUCTURE

New research facilities

Federal government includes six projects of interest to scientific community in Growth Acceleration Plan

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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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Patents

The end of an era

The end of the FAPESP intellectual property protection program indicates there has been progress in the passing of scientific knowledge onto society

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BIOECONOMY

Sustainability, female subject

Entrepreneurs from the Amazon use innovation and traditional knowledge to create new cosmetics and foods

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OPEN ACCESS

The pain of exclusion

This study finds that discount and waiver policies for the publication of scientific articles with large publishers are limited and fail to consider the difficulties faced by authors from countries such as Brazil

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Technology

India plans national research agency with US$6 billion budget

India planning to create a national funding agency to stimulate research at the country's universities, institutes, and laboratories

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Funding

Indicators show a decline in Research and Development in 2020

The pandemic affected private sector investments in Brazil

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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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