Funding

Data

Invention patents in Brazil

The number of invention patent applications decreased by 8.2% between 2020 and 2021

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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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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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DATA

The recent dynamics of R&D expenditure

Spending on research and development in the state of São Paulo between 2018 and 2020

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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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COMPUTER SCIENCE

The legacy of the Ugly Duckling

The first Brazilian computer was developed 50 years ago at USP’s Polytechnic School and changed the teaching and national industry of technology

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Funding

Access to manuscripts from the Science group

American Association for the Advancement of Science will allow open access to almost-final versions of scientific papers

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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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Funding

Federal universities feel the squeeze

Budget allocated to Brazilian federal universities decreased by 45% in the last 5 years

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DATA

The internationalization of research

FAPESP invested R$1.88 billion in funding lines related to the internationalization of scientific research

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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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HISTORY

Ambitious education projects after Brazil’s independence suffered from a lack of resources

Liberalism and the need for national cohesion inspired proposals for universal public education, but funding was never sufficient

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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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DATA

Patents and partnerships at state universities in São Paulo

Visual data on invention patents filed by São Paulo State Higher Education Institutions

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GOOD PRACTICES

Battle against institutional racism in science

Research-funding organizations struggle to meet commitments to combat discrimination

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FUNDING

US Armed Forces support basic research in Brazil

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces are funding basic research projects in Brazil

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Funding

Risk of funding cuts

Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil

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SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION

Consolidated partnerships

Collaborations between Brazil and Portugal prioritize studies on new energies, particle physics, and the history of the two countries in the twentieth century

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COVID-19

Brazilian networks keep a close eye on coronavirus variants

SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in the country backed by funding from British government program

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Funding

Government imposes new science funding cuts in Brazil

Decree published by President Jair Bolsonaro at the end of May withholds R$1.79 billion from the MCTI’s 2022 budget

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Financing

UK set to lose funding

United Kingdom could be excluded from European science program

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Financing

Poor management of research funding in Norway

Norway's minister of research and higher education dismisses all members of the board

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Six decades of investment in STI

Since the beginning of its activities, FAPESP has funded over 310,000 research projects

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Book on cutting-edge science in seven fields celebrates 60 years of FAPESP

ACIESP initiative will also look at research opportunities in these areas for the coming years

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ACADEMIC CAREERS

Academic résumés change to highlight impactful contributions

Funding agencies require researchers to write narrative summaries of their academic careers

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EDUCATION

Scientist school

Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials creates interdisciplinary undergraduate course to train high-level researchers

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