Funding

Partnerships

Partnerships with the United Kingdom

FAPESP signs cooperation agreements with UK

Projects

Recent Thematic Projects and Young Investigator Awards

Projects contracted in May and June 2012

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Data

Most cited periodicals

The five journals with the highest impact factor (IF) in various countries

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New modality

FAPESP launches Grants for Research Studies Abroad

FAPESP launches Grants for Research Studies Abroad

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Intellectual property

FAPESP’s program of support for intellectual property is increased

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Projects

Recent Thematic Projects and Young Investigator Awards

Projects for which contracts were signed in April and May of 2012

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Projects

Recent Thematic Projects and Young Investigator Awards

Projects granted in January and February of 2012

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Data

Hot papers, according to ISI

Hot papers are scientific texts that are cited far more than normal for a two-year period following their publication. Below, the number of most often cited articles in some countries and those of Brazilian universities

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Data

Volume and visibility

Indexed works from the 10 Brazilian universities with the largest volume of production

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Cooperation

Cooperation in the health area

FAPESP and the Glaxo SmithKline-Brasil laboratory release a bid

Projects

Recent Thematic Projects and Young Investigator Awards

Projects for which agreements were signed in January and February of 2012

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American protection

Patents granted by USPTO, from 2006 to 2010, according to the country of the inventor

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Data

International cooperation

Publications, relative position and percentage of studies with international collaboration in universities in Latin America

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Projects

Recent Thematic and Young Investigator Projects

Projects signed between November 2011 and January 2012

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Data

Bioenergy and fuel ethanol

Patents granted by USPTo from 2001 to 2010 containing the terms bioenergy or ethanol & fuel or bioethanol

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Projects

Recent Thematic and Young Investigator Projects

Projects contracted between November and December of 2011

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Data

The 35 main institutions with patent deposits in Brazil

The 35 main institutions with patent deposits in Brazil

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Cora Marrett

Cora Marrett: Closer ties

National Science Foundation wants to expand cooperation with Brazil

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Marta Rovira

Marta Rovira: A place in the sun for science

Argentina's research funding agency wants to retrieve scientific capacity

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Chris Somerville

Christopher Roland Somerville: Alternatives under development

Universities, companies and government take joint action to make biofuels

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Cover

Heaven cannot wait

Redefinition of the space program aims to speed up the launching of satellites

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Indicators

Advances and challenges

Analysis shows the strength of research and development in São Paulo

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John Beddington

John Beddington: The “Sir” of science

Chief Scientific Advisor to the British government is interviewed

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Promotion

More time for research

Universities creates services to cut red tape in researchers' routine

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Financing

Spanish reform

New law in Spain seeks to bring together science and the production sector

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Financing

The weight of the treasury

How Brazil and the US face up to cuts in funding for science and technology

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Integration

The map of light

Researchers interact with Nobel laureates and plan experiments

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Internationalization

Quality and experience

Special program attracts visiting professors to Unicamp from abroad

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Luiz Eugênio Mello

Luiz Eugênio Mello: Thinking about the future

Head of Vale Technology Institute talks about the R&D projects

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Globalization

Excellence in a test-tube

New short courses seek to attract foreign researchers