Guia Covid-19

Public policies

Careers

Time to face the numbers

Economic crisis and high unemployment rate boost the number of FIES debtors

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Higher education

Turbulence on the horizon for postgraduate education

Uncertainties arise as assessment of Brazilian graduate programs goes to court

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Demography

Invisible subjects

Researchers investigate the challenges faced by immigrant and refugee children and adolescents, a topic still widely underexplored by Brazilian universities

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Urban planning

3D favelas

How researchers are using laser scanning technology to digitally map informal settlements in Brazil

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Interview

Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science

The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity

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INTERVIEW

Carlos Alfredo Joly: It’s time to focus on biodiversity

Botanist who created the Biota program states that defending the preservation of biological wealth is key to fighting climate change

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COVID-19

Oxygen supply

Brazilian startups offer new ways of monitoring essential medical supplies for patients with respiratory failure

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Interview

Soraya Smaili: Bringing science closer to society

Soraya Smaili, a former dean at UNIFESP, discusses the goals of a new think tank devoted to developing policy proposals for higher education and science funding

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Cities battle the climate crisis

Research in the human and social sciences is helping cities develop plans to adapt to the new reality of life on Earth

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COVID-19

Widespread lack of support

113,000 children have been orphaned in Brazil during the pandemic, challenging families to search for alternatives to prevent them from being placed into residential care

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Covid-19

Fewer vaccines for those who want them

In low- and middle-income countries the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated is considerably higher than in richer countries

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Data

R&D intensity in national productive structures

Of the various data used to calculate a country’s GDP, the output of different economical sectors is of particular importance

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Information technology

Brazil’s electronic voting machine comes of age

Going digital brought agility and stability to a process that has been marked by fraud and distrust in the past

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Development

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

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Institute renowned for its pioneering spirit

Over the course of its history, INPE has become known for its important contributions to various scientific fields

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Political Sciences

The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature

The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed

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Data

Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19

Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19

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Mutually reinforcing

Combined with census data, new technologies are expanding the reach of demographic studies

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A country in transformation

Modern census methods can now better capture the reality of Brazilian society

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COVER

A virtuous cycle

Demographic censuses have offered insight into Brazilian society and fueled research in academia

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EDUCATION

Learning at the turn of the century

Research examines enrollment and attendance rates to measure Brazil’s progress in education

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Public policy

Health under construction

Researchers propose a collaborative model to help prevent workplace accidents

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GENDER

COVID-19, a battle fought by women

Network of female researchers looks for solutions to the challenges faced by women during the pandemic and seeks to influence public policy

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Funding

A compass for science

CAPES and CNPq have each played a central role in building the research ecosystem in Brazil

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The American strategy

The United States plans to invest heavily in STI to accelerate its economic recovery and respond to China's threat to its technological leadership

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Science on the ropes

Successive budget cuts have eroded Brazil’s capacity to fund research

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Interview

Linamara Rizzo Battistella: In defense of movement

The physician who helped establish Brazil's policy on the rights of people with disabilities now fights to rehabilitate Covid-19 patients

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COVID-19

Focus on the genome

Brazil is still behind in monitoring Sars-CoV-2 genetics, but an injection of funding for research networks and the acquisition of materials could improve the situation

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COVID-19

Risk of death is higher among the poor in Chile

People under 40 living in poorer municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, are 3.1 times more likely to die from complications associated with COVID-19 than those who live in more affluent regions

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Education

More inclusive universities

Access to university education has expanded and is less socially unbalanced in Brazil

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