Public policies

PUBLIC POLICY

New approach includes integrated solutions for water, energy, and food security

Studies encourage the formulation of proposals for the three issues that take Brazilian social inequalities into account

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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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Funding

FINEP grant failed to increase corporate innovation

Erratic flow of funding has compromised the program's investment capacity in recent years

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COVER

The uncertainties of new secondary education

Reform seeks to make the curriculum more attractive, but its implementation is marked by inequalities

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COVER

Challenges faced by young people in Brazil

To grow, the country needs to improve education and help young people enter the job market

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Public Policies

Alcohol law prevented 400,000 hospitalizations

Alcohol law reduced hospitalizations and generated savings of R$247.7 million from 2012 to 2019

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DATA

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation (RDI)

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation

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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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INTERVIEW

Helena Nader: Brazilian science still does not reflect the Brazilian people

UNIFESP biomedical scientist and the first woman to preside over the Brazilian Academy of Sciences talks about the importance of affirmative action and highlights education as a priority

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

FAPESP has an extensive bibliographic collection about its history

Books, articles, reports, and open-access academic papers record and analyze the foundation's history and its contributions to the advancement of science in Brazil

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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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COVER

Crisis in human resource development

Lower numbers of master's and PhD graduates in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower demand for advanced degrees sparks debate about the system that provides future researchers and high-level professionals in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Margareth Dalcolmo: Pandemic scars

The physician-researcher discusses the difficulties faced by health professionals dealing with Covid-19, the dramatic struggles of patients she attended, and the likelihood of an increase in tuberculosis cases in the coming years

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COVID-19

Diplomacy against COVID-19

Inequalities in the fight against COVID-19 highlight the need for multilateralism

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GOOD PRACTICES

Australia vetos six humanities research projects

Move sparks debate over political interference in science

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COVID-19

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

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PUBLIC POLICY

Rewarding Conservation

New study sheds light on impacts from bonus tax transfers to incentivize expansion of municipal protected areas in Brazil

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ECONOMICS

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality

From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women

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PROFILE

Amazonian challenges

Ecologist broadened her study of birds to the entire rainforest, moving beyond research alone to dedicate herself to environmental policy

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Tax history

The Empire’s coffers

Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil

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Higher education

Barriers to inclusion

Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education

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Cover

A drop in childhood vaccination

The pandemic has exacerbated a decline in immunization rates, which fell by 65% in some states in 2020

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COVID-19

Third dose lowers risk of death

Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19

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Financing

More money for science in the USA

The US House of Representatives passed a bill expanding the budgets of research-funding agencies in the country

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Public health

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

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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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GOOD PRACTICES

Biden’s chief science advisor forced to resign

Biden's chief science advisor forced to resign

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Public policy

Fluid identities

Roughly 2% of adults in Brazil are transgender or nonbinary

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Ethics

Solutions for harassment

Brazilian universities implement policies to combat violence and sexual harassment

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COVID-19

The pandemic accelerates

High transmissibility of the Omicron variant reinforces the importance of vaccinating children, the last age group to be immunized

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