Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Pesquisa FAPESP 25 anos Alguns temas de pesquisa que se destacaram desde o lançamento da revista em 1999 Assuntos tão diversos como mudanças climáticas, exoplanetas e alimentos ultraprocessados influenciaram os rumos da ciência e da tecnologia nas últimas duas décadas e …
Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide - FAPESP
Published annually by Clarivate Analytics, a list of the most cited scientists of the previous decade highlights a paradox in Brazilian research: despite constant growth of the country’s scientific output, few of its papers have a major international impact. In the 2021 edition of the list, released on November 16, only 21 of the 6,602 elite authors are from institutions in Brazil (0.3% of ...
About us : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
About us. Pesquisa FAPESP is the only magazine that specializes in covering science and technology research in Brazil. Through news reports, videos, and podcasts, the magazine reports on the results of Brazilian research with intellectual, social, or economic impact in all fields. Its objective is to increase access to science, as well as the ...
Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Brazilian researchers investigate how to grow plants off Earth. The scientists want to contribute to a NASA program whose objective is to grow food for future colonies on the Moon and Mars By Frances Jones. PHOTOGRAPHY.
In 2021, FAPESP stimulated research activities as society recovered ...
In 2021, FAPESP invested R$1.01 billion in 19,692 research projects, 3.5% more than the R$978.3 million spent in 2020, but still below pre-pandemic levels: in 2019, it invested R$1.25 billion. A summary of the foundation's activities and investments in the last year is provided in the FAPESP Activities Report 2021, released on September 1. The full version is available at fapesp.br/publicacoes ...
CAPES assessment finds that quality indicators for master’s and ...
Jun 5, 2024 · The Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), linked to the Ministry of Education (MEC), released the results from its four-year assessment of graduate programs last December, a year overdue—the CAPES assessment has been used since the 1970s to measure the quality of master's and doctoral programs and to inform the distribution of research grants and ...
First DNA-based vaccine : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
The Indian DNA vaccine, called ZyCoV-D, will be used in the country on an emergency basis. It is administered through the skin using a needleless device, with an interval of 28 days between each of the three doses. The vaccine is intended for people aged 12 and older. Its phase 3 trials are being carried out with more than 28,000 volunteers and ...
PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
The figure for Brazil is 6% higher than in 2017, when 21,591 PhDs were awarded. São Paulo, which saw a slight growth of 0.5% over 2017, accounted for 32% of all doctorates granted in Brazil. The three state universities (USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP) awarded 23% of the country's PhDs in 2018 and 76% of all PhDs granted by state universities that year. There is a strong association1 between the ...
5G technology made in Brazil : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Experts predict that 5G technology will radically improve public telecommunications performance both in remote areas and in urban centers. Whereas current 4G (and now 4.5G) networks have average speeds ranging from 15 Mbps to 25 Mbps, with a top speed of 300 Mbps, 5G technology promises average speeds of 50 Mbps and peak speeds as high as 2 ...
The internationalization of research : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
Between 1994 and 2019, FAPESP invested R$1.88 billion (in 2019 values) in funding lines 1 related to the internationalization of scientific research. In 2019 alone, the foundation allocated R$199 million to these areas, corresponding to 15.9% of its total annual funding (R$1.26 billion) The Research Internship Abroad program (BEPE) is currently ...