27 / October / 2025 Pressure and lack of support: research reveals challenges faced by faculty staff in the UK Fewer than half of British faculty staff feel able to deal with their workload; report carries recommendations that may inspire changes in Brazil Por Roseane Santos
09 / October / 2025 Event debates nature-based interventions in Latin America A free webinar on October 17 will look at how nature-based practices can benefit health; open for registration Por Editorial staff
11 / April / 2025 Psychological suffering in academia: The pressure to publish more and improve indicators Excessive use of metrics to assess researcher performance and determine career progression can lead to burnout and mental health disorders Por Eduarda Antunes Moreira
25 / March / 2025 Psychological suffering in academia: The burden of relationships and therelentless pursuit of productivity Deteriorating mental health among scientists and postgrads suggests structural changes are needed in the Brazilian research environment Por Eduarda Antunes Moreira
23 / January / 2025 Using psychiatry and immunology to decipher psychoses Fabiana Corsi Zuelli, about to start a postdoctoral fellowship in the UK, received an international junior scientist award for her studies on immunological mechanisms in mental disorders Por Roseane Santos
19 / December / 2024 Fighting Alzheimer’s with science and empathy Brazilian biologist is leading research that seeks to develop a simple, less invasive method for diagnosing the disease that affects her mother Por Letícia Naísa
04 / September / 2024 “Chaos will not swallow my humanity” Family physician and pediatrician Mariana Sato explains how she manages to combine art, science, and medicine to humanize patient care in Brazil’s public health system Por Marina Gomes
