The agreement, by which Fapesp and the School of Biological Sciences agree to provide matched seed-funding for collaborative research projects, was signed on 2 September by Professor Duncan Maskell, incoming Head of School, and by Professor Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Fapesp’s Scientific Director, on behalf of Fapesp’s President.
The agreement was signed in the presence of the University of Cambridge’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Following the signing of the agreement, Professor Brito Cruz gave a presentation to Cambridge faculty and students with an interest in establishing or strengthening collaborative links to scientists in the state of São Paulo.
Created in 1969 and funded by taxpayers in the State of São Paulo, Fapesp is tasked with supporting research in all fields of knowledge. It was Brazil’s first and most successful state-level research council, and has set the standard for all others. The state constitution decrees that 1% of the state’s GDP should go to Fapesp.
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Image: Prof Duncan Maskell, the Vice-Chancellor Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, and Fapesp’s Prof Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz
Credit: Jonathan Ellinor
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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Agreement signed between University of Cambridge and São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp)
25 September 2013
The University of Cambridge took a significant step in its engagement with Brazilian universities and research institutions when, earlier this month, the School of Biological Sciences signed an agreement with the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp).