calls
Call to support survey-based projects on the social impact of Covid-19 in Portugal
September 2020
The aim of the call was to support survey-based research that allows data to be obtained on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Portuguese society.
calls
Call to support research projects on the social impact of covid-19 (LL20-3)
September 2020
O objetivo do concurso foi apoiar projetos de investigação sobre o impacto da pandemia da Covid-19 na sociedade portuguesa.
Article
The evolution of the economy and the rejection of immigration in Europe
March 2021
Behind rejection of the other, and xenophobia, lie factors such as the country’s macroeconomic evolution, individual economic vulnerability and worker exposure to job competition.
Article
Are immigrants more ambitious than their non-migrant compatriots?
March 2021
Does emigration always bring with it a dose of ambition? We analyse whether immigrants are more oriented toward success, risk, and money than their non-migrant compatriots.
Article
Participate or win? Women, men and competitiveness
March 2021
Are women worse at competing? This article shows that factors exist, of a cultural nature, that can explain part of the discrimination that women suffer in the jobs market.
Article
Does unemployment harm mental health?
March 2021
Stress, depression, insomnia, tension, feeling of uselessness… This article analyses how the mental health of workers was affected by the economic crisis and long-term unemployment.
Article
Is there a motherhood penalty affecting promotion at work?
March 2021
Are mothers at a disadvantage when being considered for promotion at work? This study shows that they are not, providing that they have not taken options such as flexible or reduced working hours or teleworking.
Article
The asymmetrical impact of the covid-19 crisis on the European labour market
March 2021
The impact of the covid-19 crisis on the labour market is being more pronounced in the Mediterranean countries and is concentrated on workers with low salaries and in precarious jobs, as well as women and younger workers.
Article
Social transfers targeting children: the best way to fight child poverty?
April 2021
In Spain barely 3.3% of the total of social transfers in the year 2016 targeted children, against the European average of 9%. However, this study shows that it is the most effective way of eradicating poverty.
Article
Do women have fewer opportunities to be hired?
April 2021
An experiment in gender discrimination confirms that, under equal conditions, women have 30% fewer probabilities of being invited to a job interview.
Article
Why do children from disadvantaged families have a higher risk of developing childhood obesity?
April 2021
Does childhood obesity as a result of a disadvantaged family environment exist?
Article
What influences people’s social position most: their family background or their skills?
April 2021
We analyse the relative influence of the family background and the skills of each person on social mobility. Are there differences between the Nordic countries and those in southern Europe such as Italy and Spain?
Article
Are intermediate jobs disappearing? The myth of labour polarisation in Europe
April 2021
Is labour polarisation occurring in Europe? This study, prior to the covid-19 crisis, shows that in Spain, in barely 25 years, employment in higher-quality occupations has almost doubled.
Article
Housing system and welfare state. The Spanish case within the European context
April 2021
The welfare system in Spain has never paid great attention to housing. However, it is a key aspect and one that has repercussions in other dimensions such as health and education.
Article
Who is affected by loneliness and social isolation?
April 2021
The most visible face of loneliness is the feeling of not having people to call on or trust in case of need. Who does it affect most? We analyse the influence of factors such as age and gender.
Article
Housework and childcare during the lockdown, tasks undertaken mainly by women
April 2021
Despite a slight increase in participation by men, this study shows that housework and childcare represented a heavier workload for women during the lockdown.
Article
The Impact of Covid-19 on Poverty and Inequality in Portugal and the Cushioning Effect of Policies
May 2021
What was the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty and inequality in Portugal? This article demonstrates how the crisis caused by the pandemic resulted in a loss of income for the Portuguese population and how its impact was asymmetric in the different regions of the country.
calls
Social Research Call 2021 (SRC 2021)
June 2021
”la Caixa” Foundation launches an open and competitive call to fund excellent, innovative and socially-oriented research projects. Proposals must generate new knowledge to broaden our understanding of the major challenges of today’s society, using quantitative methods.
Article
Online teaching and learning in Portugal during the Covid-19 pandemic: Differences between public and private schools
June 2021
In Portugal, the covid-19 pandemic led to temporary school lockdowns and a generalised move to online teaching. This article uses data from a survey administered to teachers between March 2020 and January 2021 in three rounds of questionnaires.
Article
Covid-19 pandemic and educational services for children ages 0-3 in Portugal: health measures, pedagogical practices and well-being
July 2021
This research addresses the implementation of Covid-19 prevention and control measures, pedagogical practices, children’s and professionals’ well-being and digital health literacy in early education services for children ages 0-3 in Portugal.
calls
Call to support research projects about technology and society (FP21-1B)
July 2021
The Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation has announced a call to support research projects on technology and society in Portugal, using quantitative survey data in social sciences.Funded projects will receive up to 25,000 euros each (exclusive of VAT).
Article
Perceptions of Portuguese teachers, health professionals and older adults about Covid-19 vaccination
July 2021
This study aims to identify and evaluate the main perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge about Covid-19 vaccination of three at-risk groups: teachers, health professionals and older adults.
Article
An experimental examination of attentional bias in medical care during the covid-19 pandemic
August 2021
In many countries, the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of the covid-19 virus have disproportionately affected non-white people, but there is a lack of published data explaining this phenomenon. Are admissions to intensive care units proportional among white and black people? Are physicians more likely to, unknowingly, pay more attention to white patients and therefore be more likely to offer them life-saving intensive care treatment?
Article
Mental health outcomes in Portuguese SARS-CoV-2 survivors and the general population during the covid-19 pandemic
August 2021
This study explored mental health outcomes in 640 Portuguese adults from three different groups (SARS-CoV-2 survivors, individuals who were tested but had negative results, and individuals who were never tested).
Article
The pandemic and the labour market: What we know a year later
September 2021
More than one year into the pandemic, employment and hours worked are still lower than in the pre-pandemic period. This article uses secondary data from the Labour Force Survey, conducted by Statistics Portugal, and data on the registrations at Public Employment Offices (Instituto para o Emprego e Formação Profissional).
calls
Social Research Call 2022 (SRC 2022)
November 2021
The Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” Foundation launches an open and competitive call to fund excellent, innovative and socially-oriented research projects.
Article
How have covid-19 prevention measures affected professionals working at nursing homes?
November 2021
The impact of covid-19 on older people in nursing homes has been thoroughly researched, but less is known about the impact on health professionals.
Article
The health and well-being of Portuguese citizens: impacts of covid-19
January 2022
This study provided data on the impact of covid-19 on the health and well-being of Portuguese respondents. Results show that they reported their health to be worse than before the pandemic and that access to healthcare was greatly affected, with surgeries or medical appointments cancelled or postponed.
Article
Portugal, Social Balance Sheet 2021 - A portrait of the country and of the pandemic
March 2022
“Portugal, Social Balance Sheet” is an annual report that analyses poverty and social exclusion in Portugal.
calls
Call to support research projects on the social reality of young people (FP22_1B)
April 2022
The Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation has announced a call to support research projects on the social reality of young people in Portugal, using quantitative survey data in social sciences.
Article
Inequalities in covid-19 inequalities research: Who had the capacity to respond?
July 2022
No projeto em que este artigo se baseia, foram analisados os artigos científicos publicados entre janeiro de 2020 e abril de 2021 sobre as desigualdades associadas à Covid-19.
calls
Call to support research projects on education and society (FP22_2B)
July 2022
The Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation has announced a call to support research projects on education and society in Portugal.
Article
Human resources for research in Portugal and Spain
October 2022
People who work in research are a pillar of the system. Are the working conditions of this sector favourable in Portugal and Spain or are they forcing a brain drain?
Dossier
Research and Innovation in Portugal and Spain
October 2022
What are the factors that define a country’s research and innovation system? The first Dossier from the Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation analyses the case of Spain and Portugal in international comparison.
Infodata
Scientists and engineers by sex
October 2022
Portugal, together with Denmark, is an exception within the framework of the EU-27 and has percentages of women scientists and engineers that slightly exceed the European average.
Infodata
PhD qualifications by different branches of knowledge and by sex
October 2022
While the participation of female PhD holders in Portugal is situated above the EU‑27 average in all fields of knowledge considered, in Spain the participation of female PhD holders is situated below the European average in the fields of art, humanities and social sciences.
Infodata
Innovative companies and business cooperation on R&D activities
October 2022
In Portugal and Spain, the proportion of innovative companies, and the degree to which these collaborate with other companies and organisations, is below the EU-27 average
Infodata
Expenditure on R&D by sectors
October 2022
In 2019, the percentage of total public spending assigned to R&D was 0.82% in Portugal and 1.24% in Spain, both below the EU-27 average.
Infodata
Patent applications submitted to the European Patents Office
October 2022
Despite growth in the last 10 years, the relative position of Portugal and Spain, with regard to patent applications, is a long way behind that of countries that are leaders in innovation.
Infodata
Capacity for attracting international talent
October 2022
Does Portugal attract more talent than Spain? In 2020, the attraction of international talent was situated above the European average (18.7%) in the case of Portugal (29.1%) and below the average (17.2%) in the case of Spain
Infodata
Women researchers by sectors
October 2022
Portugal and Spain are situated above the European average in percentage of women researchers in all sectors considered, although the lowest participation corresponds to the business sector and the highest, to the governmental sector.
Infodata
Digital Economy and Society Index
October 2022
Spain stands at the head of the countries of the EU-27 in the global computation of digital society indicators (connectivity, Internet use, etc). Portugal, however, is situated at the tail end.
Infodata
Authorship of scientific publications, by sex
October 2022
Who publishes most: men or women? The percentage of women who publish in the STEM areas in Portugal and Spain is higher than the European average, which reflects how the proportion of women researchers in the academic sector exceeds, in turn, the European average.
Infodata
Women inventors
October 2022
Who invents most: men or women? The proportion in Portugal is one out of every four and in Spain, one out of every fiver. Do they exceed the European average?
Infodata
Eco-Innovation Index
October 2022
Portugal is in an intermediate situation in relation to the leading countries in environmental innovation, whereas Spain is among the leading countries.
Infodata
Direct (grants) and indirect (tax incentives) goverment support for business R&D
October 2022
The model of governmental support for business R&D differs between Portugal and Spain, with a predominance of indirect support in Portugal`s case and direct support in that of Spain
Review
The role of science and technology in the configuration of Portugal and Spain over the last five centuries
October 2022
How has science developed in Portugal and Spain and how has it influenced the construction of the Iberian nations? The two books reviewed here analyse the subject.
Best Practices
Tools and resources for safeguarding ethics and improving integrity in scientific research
October 2022
One of the great current challenges in research is process integrity and the reliability of results. What reforms are taking place in this area?
Best Practices
CaixaResearch Institute, a new health and life sciences research and innovation centre
October 2022
International excellence, strong support for innovation and transfer and bringing science closer to society. CaixaResearch Institute symbolises the commitment of the ”la Caixa” Foundation to supporting biomedical research.
Best Practices
The Patient Innovation platform
October 2022
Successful experiences such as the Patient Innovation Platform confirm that the future of innovation in health involves connecting patients, carers and other agents from the care sector.
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