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Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.

Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.

Money is no object at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — but will sumptuous surroundings promote research?

Post-apartheid South African science faces many challenges but boosts in science spending mean the country is making strides.

Ambitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.

Many HIV vaccines and microbicides have failed clinical trials and HIV researchers say the field needs to get back to basics.

The executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.

Electing a new UNESCO director-general could be a turning point for its science, but can the candidates meet the challenge?

The United States should invest in developing-world health and science for diplomatic and ethical reasons, argues one of its top science advisers.

Sian Lewis charts the ups and downs in donor funding for higher education in developing countries over the last half century.

Fostering a research culture has put Uganda's Makerere University back on its feet and is inspiring others, says Peter Wamboga-Mugirya.

A Danish company is proving that there is profit to be made in making products for the poor, including a 'straw' that makes water drinkable.

Iraq is rebuilding its science base but fear of attack means refugee academics are slow to return, reports Brendan O'Malley.

Is a South African row over academic freedom rooted in objections to post-apartheid reforms or to abrasive management, asks Sharon Davis.

Following 40 years of persecution and governmental indifference, science and scientists are back on the Argentinian agenda.

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Twenty-five years after TWAS was set up, Yojana Sharma examines whether it is any nearer to achieving its ambitious goals

Opinions on China's recent US$3.7 billion GM roll-out remain divided, with concerns over potential risks and regulation loopholes.

Mozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.