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The optimism felt by scientists at the fall of apartheid is fading as financial and social realities fail to match up to expectations.

University scientists say they were under-used during the flu crisis because of a poor relationship with government laboratories.

UNESCO has a new science policy division head. Lidia Brito talks to SciDev.Net about her plans.

From Cambodia to Singapore, Shiow Chin Tan finds the situation for scientists varies enormously across South-East Asia.

What do a country's universities need to support a large-scale nuclear industry? One group in South Africa is trying to find out.

Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research.

Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.

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.