The two branches of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences are flourishing, with more in the planning stage.

Adrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.

The Okavango Research Institute is drawing on African and international expertise to tackle challenges in a broad range of disciplines.

Denis Kyetere, executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation, outlines his vision for the continent's farmers.

Yuan Tseh Lee, president of the International Council for Science, tells SciDev.Net what scientists must achieve at Rio+20.

India dreams of becoming a scientific powerhouse, but challenges lie ahead, including complex bureaucracy.

Sarah Grimes explores why we need good ocean monitoring, how to get it, and why it still fails Small Island Developing States.

Yojana Sharma describes various proposals for a new panel to monitor progress towards sustainable development after Rio+20.

Can a new network of African energy researchers lead the way on solar power for the continent? Christine Ottery finds out.

Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists.

An international meeting aims to shake up donor−recipient relations in a quest for more enduring health gains, reports Beverly Petersen Stearns.

SciDev.Net speaks to UNESCO's Gretchen Kalonji about how a new panel of experts is breathing fresh life into the organisation's science plans.

A move to give African scientists recycled lab equipment has created an opportunity for networking and collaboration, says Vijaysree Venkatraman.

The recent nuclear scare in Japan has reinforced pressure in China to raise its awareness of the risks of new technologies. Li Jiao reports.

The pursuit of an AIDS vaccine has boosted African research and capacity to conduct trials, and encouraged other countries to follow suit.

Bernie Fanaroff, director of South Africa's Square Kilometre Array project, tells SciDev.Net how hosting the world's most powerful radio telescope would benefit Africa.

Romain Murenzi, the new executive director of TWAS, the developing world's science academy, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans for the organisation.

The Royal Society's new foreign secretary, Martyn Poliakoff, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans to develop links with African scientists.

Munyaradzi Makoni explains how an economic crisis and a brain drain have created problems for Zimbabwe's science minister, Heneri Dzinotyiweyi.

Nearly forty years since its inception, India's Barefoot College has trained 15,000 women in a range of poverty-stemming skills.