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

Philippe Mawoko, the first head of the African science observatory currently under construction in Equatorial Guinea, speaks to SciDev.Net about the new institution.

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

New TB vaccines are facing a major funding shortfall, says Mićo Tatalović, and some countries seem resistant to accepting a future vaccine.

As the UN Millennium Development Goals are scrutinised in New York, SciDev.Net finds out what — if anything — science has contributed.

Hindu-Kush-Himalayan countries need to share data and collaborate better to tackle climate change, Andreas Schild tells SciDev.Net.

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

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

Ehsan Masood talks to the founders of four think tanks in the developing world that are proving to be a success with policymakers.

Evelyn Kiapi Matsamura reports on efforts made to bridge the gap between research and policy in Africa.