TWAS — torch bearer for science in the developing world
Twenty-five years after TWAS was set up, Yojana Sharma examines whether it is any nearer to achieving its ambitious goals
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Twenty-five years after TWAS was set up, Yojana Sharma examines whether it is any nearer to achieving its ambitious goals
Jacob Palis, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, talks about shared responsibility and a rosy future for South–South research collaboration.
The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science but results are not guaranteed, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.
Plagued by debt and insufficient funding, Chinese universities struggle to rank alongside the world's best, write Hao Xin and Dennis Normile.
Source: Science
Biofuel holds promise for Africa but research is not yet in place to fully reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege.
The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.
3 October 2007 | EN
The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report.
3 October 2007 | EN
29 August 2007 | EN
Source: Nature
10 August 2007 | EN
Nigerian scientists are hoping that the new president's science background will prioritise science for development. Semiu Babalola reports.
29 May 2007 | EN
Michael Malakata reports on efforts to fight hunger in Africa by preserving seeds and boosting research into improved crop varieties.
22 May 2007 | EN
Source: Nature
Source: Science
17 April 2007 | EN
Qatar is building an education, science and technology infrastructure at record speed — but not without friction, reports Waleed al-Shobakky.
14 March 2007 | EN
Khotso Mokhele, former leader of South Africa's National Research Foundation, talks to Michael Cherry about the state of science in South Africa.
Source: Nature
23 November 2006 | EN
Source: Nature
Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation persists despite an unstable political atmosphere in the region, reports Nadia El-Awady.
Source: Science
24 July 2006 | EN
7 July 2006 | EN
Source: Symmetry Magazine
22 June 2006 | EN