North–south collaboration

Major investment and a shift in strategy are needed to back up the endeavour of researchers.

Researchers in the developing world navigate many roadblocks when partnering with the global north, but the benefits can be wide-reaching.

The global north still dominates such partnerships in the Nature Index.

Meaningful investment might be essential for fixing power imbalances in science and innovation.

Alternative strategies could shift a system that is stacked against the global south.

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.

An international German-based research and innovation network offers new collaboration opportunities with research institutes, science-related companies, funding agencies and more.

Deploying innovative digital technology to help develop sustainable systems that pump heat up from underground.

A Japanese-Thai research partnership aims to ensure safe and reliable food supply from farm to fork, transitioning Thailand into a food production powerhouse.

A tiny plant with big potential as a water purifier, superfood, biofuel and source of bioplastics could improve Thailand’s sustainable development outlook.

From tackling post-quantum cryptography to evaluating software for simulations, this emerging mathematics institute in central China is supporting researchers in basic and applied mathematics.