SciDev.Net

With higher education returning to the aid agenda, SciDev.Net examines the successes, challenges and lessons to be learnt.

Universities in developing countries should ditch the 'ivory tower' legacy of colonialism and enhance their links with the world outside.

Improving scientific literacy in developing countries' parliaments would boost sustainable development.

Disagreement on how to create collaborative centres of excellence in Africa could weaken the continent's efforts for scientific revival.

Although GM crops are controversial, they can still play an important role in meeting the world's food needs. But the controversies do highlight the need for a robust regulatory framework.