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  • On the agenda – Week 12, 2012

    - How to cut red tape to free European Research? For the EU’s Horizon 2020 ‘the devil is in the details’. Furthermore, in this week’s “On the agenda”: Japan’s policies and an aging society lead to declining numbers of young scientists and a top OECD expert talks about the future of teaching.

    What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all over the world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection of the most important topics and items trending in social media.

    Take 1 - R&D

    @GlobalHigherEd: Cutting red tape in EU Horizon 2020: 'The devil is in the details'.

    @Max Planck Press: Nature Publishing Index - Global Top 100: Max Planck Institutes on 3rd place after Harvard & Stanford Universities.

    @Scholarly Kitchen: Publishing in a Weak Peer-Review Culture - Russian Academics and Paid Publication Practices.

    Take 2 - Policy

    @Nature Magazine: Numbers of young scientists declining in Japan.

    @Deborah Roseveare: Australian government announces new policies for vocational education and training to address skill shortages.

    @Center for International Higher Education: Top university posts still elude female academics, study finds.

    Take 3 -Teaching

    @OECD Education: Andreas Schleicher talks to CBC on present best practices and the future of teaching.

    @John Dearn: "Making Exams More about Learning" by Maryellen Weimer in Faculty Focus.

    @AIR Education: Teacher Turnover Affects All Students' Achievement, Study Indicates.

    …and this week on ScienceGuideEU

    @ScienceGuideEU: Next G20 of education and teaching to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

    @ScienceGuideEU: 8% of Dutch university undergraduates decide against degree due to Dutch higher education financing penalty.