On the agenda - Week 22, 2012

1 juni 2012 - Is our galaxy set for collision? Data from the Hubble Telescope indicates yes. Furthermore, in this week’s “On the agenda”: EU parliament members want to twin rich and poor research institutes for Horizon2020 grants and Harvard’s Derek Bok Center shows what we know so far on online learning.

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

@Hubble Telescope: Our Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are headed for a full-on collision.

@Neuroskeptic: The General Age of Leadership: Older-Looking Presidential Candidates Win Elections during War.

@EPFL Lausanne: In Rat Experiment, New Hope for Spine Injuries.

Take 2 - Policy

@International Unit: MEPs push to open up Horizon2020: "Twin" richer HEIs with less well-off HEIs to apply for joint funding.

@INTO: UK student visas down 62%, quarter one | Office of National Statistics.

@OECD Education: The pathway of choice - Andreas Schleicher on OECD skills strategy.

Take 3 - Teaching

@Harvard Derek Bok Center: Social Learning Online: What Do We Know So Far?

@Julie Harris: Online learning students 'process information faster'.

@Chronicle: The Future of Undergraduate Teaching.

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

@ScienceGuideEU: German universities struggle with Bologna, student dropout rates increase to 35%.

@ScienceGuideEU: The top teachers' ingredients.