On the agenda – Week 46, 2011
What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all overthe world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection ofthe most important topics and items trending in social media.
Take 1 – Policy
@European University Association: EUA ranks andrates 26 countries on organisational, financial, staffing andacademic autonomy.
@Distinct Project: The distinctiveness gap – thefindings from our survey of VCs
@Centrefor Market Reform of Education: Interview – David Willetts on’The Pinch’, tuition fee increases, and outlook for higher
Take 2 – R&D
@Nick Randall: Interesting LSE report on NewLabour’s economic record with an equally interesting response
@British Academy: At the British Academy todayEU Research Comissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn pledged EU fundingfor social sciences and humanities research.
@MIT: 252 million years ago, a mass extinctionhit Earth. Was 20,000 years of CO2 emissions to
Take 3 – Finance
@Christopher Ziguras: Hedge Fund to Students:Pick Tech School Over Law School
@David Wyld: When Cutting Deficit, Dont LoseHistoric Focus on Education, Research – Opinion Piece (Roll
@EurasiaNet: Turkey: Are Turkish youngsters toosmart?
Meest Gelezen
Vrouwen houden universiteit draaiende, maar krijgen daarvoor geen waardering
Wederom intimidatie van journalisten door universiteit, nu in Delft
Hbo-docent wil wel rolmodel zijn, maar niet eigen moreel kompas opdringen
‘Burgerschapsonderwijs moet ook verplicht worden in hbo en wo’
Raad van State: laat taaltoets nog niet gelden voor hbo-opleidingen