On the Agenda – Week 01, 2013
Take 1 – Jobs
@washingtonpost: Europe’s fading fortunes push young professionals abroad
@JobMarketMon: India: Over 1 million jobs to be created in 2013, reversing brain drain
@TimesHigherEd: Most read story of 2012: academic salaries no longer attract top talent, survey finds
Take 2 – Digital Education
@Chronicle: Having trouble keeping track of the MOOC phenomenon? Here’s a helpful timeline of everything that happened in 2012
@ChangeHighered: University of Washington finds difficulty in turning a MOOC into a tuition-bearing credit course
@anniemurphypaul: Talk about anytime learning: most students in a popular MOOC downloaded their lessons between midnight and 2 AM
Take 3 – R&D
@telegraphnews: Neil Armstrong’s family reveal origins of ‘one small step’ line
@NatureNews: Quantum gas goes below absolute zero
@EFPL: Scientists used microfluidics to propose a new explanation for why some bacteria become resistant
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Irish clover green view on Open Access
@ScienceGuideEU: Last minute deal saves US education
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