On the Agenda – Week 03, 2013
Take 1 – Youth
@BrookingsInst: Youth Are Central to Shaping Global Education Policy
@OECD_edu: Working class boys: why we must raise their attainment
@guardian: Universities to reach out to seven-year-olds
Take 2 – USA
@Naturenews: Obama’s environmental team makes for the exit
@maxplanckpress: The suicide of Aaron Swartz has reverberated through higher education in US & beyond
@NYtimes: At Many Top Public Universities, Intercollegiate Sports Come at an Academic Price
Take 3 – R&D
@WageningenINT: Food waste reduction thanks to chip
@BristolUni: Deodorants: do we really need them? Study shows people with a particular version of gene don’t produce under-arm odour.
@MITnews: Study from MIT neuroscientists could offer a new strategy for developing epilepsy treatments
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Stop the educational arms race
@ScienceGuideEU: Rich parents, poor student results
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