On the Agenda – Week 10, 2013

Take 1 – EU

@BarrosoEU:  Speech: “Europe 2020: A blueprint for the Post-Crisis World”

@ResearchEurope:  PhDs are lifeblood of EU research. But can we maintain global lead?

@granaatappel: Europe must pull together to fix digital skills crunch

Take 2 – International Women’s Day

@DennisAbbott: More female than male teachers in primary & secondary education but fewer female academics in tertiary educatio 

@UNESCO: Check out interactive tool from UNESCO that illustrates intersections of gender & education around the world.

@JDZP: Improving education for women could reduce hunger by 43% in developing countries

Take 3 – R&D

@naturenews: Could dietary salt be linked to autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis?

@io9: Imagine Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke together in conversation. It happened

@newscientist: Shy Higgs boson continues to vex particle hunters

Extra Take – #ISTP2013

@OECD_Edu: Join the OECD International Teacher’s Summit webinars 13 March with @SchleicherEdu @Kristen_Talis

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