On the Agenda – Week 44, 2013
Take 1 – Higher Education
@TeachFirst: What makes a student disadvantaged?
@yojanasharma: Happiness not related to higher education. South Korea education minister Seo Nam-Soo on ‘education fever’, cram schools, etc.
@KieronFlanagan: Universities putting research before teaching, says British education Minister
Take 2 – #fairpayinHE
@NadjeAlAli: University staff: why we are striking
@ChrisParrTHE: live strike updates from England, students support teachers strike
@GdnHigherEd: UK university departments close as three unions join in strike over pay
Take 3 – Sustainability
@Naturenews: Environment: Waste production must peak this century
@Stanford: Study shows ocean predators off the West Coast are threatened by human activity, despite sanctuaries
@troutheadwaters: UNGC Corporate Sustainability Report Ranks Education and Poverty as the Top Global Sustainability Challenges
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: ERC-president Helga Nowotny takes stock: “How do you identify the Novoselovs and the Haroches of the future?”
@ScienceGuideEU: Climate guru Bill McKibben urges students to campaign for fossil free universities and his initiative is gaining momentum quickly
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