On the agenda – Week 36, 2014

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11 september 2014 | More Education = More Income, a simple equation taught to us by Andreas Schleicher (OECD). Also in this week's 'On the agenda' China powerhouse in renewable energy, the new 'cousin' of Graphene and all the looks at the European future of research.

Take 1– Education

A Simple Equation: More Education = More Income http://t.co/6oxfJGpslf pic.twitter.com/uU9SQu5nka

— Andreas Schleicher (@SchleicherEDU) September 11, 2014

Eight TED talks from inspiring teachers: http://t.co/xBV6MuFOCk via @TEDTalks

— Skillshare (@skillshare) September 10, 2014

Student-loan forgiveness programs encourage borrowers to take on more debt, one report says: http://t.co/u3nd7WpvNB

— Chronicle (@chronicle) September 10, 2014

Take 2 – Research

China generates as much water/wind/solar energy as France & Germany’s power plants combined http://t.co/ChKUBMwEob pic.twitter.com/BbfxSoO2Ox

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) September 11, 2014

#UChicago Diverse neighborhoods may help infants’ social learning http://t.co/WG3LSKmWXW

— UChicago News (@uchicagonews) September 10, 2014

Meet #graphene’s ‘cousin’, germanene: http://t.co/h5jkoruxkx RT@physorg_com

— Max Planck Society (@maxplanckpress) September 10, 2014

Take 3 – Europe

The higher the education level, the fewer women #teachers there are: https://t.co/jT5hgelCJd #openeducation #backtoschool #opendata

— EC Open Data Policy (@EC_opendata) September 11, 2014

Take a look at #HorizonMagEU’s views section to discover the opinions of #EU experts debating the future of research http://t.co/Gr9FOs5Q3c

— Innovation Union (@innovationunion) September 11, 2014

Ansip becomes EU tech tsar http://t.co/X3xk87ecPk via @WSJ

— Ryan Heath (@RyanHeathWriter) September 10, 2014

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

Juncker personally writes instructions to all his Commissioners. What’s in it for education, R&D, employment and skills? http://t.co/7QD7P0R9rc

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 10, 2014