On the Agenda – Week 8, 2015
Take 1 – Education
English universities ‘over-reliant’ on Chinese postgraduates: http://t.co/BAMkmhfaZE
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) February 20, 2015
The New York Times and CIG Education Group Create NYT EDUcation Initiative http://t.co/eStF29pRfs
— Education World (@education_world) February 19, 2015
Can online courses address India’s rising university demand? http://t.co/HgNzL9OBGh via @Enterprisei #India #MOOCs #HigherEd
— The OBHE (@theobhe) February 17, 2015
US student loan debt worsening – up 11% in 2014 (to $1.16 trillion): http://t.co/MGRC07m4ug | http://t.co/0N2yGuV6T6 pic.twitter.com/ApHYg4AcWZ
— GlobalHigherEd (@GlobalHigherEd) February 17, 2015
Take 2 –Research
Epigenome map reveals DNA packaging during development and disease: http://t.co/mSY0NSS4Pc pic.twitter.com/DgUhocbgq5
— Science News (@ScienceNews) February 18, 2015
Bill Gates believes that Africa will be able to feed itself in 15 years. Here’s how: http://t.co/9g0bQ0TdxX pic.twitter.com/Pjwh2WcaKk
— The Verge (@verge) February 20, 2015
Fundamental constant found constant 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang: http://t.co/C2CwAwEXuN (@VUamsterdam)
— Stichting FOM (@FOMphysics) February 20, 2015
Growing a digital social innovation ecosystem for Europe http://t.co/zNrH1aDe7t
— Rafael Palacios B. (@rpalaciosb69) February 17, 2015
Take 3 – Canada
Feds prepare students for real world by pretending it doesn’t exist: Ottawa writing off $300 million in student loans http://t.co/TX9DqJN3M4
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) February 20, 2015
The lesson from Canada: why Australia should have fewer selective schools | SBS News http://t.co/72xBhjdDEG
— James Elliott (@elliottjim) February 19, 2015
Walking with John – my memories of John Evans, founder of @MaRSDD http://t.co/QDxENhbGbZ
— Joeri vd Steenhoven (@Joerivds) February 19, 2015
Anti-vaccination lecturer at Queen’s University won’t teach course next year http://t.co/pHFcOKLotX #cbcto pic.twitter.com/egPy024ZRF
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) February 20, 2015
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
According to Dirk Jan van den Berg (@tudelft) academia should get grip on growing urbanisation and ‘cityfication’ http://t.co/m5svks4RfC
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) February 17, 2015
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