On the Agenda – Week 14, 2015
Take 1 –Education
By and large, the return to higher education is higher in poor countries than in rich ones http://t.co/j5Wz0VxSKY pic.twitter.com/AOj2TJt80L
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 3, 2015
Bilal Erdogan’s TÜRGEV given right to establish two unis http://t.co/4FVVdl7bax via @todayszamancom #Turkey #HigherEd #AllinTheFamily
— The OBHE (@theobhe) April 2, 2015
#Taiwan: Outlined plans to merge unis as number of students decline due to low fertility rates in the country http://t.co/liUMowkBYl #intled
— WES (@WESPicks) April 2, 2015
Who’s taking MOOCs? Teachers. http://t.co/IkLYbO2646
— Chronicle (@chronicle) April 2, 2015
Take 2 –Research
What makes a #language powerful – wealth, size or #connectivity? http://t.co/Yo9rJNi8lO RT@TheEconomist pic.twitter.com/V3mvb5h62S
— MaxPlanck-Innovation (@MP_Innovation) April 3, 2015
‘Covert’ racism a problem in UK universities http://t.co/n52ZU5koiS pic.twitter.com/a2cEsOcHKg
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) April 3, 2015
Teams are completing final tests, #RestartLHC could be sometime between Saturday & Monday: http://t.co/JNk98d8rAO pic.twitter.com/HWaO5rO1Cq
— CERN (@CERN) April 2, 2015
The New York Times’ attack on wearable tech was really an attack on science itself. By @StocktonSays. http://t.co/ZdnyKgfsSx
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) March 19, 2015
Take 3 –Africa
Al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University College in Kenya leaves at least 147 dead http://t.co/DCwID2s8Cz pic.twitter.com/7zeFtJJNmQ
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 3, 2015
Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa—not always rosy, but it is about to be http://t.co/iNkhSzwMRU
— M&G Africa (@MandGAfrica) March 30, 2015
How to transform education in Africa http://t.co/3nnTPXIy8n pic.twitter.com/8BqUV0YaNH
— World Economic Forum (@Davos) March 31, 2015
West Africa may be unprepared for future health crises despite #Ebola aid: http://t.co/B3EKWnvcsu #science pic.twitter.com/QlpK8nzhPI
— Scientific American (@sciam) March 28, 2015
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
New @UMultirank data show nuances in fame and achievement in higher education http://t.co/5hz97AZOMk
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) March 30, 2015
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