On the Agenda – Week 14, 2015

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3 april 2015 | The American model of higher education is spreading. Who are taking MOOCs? Is racism a problem in UK universities, will the Large Hadron Collider be ready this weekend? This week's On the Agenda with a focus on Africa and the tragic incident at Garissa University College in Kenya.

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