On the Agenda – Week 23, 2015

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5 juni 2015 | Chile's president announcing free tuition for the poorest group of students, PISA rankings based on sloppy, duplicated answers, how a grad student uncovered a huge scientific fraud, Nigeria's leadership and its implications for science and a focus on the OECD and sustainable growth in this week's On the Agenda.

Take 1 –Education

Chile’s President Bachelet unleashes a storm announcing free tuition for poorest 60% of students http://t.co/L8uAL2uZgl #highered

— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) June 2, 2015

PISA’s worldwide education rankings are dogged by sloppy, duplicated answers http://t.co/I5wqSNfOTD via @ArsTechnica #Education #PISA

— The OBHE (@theobhe) June 4, 2015

How did this Chicago charter school achieve the best college-enrollment figures in the city? http://t.co/49EYrsSuL0 pic.twitter.com/cf5EoJGLbV

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 4, 2015

Students who get limited contact time with university staff are less likely to enjoy the student experience http://t.co/HUPtXrtMVS #highered

— Higher Education (@GdnHigherEd) June 4, 2015

Take 2 –Research

How a grad student uncovered a huge scientific fraud in gay-marriage data: http://t.co/BUWmWNHXNM pic.twitter.com/tXsYkqlilw

— Slate (@Slate) June 3, 2015

What does Nigeria’s new leadership under @MBuhari mean for science? http://t.co/C77S5iAfuM pic.twitter.com/K82wn1cMPl

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) June 2, 2015

What social science can learn from the LaCour scandal: http://t.co/RwaRhTDkqt

— Chronicle (@chronicle) June 3, 2015

Chimpanzees have the cognitive ability to cook. What’s your excuse? http://t.co/f6odQAEPST pic.twitter.com/g1BY01P00L

— NYT Science (@NYTScience) June 3, 2015

Take 3 –OECD

Unlock #investment for sustainable growth & #jobs, says #NL PM Rutte; read more http://t.co/zsSfTu7w6G #OECDwk pic.twitter.com/cG208S2UHY

— OECD (@OECD) June 3, 2015

OECD warns lack of investment could prompt new global slowdown — The Guardian — http://t.co/H9yGkK9zZv pic.twitter.com/emFdcPRxli

— Robert Went (@went1955) June 3, 2015

The #gender wage gap is starting to increase again because of slow economic growth http://t.co/e3yD38PgFd #OECDwk pic.twitter.com/YVZipeeZw8

— OECD (@OECD) June 3, 2015

The world economy continues to heal slowly, but a new forecast says growth should pick up by the end of 2016 http://t.co/DQaEHBCOzO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 3, 2015

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

New UK minister for universities and science, Jo Johnson, gives insight in plans to forster internationalization http://t.co/bkedQZc0aN

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) June 2, 2015