On the Agenda – Week 8, 2016
Take 1 –Education
A Rising Call to Promote STEM Education and Cut Liberal Arts Funding. http:https://t.co/EBiU7SpB0M
— Jordan Shapiro (@jordosh) February 22, 2016
China campuses: beware the predicted fall in China’s student population https://t.co/SorsZQX90Z pic.twitter.com/7wMoZxofLl
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) February 24, 2016
Malaysia : Stop clamp down on campus freedoms, rights group says https://t.co/yMt30eoi0Y #highered #academicfreedom #HRW #sedition
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) February 23, 2016
Should coding count as a foreign language? https://t.co/1FfzG2hEVO pic.twitter.com/tdLp1FKmjB
— TheAtlanticEducation (@TheAtlEducation) February 24, 2016
Take 2 –Research
.@danagoodyear investigates a story of betrayal, intrigue, and fraud in the world of stem-cell research: https://t.co/s4FzOI3rFI
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 24, 2016
What are your tech predictions for #futuregenerations? https://t.co/T5LUQfKixF pic.twitter.com/sb81hCSpg9
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) February 26, 2016
UK Scientists attack their ‘#muzzling‘ by government – https://t.co/ALZq4boovy this is appalling, and must be nipped in the bud pronto
— Glyn Moody (@glynmoody) February 21, 2016
Remarkable stories of young Africans changing the world with maths and science. @NextEinsteinFor @AIMSacza https://t.co/pWcDefihfj
— Conversation Africa (@TC_Africa) February 26, 2016
Take 3 –Syria
Syria peace talks may restart March 7 in Geneva: Russian official https://t.co/DW4lN8Fygq
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 26, 2016
In besieged Eastern Ghouta children insist on getting an education despite disabling wartime injuries https://t.co/gbaAzBxZTM #Syria
— The Syria Campaign (@TheSyriaCmpgn) February 25, 2016
#Guardian_Science Seed bank aims to protect world’s agricultural inheritance from Syria war https://t.co/t3FYKFXmCF
— Science News (@topsciencenews) February 24, 2016
Putin’s strategy in Syria is paying dividends. The West looks on helplessly https://t.co/2y5KyDnENA pic.twitter.com/FGCIa5pnOX
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 25, 2016
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
“Principle of open access is not in dispute. Social importance too great to be an issue,” says Karl Dittrich https://t.co/itt3UADFUz
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) February 24, 2016
