On the Agenda – Week 8, 2016

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26 februari 2016 | Favoring STEM Education over liberal arts, the future of China's campuses, coding as a foreign language, betrayal and fraud in stem-cell research, UK scienctists can't protest government policy. young Africans changing the world with science and Syria's peace talks, a lost generation and saving its agricultural inheritance. This week's On the Agenda.

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