On the Agenda – Week 35 , 2016

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2 september 2016 | Why the humanities matter, why New York University is in China, why teaching should not be a solo act, how Japan and South Korea dominate Reuters Ranking, why the UK is in need of a science czar and all on the turmoil in Brazilian politics. This week's On the Agenda.

Take1 –Education

NYU’s president (Andrew Hamilton) on why NYU is “in China and elsewhere” https://t.co/tjWxt2AnQb

— Kris Olds (@GlobalHigherEd) September 1, 2016

Sarah Churchwell: why the humanities matterhttps://t.co/e5OnHd4lsS pic.twitter.com/2x0ZRhhQrV

— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) September 1, 2016

After Turkey’s failed coup, a government purge of academia is redefining the nation’s higher education https://t.co/FbHM3pytaM ??

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 24, 2016

Teaching should not be a solo act https://t.co/vBPksj9a2z pic.twitter.com/fbSuhSTIgT

— TheAtlanticEducation (@TheAtlEducation) September 1, 2016

Take 2 –Research

The Crick, one of Europe’s biggest biomedical labs opens https://t.co/hPixfWSbc7

— BBC Science News (@BBCScienceNews) September 1, 2016

Universities in Japan and South Korea dominate #ReutersRankings Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities https://t.co/4mFfbp2rPJ

— Web of Science (@webofscience) August 31, 2016

Wanted: UK science czar. Generous compensation. Not for the faint-hearted. https://t.co/20LI1tgnR1 pic.twitter.com/svQZ3pEPHN

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) September 2, 2016

That ‘strong signal’ from alien civilization? More likely a wrong number. @overbye explainshttps://t.co/FtNguHIya4

— NYT Science (@NYTScience) September 2, 2016

Take 3 –Brazil

Dilma Rousseff might be gone, but Brazil’s political crisis certainly isn’t | Paulo Pinheiro https://t.co/Tovki980Cx

— GuardianWorldComment (@GWorldComments) September 1, 2016

Harvard expert discusses Dilma Rouseff’s impeachment and how Brazil may move forward politically https://t.co/Sx5Cnoe9rr @HarvardAsh

— Harvard University (@Harvard) September 1, 2016

Brazil’s Free School Meal Program Helps Local Farmers Stay In Business https://t.co/Bj4HddY6ll #education

— Melvin Kaabwe (@Kaabwe) August 30, 2016

Brazil prosecutors reject SBM leniency deal for Petrobras graft https://t.co/j6LyGwF25r

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 1, 2016

…and this week on ScienceGuideEU

What methods do countries use to attract international R&D-investments? https://t.co/fkDxQwz6KC

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 2, 2016