On the Agenda – Week 7, 2018

Take 1 –Education
Millennials are more educated than their parents’ were. But the financial returns to higher education are shrinking https://t.co/Z1xLYTiilj pic.twitter.com/XL7hywoZIj
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 13 februari 2018
China has spies planted in U.S. universities, Wray says https://t.co/swIdBWTFBM pic.twitter.com/I1iuh3HhPI
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) 15 februari 2018
New in Evidence Speaks: Why is accountability always about teachers? https://t.co/Kx5IgmUkUO pic.twitter.com/StRO2mwXp0
— Brookings Econ (@BrookingsEcon) 15 februari 2018
Blog: Why going to university in Britain is still a wise investment https://t.co/TUoLWCuN6r
— SCPHRP (@SCPHRP) 13 februari 2018
Take 2 –Research
Trump the first president in four decades to not appoint a science adviser. https://t.co/c48bZxZqYq via @BostonGlobe
— InsideClimate News (@insideclimate) 16 februari 2018
PhD programmes should nurture the big thinkers and creative problem-solvers that society needs. https://t.co/On8tDGCAxN
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 14 februari 2018
Top universities boost innovation more than nations. https://t.co/ca7BG0ZRiN
— Dirk Van Damme (@VanDammeEDU) 15 februari 2018
Take 3 –Olympics
Once they retire, Olympic athletes are often unprepared for what comes next. A new national initiative seeks to change that—will it work? @LindaFlanagan2 reports: https://t.co/Ttod6zw5Ly pic.twitter.com/nJNW4ySh0w
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) 11 februari 2018
Do what the Gold medalists do…
Winter Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin loves napping — here’s the science https://t.co/gq6mgL19fU
— Innovative Sleep Centers (@InnovSleepCtrs) 16 februari 2018
The science behind the winds affecting the 2018 Winter Olympics: https://t.co/956Sb9RSJY pic.twitter.com/dUp6PaVCDS
— Forbes (@Forbes) 14 februari 2018
Just in time for the Winter Olympics: The science of ski wax https://t.co/AQuxQGc93b
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) 9 februari 2018
Meest Gelezen
Bekostiging per student in het hbo en wo gaat dalen
De student als consument maakt vrouwelijke docenten extra kwetsbaar
NS onderzoekt financiële prikkels om studenten uit de spits te weren
Dijkgraaf wil zijn waaier doortrekken naar het onderzoek in het hbo en mbo
Fel debat over internationalisering tekent zich af in hoger onderwijs
