On the Agenda – Week 22, 2018
Take 1 –Education
China’s schools are quietly using AI to mark students’ essays … but do the robots make the grade? https://t.co/I6jx7xOmrN via @bdnews24 #breaking
— Bangladesh News 24 (@bdnews24) 27 mei 2018
Higher education institutions should be ‘honoured to be the servants of industry’: @inupr hands industry free rein to design curriculumhttps://t.co/IRkbGlvEBS
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 1 juni 2018
Betsy DeVos, frustrated by stalled efforts in Congress to rewrite the federal law governing higher education law, is moving ahead with a plan to overhaul the system through her regulatory powers https://t.co/hPSfnSnrTo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) 31 mei 2018
Principal Ken Thomson shares his top tips for maintaining #cybersecurity standards that will keep students, staff and data safe https://t.co/0rn0XfWhQH
— Jisc (@Jisc) 29 mei 2018
Take 2 –Research
A draft copy of the so-called Horizon Europe document, seen by the Guardian, suggests that the UK is set to be offered less generous access than Israel, Turkey, Albania and Ukraine. Story by @DanielBoffey https://t.co/JMdv6W1sQi
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) 30 mei 2018
“We must embrace diversity within the physics community. The world cannot afford to waste talent.” https://t.co/dJUG0dkxEP
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 31 mei 2018
The US is cracking down on visas for Chinese nationals working in science and tech https://t.co/mFhHRLqKlU
— Quartz (@qz) 31 mei 2018
EPA science advisers to scrutinize Pruitt’s rule restricting use of science at EPA https://t.co/wDDbfjd4Bw pic.twitter.com/axpAkZCXSY
— The Hill (@thehill) 31 mei 2018
Take 3 –Spain
Spanish parliament ousts PM Mariano Rajoy in historic move https://t.co/fQ68iYwtRu
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) 1 juni 2018
Spain’s parliament votes out PM Mariano Rajoy, with Socialist Pedro Sanchez set to take over. Here’s how years of corruption took their toll https://t.co/PmGzE4LSAp pic.twitter.com/lygT38Wzbu
— Bloomberg (@business) 1 juni 2018
Take 4 –Italy
Breaking News: Italy will be led by populists who deeply oppose the euro. The coalition just got presidential approval after a seesaw week that roiled markets. https://t.co/GLusD257ch
— The New York Times (@nytimes) 31 mei 2018
Breaking News: Italy will be led by populists who deeply oppose the euro. The coalition just got presidential approval after a seesaw week that roiled markets. https://t.co/GLusD257ch
— The New York Times (@nytimes) 31 mei 2018
