On the Agenda – Week 27, 2018
Take 1 –Education
‘No kid left behind’: Macron tries to fix France’s education system
“The reforms range from directives such as making school compulsory from the age of three instead of six and banning mobile phones in class, to encouraging the study of Latin and Greek”https://t.co/pOz6bpO079 pic.twitter.com/BGlALm4RTr
— EdQuants (@EdQuants) 5 juli 2018
Women’s university in Tokyo to accept transgender studentshttps://t.co/g23225I7c1
— The Mainichi (@themainichi) 2 juli 2018
‘Excellence is possible, as the IITs and IIMs show, although it is limited to a tiny segment of a system that enrols 35 million students’ https://t.co/qgVEDKf4Am
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) 5 juli 2018
Education wonks and legal experts said the move was inevitable — and hardly shocking. https://t.co/lQhKA6sg7D
— The Chronicle of Higher Education (@chronicle) 5 juli 2018
Take 2 –Research
Breaking. To become the go to country for science and innovation, we need to be a magnet for top talent. And this announcement is a big step forward. Thanks @sajidjavid https://t.co/sXMdB84TcU
— Sam Gyimah MP (@SamGyimah) 6 juli 2018
A new research code of ethics aimed at curtailing ‘ethics dumping’ contains input from potentially vulnerable groups, including sex workers in Kenya. https://t.co/5AisbFdmur
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 5 juli 2018
About half of all UK university staff have suffered depression, anxiety or other types of mental health problems related to stress – one of the highest rates of any sector, according to @Profgailkhttps://t.co/NeqRU2Byjz
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 6 juli 2018
‘Science is not political,’ says Ontario’s 1st chief scientist after being fired by Doug Ford https://t.co/xdUweHteqX pic.twitter.com/rNFqkOsKef
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) 5 juli 2018
Take 3 –Africa
Science will unlock Africa’s potential — if it is funded https://t.co/PF2xIrE9dU @EstherNgumbi
— KevinJohnBrandt – KJB (@BrandtKev) 6 juli 2018
“The moment you deny girls a right to education, ultimately other rights will be abused.” @equalitynow & partners speak out against a ban to prevent pregnant teenage girls & young expectant fathers from attending formal schooling in Burundi: https://t.co/9aFS7gh0kh
— UN Girls’ Education Initiative (@UNGEI) 3 juli 2018
Africa: Young mothers strive to get access to education https://t.co/ckqbtiaNQ4
— RESULTS Dallas (@RESULTS_Dallas) 1 juli 2018
Excellent news! A new #research platform for #African scientists, @AfricArxiv, will take papers in #local languages https://t.co/hzHXlPhjue via @qzafrica
— CIRCLE Africa (@CIRCLEAfrica) 5 juli 2018
