On the Agenda – Summer Edition
Take 1 –Education
Boards of governors are gaining more power over universities in European countries, sometimes at the expense of academic senates, finds an analysis by @euatweets, which also detects moves towards more gender balance and more freedom from state’s handhttps://t.co/Cggbd5TsSq
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 3 augustus 2018
Has China’s Xi tightened the screw too far? This piece earlier in the week suggests yes. This story esp about Tsinghua University professor Xu Zhangrun speaking out is v interesting. https://t.co/Fxi2UsmJaN pic.twitter.com/usnvt64kpy
— james crabtree (@jamescrabtree) 3 augustus 2018
The unfulfilled promise of online education — what went wrong? https://t.co/VkkLxhoqKq #highered #onlineeducation pic.twitter.com/qf82x8QvNL
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) 2 augustus 2018
South Africa has an unemployment rate of 26.7%, with youth accounting for 38.2%. According to Statistics South Africa, youth unemployment is high irrespective of education level. https://t.co/wlL1pTbOpd
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) 2 augustus 2018
Take 2 –Research
COMMENT: “Science, not just politics, should be leading the charge against the problems facing South Africa.” https://t.co/vnTCoLE8z6
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) 31 juli 2018
“Technology is science that works.” Scotland’s first black professor, @SirGeoffPalmer, reflects on his career, and the racism that he had to overcome https://t.co/dz6qqMPJxg
— Chris Havergal (@CHavergalTHE) 3 augustus 2018
Winners of the Fields Medals have been announced – including a number theorist, a geometrician and a network analyst. https://t.co/HQnGdBkNHj
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 3 augustus 2018
Steve Jobs once said that “innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have.”
Now it seems as if Apple is putting its foot on the R&D gas, hoping it will result in more innovation https://t.co/OOvC84TjOO pic.twitter.com/ucBx4ezEuu
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) 3 augustus 2018
Take 3 –Summer
“Expect more. That’s the verdict of climate scientists to the record-high temperatures this spring and summer in vastly different climate zones.” https://t.co/rJeaCtBccF
— Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) 30 juli 2018
To answer even the most basic questions about wildfire trends, we need improved mapping and monitoring on a global scale. https://t.co/REgLU60c1N
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 2 augustus 2018
“Climate change hits us at our Achilles’ heel. In the Southwest, it’s water availability. On the Gulf Coast, it’s hurricanes. In the East, it’s flooding. It’s exacerbating the risks we already face today.” @KHayhoe https://t.co/wYJh3dFAGi
— Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff) 28 juli 2018
How to motivate yourself even in the holidays #Motivation https://t.co/qmKkyHaXmF
— First Tutors (@firsttutors) 29 juli 2018
