On the Agenda – Week 44, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Bolsonaro’s party launches campaign against ‘indoctrinator teachers’ https://t.co/3mZGmugQob pic.twitter.com/4NEFGyWkGx
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) 30 oktober 2018
@CNBC reports as investors focus on a sector of the Chinese economy that has yet to feel the affects of the trade war: https://t.co/LB4roupi9v pic.twitter.com/OeUeMY7qPy
— China US Focus (@ChinaUSFocus) 30 oktober 2018
Campus increases teaching loads, rather than cut programs, when faced with budget cuts https://t.co/2vImHj0xhS
— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) 1 november 2018
Russia: Government moves to raise quality of higher education. https://t.co/GAHApcnzMz #highered #Russia #quality #universities
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) 2 november 2018
Take 2 –Research
Research funders in richer nations should help fund the costs of the move towards open access publishing in developing countries, according to the executive chair of @ResEngland. .@rachaelpells reportshttps://t.co/S7m7IpR5KD
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 2 november 2018
Connie Nshemereirwe, an independent science & policy facilitator, feels like she lives her life from one visa application to another. This needs to change. https://t.co/RTC7xjCgq8
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 1 november 2018
A key point of misunderstanding in #climatechange science is how much of the observed changes are caused by humans. The best answer is ALL of it. Here is an excellent graphic (with full scientific references) showing this:https://t.co/twZ5zoBVHI
— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) 31 oktober 2018
Why science can’t replace religion https://t.co/g3lipD0TIE pic.twitter.com/DU2VgqRZnU
— Vox (@voxdotcom) 30 oktober 2018
Take 3 –Germany
The era of Angela Merkel has come to an end. But the timing could hardly be worse https://t.co/Mu8oAPRtm7
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 2 november 2018
Really enjoying @FT special report on #data innovation, particularly on governments like Germany (thus far) not walking the talk on open data, whether on publication or reusability. https://t.co/TCErGCWy6l pic.twitter.com/QkZbSG19Wk
— Lorenz Noe (@lorenznoe) 1 november 2018
Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, has announced that she will not seek reëlection. Revisit George Packer on her progression from brilliant student to political powerhouse: https://t.co/R9zZ1o3h8Q pic.twitter.com/RIbHz5jomw
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) 29 oktober 2018
#Germany will have to get better at embracing #disruptive #ideas if it wants to retain its global lead as an #innovative nation, writes Handelsblatt’s Torsten Riecke. https://t.co/ZGO0aNQ3hT
— Disruptive Concepts (@disruptives_) 22 oktober 2018
