On the Agenda – Week 48, 2018
Take 1 –Education
Rising student loan debt has created a “crisis in higher education,” said U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy Devos yesterday https://t.co/XTW1agorq3 pic.twitter.com/kymtoU0x32
— Forbes (@Forbes) 28 november 2018
‘There is clearly more that can be done to tackle grade inflation and ensure public confidence in the value of degrees, and these proposals represent a substantial step forward,’ says @AndrewWathey as UKSCQA consultation beginshttps://t.co/skcDUsnpsP
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) 30 november 2018
Beijing is mounting an aggressive influence campaign targeting multiple levels of American society — including Congress, local governments, universities and corporations, a new report finds. https://t.co/8cGRiLlxLq
— NPR (@NPR) 29 november 2018
Increasing access to universities is not about mediocre outreach, it’s about getting results. That means foundation years, entrance advice, free scholarships and bursaries and active recruitment of talented students from poorer backgrounds. https://t.co/All90rrDgE
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) 28 november 2018
Take 2 –Research
How researchers, universities, funders and others are dealing with bullying. https://t.co/sXG9Fl24EG
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) 29 november 2018
On genetically edited babies, China’s vice minister of science and technology: “It is shocking and unacceptable. We are resolutely opposed to it.” https://t.co/PIBcI5xVCt
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) 29 november 2018
The EU’s Horizon Europe for research and innovation provides an opportunity to unleash the potential of low-carbon technologies that will help Europe in the transition to a carbon neutral economy. This, however, is contingent on its design, writes … https://t.co/oEiSzu9I9h
— EURACTIV Energy and Environment (@eaEnergyEU) 30 november 2018
“We notice the losses. It’s the diminishment that we don’t see.” A critically important, and magnificently written, piece about vanishing insects, and much more. By @brookejarvis, who is one of the finest science writers around. https://t.co/ztmq9BklnA?
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) 27 november 2018
Take 3 –France
France’s gilets jaunes protesters are hurting President Macron https://t.co/ACLpwr8oDS
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) 30 november 2018
French universities to offer more courses in #English to attract foreign #students https://t.co/KVIsN3ewz0 #ExpatEducation #education #university #France
— Dispatches Europe (@dispatcheseuro) 19 november 2018
France to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, may boost stake in EDF https://t.co/Q88Kj29fuW pic.twitter.com/fDYPO9bd2a
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 27 november 2018
Emmanuel Macron Will Be Yet Another Failed French President https://t.co/jA70L0rrxY
— hangen claude (@hangen_claude) 30 november 2018
