On the Agenda – Week 51, 2019
Take 1 –Education
Een moeizame onderwijshervorming in Maleisië, hoge PISA-scores voor Britse meisjes, crisis dwingt scholieren in Libanon naar slechte staatsscholen en protesten tegen plotselinge collegegeldverhogingen in India.
Malaysians’ hopes for a rapid overhaul of their browbeaten higher education system are unrealistic, according to an expert https://t.co/2JzXEp0zY7
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) December 20, 2019
Have written today about the extraordinary PISA results on UK girls’ disturbingly high fear of failure. With 650 words I couldn’t get to all the reasons I think it’s occurring, but I wanted to start the conversation https://t.co/yJYZaPdxT6
— Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney) December 17, 2019
Over the past few months, students from several public universities have protested against “unjustified” hike in fees.https://t.co/8UxLfBCM2W
— India Today (@IndiaToday) December 19, 2019
Lebanon’s economic crisis forces thousands into neglected state schools https://t.co/gEvTWnyGAS عبر @TheNationalUAE
— Ali Mahmood Mohammed (@alimahmood19844) December 19, 2019
Take 2 –Research
Hoe de regering van Trump zich richt tegen de academische betaalmuren, zorgen om de Chinese dreiging voor Amerikaanse onderzoeksinstituten, Russische plannen voor een quantumcomputer en de Square Kilometer Array is eindelijk klaar.
The Trump administration may take a stand … against academic paywalls? https://t.co/Zy5yhaPjCx
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 19, 2019
America’s research institutions are waking up to the China threat, @JoshRogin writes https://t.co/KvenHf1Xe6
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) December 19, 2019
Russia joins race to make quantum dreams a reality https://t.co/LybuYL7LUW
— Nayef Al-Rodhan (@SustainHistory) December 20, 2019
Was Einstein right about gravity? What are the origins of magnetism? Are we humans alone?
This is how 3,000 dish antennas spread across nine African countries will search for the answers to some of science’s deepest questions. https://t.co/LsMghyra8E
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) December 19, 2019
Take 3 – Christmas
Alles over de feestdagen, met bovenal veel zorgen om docenten en academici die vooral geen tijd nemen om tot rust te komen in de laatste dagen van het jaar.
A reminder that a restful break may be the boost you need for a productive new year! #academicchatter #phdchat https://t.co/mZPz39Zk9v
— Julie Chang (@_juliechang) December 19, 2019
Over the Christmas break, step away from work, don’t check your email and explain to your family what it is you actually do, @ProfRodham suggests https://t.co/wdrnGrGqEK
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) December 20, 2019
How not to overeat this Christmas – according to science https://t.co/VESh4PZ5LY via @ConversationUK
— Dr. Laura Wilkinson (@LLWSwansea) December 18, 2019
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