We are very happy to announce that 14 eTwinning projects have been awarded the 2017 eTwinning European Prizes! The jury selected a winner and a runner-up (from three age categories), and eight special achievements from among the 591 entries. The selected projects show the incredible variety and high interest in eTwinning projects. More...
Academics and BYU Investigation Win Pulitzers
By Scott Jaschik. Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, including the following to academics:
- Drama: Lynn Nottage, for Sweat. Nottage is a faculty member at the Yale University School of Drama and the Columbia University School of Arts.
- History: Heather Ann Thompson, for Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy (Pantheon). Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan.
- Biography: Hisham Matar, for The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Random House). Matar teaches at Barnard College.
- Poetry: Tyehimba Jess, for Olio (Wave Books). Jess is a professor at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. Read more...
Teacher wins $1M global prize for work in northern Quebec
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Teacher wins $1M global prize for work in northern Quebec
Benjamin Shingler, CBC, 2017/03/20
Salluit is an an Inuit community of abut 1450 people in northern Quebec accessible only by boat (in summer) or by air. More...
Yves Meyer, lauréat du prix Abel - Récompense internationale pour ce chercheur français d’exception
Prix L’Oréal-UNESCO 2017, pour les femmes et la science
Chaque année, la Fondation L’Oréal et l’UNESCO récompensent des femmes scientifiques qui révolutionnent la science. Jeudi 23 mars avait lieu la 19ème édition. Un temps fort pour les cinq lauréates, qui représentaient chacune un des cinq continents. Voir l'article...
Guardian University Awards 2017 – video
By Maria Cassidy. Winners celebrate their success and talk about why recognising excellence in higher education is important at an event in central London on 29 March. More...
The winners of the Guardian University Awards 2017 – in pictures
By Maria Cassidy. The 2017 awards, which recognise pioneering work in higher education, were held at LSO St Luke’s in London and hosted by Lauren Laverne. More...
Guardian University Awards 2017: the winners
By Andrew MacDowall. The 2017 awards recognised universities for pioneering work transforming the lives of students and communities. More...