Chris Parr is a freelance journalist. He was?Times Higher Education's digital and communities editor from 2012 to January 2018. Before that he was?chief reporter on SecEd newspaper, and then deputy editor of Independent Nurse magazine. He won the 2014 Education Journalism Award for?Outstanding Online Education Commentary.
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Articles by Chris Parr
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Scholars at two UK universities are to recreate the 400-year-old walking adventures of celebrated playwright Ben Jonson using social media.
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Universities aim for credit at bank of mum and dad in high fees era
A Tweet sent by a University of New Mexico psychologist, which suggested that obese people do not have the willpower to complete a PhD, was not, as its author had claimed, ¡°part of a research project¡±, the institution has concluded.
Academics should be proud about the contributions they make to Wikipedia, instead of treating them like a ¡°shameful secret¡±.
The US Senate has approved an immigration reform bill that could grant students and graduates who were brought into the country illegally as children the right to citizenship.
Funds are allocated on project quality not desire to support elite, says minister. Chris Parr reports
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Anant Agarwal, president of edX, tells Chris Parr about online learning, money - and his egg-selling entrepreneurial past
A landmark case on the use of affirmative action in university admissions has ended up without a clear winner after a ruling by the US Supreme Court.
Futurelearn boss says talk of drop outs ¡®very annoying¡¯
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Psychology lecturer picks up gong for her work on sex and relationship advice
Founder Michael Bulman digs in as academics expound on offering¡¯s weaknesses
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Business secretary will argue against sector cuts and for extra investment
Mayor confident in capital¡¯s academic brand values
Crowdsourcing is invaluable to researchers, but why do people do it and how can their interest be maintained?
Former CBI head says interaction¡¯s the key to productivity
Jackie Hunter has been appointed as chief executive and deputy chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
Fluent instruction no more effective than poor delivery in teaching terms
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Tuition fees major concern for schoolchildren, Sutton Trust discovers
