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Articles by Chris Parr
Cambridge tech to boost students¡¯ computer skills captures imagination of British public. Chris Parr reports
Live tweeting at conferences is on the rise as audience members share with online followers, but some think it improper, impolite and plain rude. Chris Parr navigates the new-media rules
Traditional values for OU-led Mooc platform that aims to rival US providers. Chris Parr reports
Eschatology knocks and hysteria grows as true believers see fate in the diary. Chris Parr reports
A UK-based platform for massive open online courses (Moocs) to rival established providers in the US has been launched by The Open University.
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The perception among science, technology, engineering and maths PhD students that any career outside academia is akin to failure is denying industry access to high-quality, PhD-educated employees, a leading neuroscientist has claimed.
More than a quarter of England and Wales' adult population has a higher education qualification, although a North-South divide prevails, the 2011 census has revealed.
A lack of undergraduate courses that cover online information security is jeopardising the effectiveness of the UK's Cyber Security Strategy, according to a leading expert.
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A researcher and engineer who made important contributions to making nuclear power safer has died.
NUS survey shows higher rates of work, worry and withdrawal among worse-off. Chris Parr reports
The value of a traditional, campus-based degree is being eroded by rising confidence in online courses, a US survey has revealed.
A PhD student and a pharmacology professor have been named the joint winners of a national competition to honour the best science bloggers in the country
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The Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, has been granted royal title by the Queen.
Finland and South Korea boast the most effective education systems, an assessment of 50 countries has found.
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Beware online misrepresentation, says academic mistakenly linked to tarot book. Chris Parr reports
Students at two US community colleges are to be given access to a tailored online computer science programme delivered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), thanks to a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Times Higher Education to anoint worst example of corporate gobbledegook in sector. Chris Parr writes
