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Chris Parr

Chris Parr is a freelance journalist. He was ߣߣ��Ƶ'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.

Articles by Chris Parr

Obama to make “free community college” proposal

US president promises two years of free higher education for “everyone willing to work for it”

9 January

Is your university Twitter profile perfect?

Things to say, and things to not say, in a campus biography

8 January

Pitfalls to avoid when teaching online courses via a campus platform

Remember that everyone is watching your online lectures

1 January

The 20 most-read ߣߣ��Ƶ articles of 2014

We reveal the stories that have topped the THE website’s most-read lists over the past twelve months

25 December

REF 2014: live reaction

All the reaction to the research excellence framework as we get it

18 December

John Hibbs, 1925-2014

A leading figure in the world of road transport, credited by some with creating the discipline of transport economics, has died

18 December

An open access invitation to innovation

Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

18 December

’Tis the season: #CampusChristmas

18 December

Quarter of academics believe REF will lead to redundancies

University staff reveal their concerns ahead of research excellence framework

16 December

Researcher volunteers for moral duty on Ebola’s front line

Shunmay Yeung of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine describes her part in fighting the viral outbreak in Sierra Leone

11 December

Who loves universities, baby? Google+ users do

Opinions on campuses worldwide are just a click away

11 December

Six trends in campus design

Landmarks, ‘starchitecture’, green reuse, city-centre strategies: Chris Parr on forces shaping the sector’s bricks and mortar

11 December

The 10 most popular academic papers of 2014

Alternative metrics reveal the papers receiving the most online attention

9 December

Global Employability University Ranking 2014 results

Top 100 universities for employability revealed

8 December

Student charters should be ‘brought to life’, says report

Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience

6 December

BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 results

Russia and Turkey also making strides in the second annual rankings table for emerging economies

4 December

Researchers relying on DIY software programs

Survey finds that many academics who develop their own software have had no formal training

4 December

Defence of the humanities draws applause

Scholars laud Sarah Churchwell’s ߣߣ��Ƶ essay restating value of arts and humanities disciplines

4 December

Imperial College professor Stefan Grimm ‘was given grant income target’

Emails with manager reveal details of review placed on academic found dead in September

3 December

Ebola tackled in new FutureLearn Moocs

Two massive open online courses that aim to educate people about the rapid spread of Ebola have been launched by UK universities

2 December

The 10 most popular ߣߣ��Ƶ stories of November 2014

Which articles attracted the most clicks last month? Time to find out

2 December

Student-designed feedback software wins share of Jisc funding

Unitu development led by Southampton graduate

30 November

Drive a Land Rover? Fond of Roquefort quiche?

You must like the University of Cambridge, says YouGov

27 November

Imperial College London to ‘review procedures’ after death of academic

Colleagues say failed grant applications had made Stefan Grimm fear for his job

27 November

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