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Penny pinchers or NICE people? Why someone’s got to choose which treatments get funded

Whatever you think about the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), there’s no way around it – we need someone to make tough decisions about which health treatments get …

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How much do you know about medieval England?

Do you know your shillings from your groats? Your girdles from you kirtles? Ahead of the course England in the Time of King Richard III put your knowledge of medieval England to …

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Revealed: the over 55s’ top 10 dream jobs and how to start achieving them

New research commissioned by FutureLearn has shown that many over 55s are actively chasing their career ambitions. Here we reveal what the over 55s’ top 10 dream jobs are and …

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Meet the heroes who risked their lives for our cultural heritage

Ahead of the free online course Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime, Meg Lambert, a teaching assistant at the University of Glasgow, shares the stories of some truly heroic individuals who …

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Does art crime pay? Five stolen artefacts and what they sold for

Ahead of the free online course Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime from the University of Glasgow, Meg Lambert, a teaching assistant at the university, takes us through some of the most …

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Write the perfect CV with one of six brand new courses

Six brand new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join, while many previous courses are getting ready to run again. Here’s our quick guide to them all. Brand new courses Net …

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12 celebrities with secret skills

Some of the world’s biggest stars know that one career isn’t always enough. If you’re looking to develop a new skill or discover a new passion in 2016, take inspiration from …

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From genealogy to immunotherapy, occupational health to Cold War history: 11 brand new courses announced

11 brand new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join, while many previous courses are getting ready to run again in 2016. Here’s our quick guide to them all. …

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Can you find solace in a sonnet?

Professor Jonathan Bate and Dr Paula Byrne are lead educators on The University of Warwick’s free online course “Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing”. In this post, they invite …

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Want a jargon-free definition of the Internet of Things? Join our live video #FLiot Q&A

The free online course “The Internet of Things” (IoT) from King’s College London allows you to become an IoT expert, by understanding what the Internet of Things means to you, your …

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Putting off your UCAS personal statement? FutureLearn can help you beat that writer’s block

If you want to start an undergraduate degree in the UK next September, you need to apply via UCAS before 15 January 2016. One of the most daunting parts of …

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2015: a pivotal year for creating a resilient society

Maria Noguer is lead educator on the University of Reading’s free online course “Our Changing Climate: Past, Present and Future“. Here, she discusses how three international agreements signed this year …

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How we brought Agincourt to life, 600 years on

This Sunday, 25 October 2015, marks the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt. To celebrate, Kate Borthwick, a learning designer at the University of Southampton, explains how her team brought the battle …

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What do the new UN sustainable development goals mean for you?

Professor Sarah Speight is lead educator on The University of Nottingham’s free online course “Sustainability, Society and You”. In this post, she discusses the United Nations’ (UN) new, global sustainable …

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#WheresHans: Where do Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales pop up in contemporary culture?

Find out where Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and morals pop up in modern day culture.

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Penny pinchers or NICE people? Why someone’s got to choose which treatments get funded

How much do you know about medieval England?

Revealed: the over 55s’ top 10 dream jobs and how to start achieving them

Meet the heroes who risked their lives for our cultural heritage

Does art crime pay? Five stolen artefacts and what they sold for

Write the perfect CV with one of six brand new courses

12 celebrities with secret skills

From genealogy to immunotherapy, occupational health to Cold War history: 11 brand new courses announced

Can you find solace in a sonnet?

Want a jargon-free definition of the Internet of Things? Join our live video #FLiot Q&A

Putting off your UCAS personal statement? FutureLearn can help you beat that writer’s block

2015: a pivotal year for creating a resilient society

How we brought Agincourt to life, 600 years on

What do the new UN sustainable development goals mean for you?

#WheresHans: Where do Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales pop up in contemporary culture?

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