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Observe Earth with the European Space Agency, plus more free online courses announced

Today, we’ve announced the European Space Agency as our newest partner. Here, we reveal its first course, “Monitoring Climate from Space,” and preview a few popular free online courses, which are returning to …

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From maths to medicine, Africa to Waterloo: nine free online courses announced

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

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Introducing FutureLearn Choices: a collection of free courses to bridge the gap between school and university

Neil Harvey, our Head of Marketing, introduces FutureLearn Choices – a collection of free online courses to bridge the gap between school and higher education, and help 16 to 19 …

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#FutureLearnAsks community journalism Twitter chat: the highlights

The second #FutureLearnAsks Twitter chat was a lively discussion about Community Journalism, featuring Richard Sambrook from the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University, Emma Meese, Manager of the C4CJ, and …

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Learning from nursing’s past, present and future

Denis Parkinson is lead educator on the University of Liverpool’s free online course, “The Impact of Nursing.” Here, he explains how looking at the past, present and future of nursing …

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Myths or realities: what do we know about income and wealth inequalities?

Jerome De Henau and Jonquil Lowe are educators on The Open University’s free online course, “Inequalities in Personal Finance: the Baby Boom Legacy.” In this post, they discuss some of the …

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#FutureLearnAsks: join experts to discuss Community Journalism

David Thair, FutureLearn’s Social Lead, introduces the topic for the next big Twitter chat. Regular readers may recall that earlier this year we launched a Twitter chat series called #FutureLearnAsks. Each event is a chance for you to discuss …

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From Basel to Bogota: new partners and courses announced

Today, we’re welcoming nine new university partners to FutureLearn, including our first in Colombia, France, Spain and Switzerland. We’re also announcing two brand new courses. Here’s our quick guide to …

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Quiz: Could you be a CSI?

Do you have what it takes to be a crime scene investigator? Test your knowledge of forensic science in this just-for-fun quiz and find out if you are up to …

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Party leaders: the role of personalities in the UK General Election

Dr Victoria Honeyman is a Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Leeds. Ahead of the free online course, “Election 2015 for AS Level Politics,” she discusses the effect that the …

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Do you know what’s going to happen tomorrow?

Ciarán Wallace from the Centre for Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin is one of the educators on the free online course, “Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring …

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Trying to make it all add up: preparing young people for the mathematical demands of university

Professor Tony Croft from Loughborough University talks about the need to prepare young people better for the mathematical demands of university courses in STEM subjects and how free online courses can …

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Why should you join us in The Enterprise Shed?

Newcastle University is about to launch its third free online course on FutureLearn, “The Enterprise Shed: Making Ideas Happen.” It aims to recreate the creative atmosphere of a shed – or any …

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Quiz: Which foods were available in 15th century England?

Some of these foods were available when King Richard III was on the throne, others were not. In this just-for-fun quiz, can you guess what might have been on your …

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From propaganda to psychology: six brand new free online courses announced

Six brand new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join. Here’s our quick guide to them all. Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services This six-week …

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Observe Earth with the European Space Agency, plus more free online courses announced

From maths to medicine, Africa to Waterloo: nine free online courses announced

Introducing FutureLearn Choices: a collection of free courses to bridge the gap between school and university

#FutureLearnAsks community journalism Twitter chat: the highlights

Learning from nursing’s past, present and future

Myths or realities: what do we know about income and wealth inequalities?

#FutureLearnAsks: join experts to discuss Community Journalism

From Basel to Bogota: new partners and courses announced

Quiz: Could you be a CSI?

Party leaders: the role of personalities in the UK General Election

Do you know what’s going to happen tomorrow?

Trying to make it all add up: preparing young people for the mathematical demands of university

Why should you join us in The Enterprise Shed?

Quiz: Which foods were available in 15th century England?

From propaganda to psychology: six brand new free online courses announced

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