Language is big news
Professor Tony McEnery, the lead educator of the free online course ‘Corpus linguistics: method, analysis, interpretation’ by Lancaster University, talks about the uses and abuses of language. Language is a …
Cancer research: continuous changes and discoveries
Dr Momna Hejmadi, lead educator of the University of Bath’s free online course ‘Inside cancer: how genes influence cancer development’ talks about the impact cancer has on the whole human …
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet – still captivating audiences around the world
Professor Michael Dobson, the Director of the Shakespeare Institute, from the University of Birmingham talks about Shakespeare’s Hamlet and discusses why this play is loved by audiences across the world. …
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Climate change in the news
Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter talks about the media’s coverage of climate change and asks some of the challenging questions we face, ahead of the free online course, “Climate …
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The science behind forensic science
Professor Niamh Nic Daeid, from the Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, talks about the free online course “Introduction to Forensic Science,” which begins again …
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Not just another course about sustainability!
Dr Sarah Speight, from The University of Nottingham, talks about the free online course ‘Sustainability, Society and You’ which starts on FutureLearn.com on 6 January. If you ask six …
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Digging deeper into life in the time of Richard III
Deirdre O’Sullivan, the lead educator on the University of Leicester’s free online course, “England in the Time of King Richard III,” talks about what learners can expect to study. There …
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Introducing ‘Ecosystems’ from The Open University
The Open University gives a preview on what their first course on FutureLearn will cover and suggests some pre-course materials to get learners involved ahead of its start. The Open …
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Making a MOOC in Web Science: Changing the World, Bit by Bit
Professor Leslie Carr talks about the inspiration behind the University of Southampton’s ‘Web Science’ MOOC and what you can expect in the course which starts on 11 November. About 10 …
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The Mind is Flat: How much of the world around you can you really see?
The Warwick team shares the inspiration behind their first MOOC, The Mind is Flat, and gives a taste of what is to come in this exciting new course starting on …
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Behind the scenes at the University of Reading
The University of Reading team behind the ‘Begin programming: Build your first Mobile Game’ course, which starts on October 28 on FutureLearn.com, gives an insight into the development process. Find …
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When worlds collide in an online environment
Professor Jon Lovett, Chair of Global Challenges at the University of Leeds, talks about the course starting on October 21st on FutureLearn.com and what learners can expect to study during …
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Welcome to the global classroom
UEA professor, Wolff Olins strategist and lead educator on next week’s ‘The Secret Power of Brands’ course on FutureLearn, Robert Jones, talks about creating a MOOC and the prospect of …
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Receiving A-level results today? Will a MOOC be part of your future?
If you are receiving A-level results this week, your next step might be to go to university, take a gap year before studying further or leave formal education to start …
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