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For Remembrance Day, explore war memorials around the world

This week, FutureLearners have been exploring war memorials around the world and sharing pictures of those that are local to them, as part of the free online course “Changing Faces of …

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Remembrance Sunday: how World War 1 changed the way we mourn the dead

This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, when ceremonies at the Cenotaph in London and war memorials around the country mourn those who died in the two World Wars …

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From British imperialism to character education: new free online courses announced

Three brand new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join. Many previous courses are also getting ready to run again in 2015. Here’s our quick guide …

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The many faces of the global food crisis

Professor Chris Elliott is the author of a recent UK government report into food supply networks. He’s also the lead educator on the Queen’s University Belfast course “Tackling the Global Food …

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From forensic science to renewable energy: 8 new free online courses announced

Eight new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join. They cover everything from forensic science to renewable energy, English to astronomy. Here’s our quick guide to them …

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From Islamic State to Ebola: how 1919’s Paris Peace Conference still shapes world affairs

As countries unite to fight the spread of Islamic State militants and Ebola across borders, Christian J. Tams – lead educator on the University of Glasgow’s free online course “Paris …

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From moons to money: 5 new free online courses announced

Five new free online courses are now live on FutureLearn and ready for you to join. They cover everything from moons to money, sustainability to dentistry. Here’s our quick guide to them all. Study …

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What can 32 metronomes teach us about fashions and trends?

Learners on the University of Groningen’s course “Decision Making in a Complex and Uncertain World” have been learning about emergence. Watch the video below and prepare to be amazed. The …

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Can Euro 2020 football revitalise Europe?

The Euro 2020 football championship will be held in 13 cities in 13 countries, which were recently announced. Professor Grant Jarvie, lead educator on The University of Edinburgh’s free online …

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How to write a course about something that hasn’t happened

Over the last four weeks, Alan Convery of The University of Edinburgh has been running the free online course “Towards Scottish Independence? Understanding the Referendum.” Here, he discusses the challenges of …

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Arrr you ready to talk like a pirate?

Today, people around the world will adopt Devonshire accents and call each other “me hearties” for Talk Like a Pirate Day. But are these stereotypes correct? Here, Peter Campbell – an educator …

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Dear Christina…

Yesterday we received a letter from Christina – an American FutureLearner who’s writing one thank you letter every day for a year. Here, Richard Banks, a Senior Content Producer at FutureLearn, responds. Dear Christina …

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Too close to call: what FutureLearners think of the Scottish referendum

A survey of people taking The University of Edinburgh’s course “Towards Scottish Independence? Understanding the Referendum” on FutureLearn has suggested that, if the poll were being held just among the participants …

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Uncovering the Battle of Britain’s origins in World War 1

To commemorate Battle of Britain Day, Dr Peter Gray of the University of Birmingham compares air-to-air combat in the two World Wars and discusses his FutureLearn course “World War 1: …

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50 years is a long time in business – and society

As the free online course, ‘Discovering Business in Society’, begins on FutureLearn, Professor David Boughey of the University of Exeter reflects on how the world has changed over the last …

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For Remembrance Day, explore war memorials around the world

Remembrance Sunday: how World War 1 changed the way we mourn the dead

From British imperialism to character education: new free online courses announced

The many faces of the global food crisis

From forensic science to renewable energy: 8 new free online courses announced

From Islamic State to Ebola: how 1919’s Paris Peace Conference still shapes world affairs

From moons to money: 5 new free online courses announced

What can 32 metronomes teach us about fashions and trends?

Can Euro 2020 football revitalise Europe?

How to write a course about something that hasn’t happened

Arrr you ready to talk like a pirate?

Dear Christina…

Too close to call: what FutureLearners think of the Scottish referendum

Uncovering the Battle of Britain’s origins in World War 1

50 years is a long time in business – and society

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