The future is playful
Ahead of the FutureLearn course, ‘Exploring Play: the Importance of Play in Everyday Life’, Professor Jackie Marsh of The University of Sheffield argues that play is more important today than …
100 years ago, an airman’s diary charts the terrifying first flights of World War 1
This weekend marks 100 years since some of the first reconnaissance flights of World War 1. Here, we look at a diary extract from one of the airmen who took …
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Rethinking mental health and well-being
Professor Peter Kinderman of the University of Liverpool proposes a radical new ‘manifesto’ for mental health and well-being ahead of the free online course, ‘Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature …
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A heart in your hands: practical exercises revealed for ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Cardiovascular Disease’
Cardiovascular disease affects so many of us – in fact, coronary heart disease is the single biggest killer in the UK and around the world. Here, the Heart Health team …
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All powerful corporations?
Professor David Boughey of the University of Exeter Business School asks whether our perception of corporations being too powerful is correct. He then explains how the free online course ‘Discovering …
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Exploring English with the British Council
Update – Chris Cavey has written a new blog post, highlighting how to get the most out of this course. Read Chris’s three tips now. Chris Cavey, lead educator on …
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Summer learning…. had me a blast?
FutureLearn’s School Liaison Lead, Lorna Charlish, talks about the value of free online courses for students and teachers today. For A Level students, it can be tempting to switch off now …
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BBC Learning’s massive open online courses
Tim Plyming, Executive Producer at the BBC, talks about the BBC’s pilot project working alongside four of FutureLearn’s partner universities to create new, free online courses on different aspects of …
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How much do you know about the medicines you are taking?
Dr Ian Larson of Monash University talks about the free online course, ‘The Science of Medicines’ which starts on 1 September 2014 on FutureLearn.com. Many of us take medicine regularly …
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What does ‘independence’ mean for Scotland?
Alan Convery, Lead Educator on The University of Edinburgh’s free online course discusses the key issues surrounding Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum and reveals how taking this course can help place …
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Moving on from free online courses: choosing a university course
So, you’ve finished a free online course in a subject you love and it’s confirmed that higher education is for you. To help you get started with choosing an undergraduate …
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Starting a Business – Don’t be a busy fool!
In the final of a three part series of blog posts from the University of Leeds, Nigel Lockett, lead educator of the free course ‘Starting a business: realise your vision’, …
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Business is personal!
Find out how knowing your strengths and weaknesses and sharing the load with others can help you develop your business idea. This is the second in a series of blog …
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Enterprise is for life ‘not just for Christmas’!
Nigel Lockett, lead educator of the free online course, ‘Starting a business: realise your vision’ offers some top tips to help build a nation of entrepreneurs in the first of …
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When major foreign policy disputes hit the headlines, international law is never very far away
Christian J. Tams, lead educator of the University of Glasgow’s free online course, ‘Right vs Might in international relations’ on FutureLearn, discusses the importance of international law in times of …
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