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Find the subjects that interest you, with new course categories

You can now browse FutureLearn’s free online courses by category – for example, Business & Management or Health & Psychology. Here, our Product Manager, Tessa Cooper, introduces how it works. With …

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Meet Joyce: her poem became one of FutureLearn’s most liked comments

Joyce wrote poem for our “Literature of the English Country House” course, which has become one of the most liked comments on FutureLearn to date. Here’s her story. When asked to write …

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Meet Norman: at 92, he’s one of FutureLearn’s oldest learners

We first met 92-year-old Norman last year, when he was one of the early testers of FutureLearn and our pilot courses. We recently caught up with him and updated his story, …

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Meet Madeline: FutureLearn flag bearer at Bestival

Madeline was one of the winners from our recent FutureLearn flag giveaway. She wanted to wave the flag at Bestival to share the message of free online learning. Here, in the …

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Six tips and tools for social learning on FutureLearn

FutureLearn’s Social Lead, David Thair, shares his top six tips for getting the most out of our social learning features. *UPDATE*, check out the latest advice from David in his …

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Feeling playful? Create some FutureLearn steps with us

FutureLearn’s Creative Director, Lucy Blackwell, invites you to join us in a little creative play – make the steps in our logo out of anything that sparks your imagination. At FutureLearn, we …

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Win your own FutureLearn flag!

Update: this competition has now closed – find out who won and where the flags will be flying. The FutureLearn flag has already waved proudly in the crowd at Glastonbury …

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Improving replies: new-look feed and email notifications go live

FutureLearn’s Social Lead, David Thair, explains the recent changes to how we handle replies to comments, including a redesigned feed and new email notifications. FutureLearn launched to the public in beta …

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‘Education is important in uniting nations and aiding war torn countries, Syria is proof of that’

Riad Bakir, 23, fled the war in Syria joining over half a million other refugees in Jordan. Riad talks about having to leave his dreams of education behind and how the free courses …

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Breaking barriers to education with free online courses on FutureLearn

Negar Kamrannoush, 30, Tehran, always wanted to study at the University of Southampton but the barriers of location and cost prevented her from making the move. FutureLearn gave Negar the …

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“FutureLearn not only encourages learning but a whole new way of thinking!”

Irery Melchor Duran, 24 years old from Mexico, talks about how the free online course, ‘The secret power of brands’ on FutureLearn.com has helped her venture into a career in …

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‘Courses on FutureLearn help me face the personal challenges of my daily life’

Jacqui, 58, from Pratts Bottom – a small village on the outskirts of London – talks to us about how courses on FutureLearn.com can help people cope when illness affects …

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Sixth form students give us their take on MOOCs

A set of students from Ousedale School in Newport Pagnell and Olney in the UK are using a MOOC on FutureLearn to strengthen their university applications and become more independent …

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“I love learning, I live on computers and I think FutureLearn is fabulous”

Norman Maxfield, 91, was one of the early testers of the FutureLearn website. He talks to us about why MOOCs work for him. Norman Maxfield, or Normax as his friends …

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Using FutureLearn

Find the subjects that interest you, with new course categories

Meet Joyce: her poem became one of FutureLearn’s most liked comments

Meet Norman: at 92, he’s one of FutureLearn’s oldest learners

Meet Madeline: FutureLearn flag bearer at Bestival

Six tips and tools for social learning on FutureLearn

Feeling playful? Create some FutureLearn steps with us

Win your own FutureLearn flag!

Improving replies: new-look feed and email notifications go live

‘Education is important in uniting nations and aiding war torn countries, Syria is proof of that’

Breaking barriers to education with free online courses on FutureLearn

“FutureLearn not only encourages learning but a whole new way of thinking!”

‘Courses on FutureLearn help me face the personal challenges of my daily life’

Sixth form students give us their take on MOOCs

“I love learning, I live on computers and I think FutureLearn is fabulous”

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