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What Is Sociology? An Introduction
The University of Newcastle Australia
Examine perspectives on society, and the cultural issues facing society. Apply sociological theory to researching social groups.
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Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: A Social Science Approach
BSAC
Are you a health professional new to social science research? Find out how you can fight antimicrobial resistance on this course.
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Using Infection Control to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
UEA (University of East Anglia)
Find out how effective infection control in health and social care can tackle the global risk of antimicrobial resistance.
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Social Change: How Can Marketing Help?
Griffith University
Learn how marketing can be used to improve healthcare, protect the environment and overcome social problems.
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Create a Social Media Marketing Campaign
University of Leeds
Learn to plan and launch a successful social media marketing campaign with the Institute of Coding and the University of Leeds.
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Utilising Social Science and Behaviour Change in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes: Improving Healthcare
BSAC
How can social science and behaviour change techniques be used within antimicrobial stewardship projects to bring about change.
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Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines
UEA (University of East Anglia)
This course will enhance the knowledge of any person involved in the administration of medicines to patients with dysphagia.
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Digital Skills: Social Media
Accenture
Learn how to use social media for business, from creating a social media presence to measuring success.
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Entrepreneurship in Nonprofits
University of Basel
Take a look at the world of social entrepreneurship and familiarise yourself with new concepts and methods of entrepreneurship.
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Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges
Taipei Medical University
Understand how social media is used in healthcare, to improve communication and information sharing, with this free online course.
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Impact Investing: Profit and Purpose
Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Learn about impact investing, and how the power of finance can generate financial returns and tackle today's global challenges.
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Social Innovation in Rural Areas
University of Padova
Explore applications of social innovation in rural areas and discover best practices for managing social innovation projects.
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Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture
University of Leeds
Explore intercultural communication by understanding the relationship between language and cultural identity.
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Environmental Challenges: Hierarchy in Property Rights
University of Leeds
How does language help us develop our relationship with nature and determine the rights of access and ownership?
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Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Intercultural Contact
University of Leeds
Learn how the principles of intercultural contact may challenge the way in which you think about social interaction.
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Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture
University of Exeter
Develop a clearer understanding of modern China by exploring the role of art, literature and the 'noble hero' in Chinese culture.
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Discovering Your PhD Potential: Writing a Research Proposal
University of Leicester
Learn how to research and write a high-quality research proposal for postgraduate applications.
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Quality Improvement in Healthcare: The Case for Change
University of Bath
Explore new and better ways of organising health and social care services to improve quality with this free CPD-certified course.
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Social Innovation in South Korea
Hanyang University
Learn the key concepts and best practices in the field of social innovation, focusing on social entrepreneurs in South Korea.
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Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence
The University of Sheffield
Learn to recognise the signs of domestic violence and support domestic violence survivors as a health or social care worker.
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Social Enterprise: Business Doing Good
Middlesex University Business School
Learn about the diverse world of social enterprise in this free online course from Middlesex University Business School.
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Social Enterprise: Turning Ideas into Action
Middlesex University Business School
Learn how to turn your social enterprise ideas into action in this free online course from Middlesex University Business School.
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Social Business: a Sustainable Way to Face the Most Pressing Needs of Our Time
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
Social Businesses are designed to improve society. In this course you will learn the main concepts to design a Social Business.
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Social Media
Join online social media courses to learn how and why social networks are transforming business, culture and communication.
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Social Issues
Learn about social issues online with flexible online courses exploring the modern world's most pressing social problems.
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Understanding Global Development Management
The Open University
Build your knowledge of the global development sector and discover how development can be managed with this online course.
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Getting to Know Catalonia: An Introduction to the Catalan Language, Culture and Society
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
Get an introduction to Catalan society, by learning about its history, language and culture.
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People Studying People: Research Ethics in Society
University of Leicester
Explore the value of ethical thinking for research, using an ethical appraisal framework to develop and evaluate studies.
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Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Causes of Disease
University of Leeds
Learn the epidemiological methods used to understand the causes of diseases and how social factors influence their development.
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Creative Problem Solving: Design Thinking in Health and Social Care
St George's, University of London
Learn how design thinking can be applied in health and social care settings to drive innovation and approach challenges.
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Social Media Analytics: Using Data to Understand Public Conversations
Queensland University of Technology
How can you discover what’s being said about the things that matter to you on social media platforms, including Twitter?
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Building Character through Youth Social Action
University of Birmingham
Learn about the history of social action, and how youth social action can help build character in young people.
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Social Enterprise: Growing a Sustainable Business
Middlesex University Business School
Learn how to grow a sustainable social enterprise in this free online course from Middlesex University Business School.
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Social History
Gain insights into the lives of people in the past and the learn about the impact of major events and ideas on society with online social history courses.
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Irish 105: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture
Dublin City University
Deepen your understanding of Irish culture and language, exploring new conversational subjects such as the family and pastimes.
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End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation
The University of Glasgow
Explore dying and palliative care practice around the world and evaluate new trends and ideas surrounding end of life care issues.
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Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present
Yad Vashem
Join 50 leading scholars in exploring antisemitism, from its roots to its contemporary forms.
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Digital Health for Cancer Management: Smart Health Technologies in Complex Diseases
Taipei Medical University
Learn how new digital health technologies are transforming cancer management with this course for healthcare professionals.
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Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?
University of Leeds
Explore life inside UK prisons. Learn whether this type of punishment reduces crime and if rehabilitation can prevent reoffending.
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Business Fundamentals: Effective Networking
The Open University
Learn how to build and sustain your network to enhance your professional relationships and open up career opportunities.
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Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma
Queensland University of Technology
Find out what complex trauma is, how it affects children and adolescents, and what can be done to help.
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Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Hanken School of Economics
What are the Sustainable Development Goals and how will we achieve them? Learn how you can work towards the United Nations’ SDGs.
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Introduction to the Travel & Tourism Industry: Passport to the World
The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)
Explore how the global travel and tourism industry works; learn how to start your career in the world’s fastest growing industry.
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Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media
UCL (University College London)
Discover the varying uses of social media around the world and its consequences for politics, relationships and everyday life.
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Commercialization of Social Enterprises: Stemming the Tide of Mission Drift
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Find out how to avoid mission drift when transitioning a social enterprise or microfinance venture into a for-profit organisation.
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Social Enterprise
Middlesex University Business School
Understand what it takes to launch and run a sustainable social enterprise with this flexible program of online courses from Middlesex University Business School.
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Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean: Research, Policy and Management for Social Transformations
UNESCO
Find out how to promote informed policies towards equity and social transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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From Waterloo to the Rhine: The British Army 1815-1945
The University of Kent
Examine one of the UK’s most storied institutions, and how 130 years of social, cultural and military change have shaped it.
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Create a Professional Online Presence
University of Leeds
Does your social media presence reflect who you are as a professional? Build your online presence to boost your employability.
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Why Biology Matters: Basic Concepts
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
Improve your understanding of the complex biology behind social issues that affect each of us and society.
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The Power of Social Media
University of Southampton
Explore the impact of social media on the world and learn how to put it to good use in everyday life.
Partner
Social Finance
Social Finance is a not for profit that works to achieve sustainable social impact at scale. We are currently partnering with NHS England to help people with mental health issues into paid employment.
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Digital Discovery 2: Expand Your World Online
Deakin University
Explore online communities, social media and ways to manage your finances and health online.
Partner
Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship
The Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship (JSiE) is an award-winning social impact centre at O.P. Jindal Global University located in North India.
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Transparent and Open Social Science Research
University of California, Berkeley
Explore the drivers of the social science credibility crisis and learn tools to make your own work more open and reproducible.
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Supporting Adolescent Learners: Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Griffith University
Learn to support adolescent learners with their social and emotional wellbeing through a variety of approaches.
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Making Babies in the 21st Century
UCL (University College London)
Explore new reproductive technologies and discover the opportunities they provide and the profound social challenges they pose.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
The University of Newcastle Australia
Enrich your mind, diversify your skills and safeguard your future with our new work-ready arts degree at the University of Newcastle (UON).
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Understanding Gender Inequality
University of Exeter
Gender inequality is a key challenge in society. Explore its causes and consequences and consider the ways you can overcome it.
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Working Lives on Britain's Railways: Railway History and Heritage
University of Strathclyde
Discover Britain's industrial heritage and learn about the lives of British railway workers from 1840-1914.
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Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience
European University Institute (EUI)
Understand religious radicalisation and violence and learn strategies to build resilience in communities and schools.
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Genomic Medicine and Research: A Community Approach
University of Exeter
Learn how translational research in genomics can deliver health, social, and scientific benefits to communities.
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Making Music with Others
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Get an introduction to group music-making and the social contexts in which musicians participate.
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Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare
University of Cape Town
Explore the field of medical humanities – the intersection of the arts, humanities and healthcare – with this free online course.
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The Power of Data in Health and Social Care
University of Strathclyde
Learn up-to-date skills for individuals and public and private organisations in health and care data analytics.
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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity
University of York
Learn how sociolinguists explore the relationship between language and the expression of personal, social and cultural identity.
Career advice
Become a Marketing Manager
As a marketing manager, you’ll get to oversee both marketing campaigns and the department itself, creating and delivering campaigns to budget and in-line with company goals. Start your training with digital marketing courses from top universities.
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Could You Be the Next Florence Nightingale?
Coventry University
Explore important aspects of public health and the role of modern nursing within it.
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Perspectives on Entrepreneurship
Coventry University
Explore the concept of entrepreneurship from individual, social and economic perspectives across different cultures.
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SMEs and Digital Engagement
Deakin University
Find out about the technology tools available to small-to-medium-sized business and generate success.
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Politics, Art and Resistance
The University of Kent
Explore what it means to resist in contemporary art and politics.
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Strategies for Successful Ageing
Trinity College Dublin
Find out how staying happy, healthy, socially-connected and active can help you age successfully, with this free online course.
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Uncovering Your Entrepreneurial Potential
Coventry University
Explore what makes a good entrepreneur and how applying an entrepreneurial approach can create economic and social value.
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Challenging Wealth and Income Inequality
The Open University
Explore the concerns about rising wealth and income inequality between different generations in developed countries.
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Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Defining the Concept of Culture
University of Leeds
Understand intercultural communication by learning about the concepts of culture and interculturality.
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Creating a Great User Experience for Mobile Apps
University of Leeds
Discover the essentials of user experience and bring your product to life by designing your own mobile app.
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Make Change Happen
The Open University
Strengthen the skills you need to work with others to tackle injustice.
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Beyond the Ballot: Women’s Rights and Suffrage from 1866 to Today
Royal Holloway, University of London
Explore the campaign for women’s right to vote and its impact on women’s rights and equality to the present day.
Degree
Diabetes Education
Deakin University
This postgraduate degree qualifies health professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to specialise in diabetes and help reduce the prevalence and impact of this complex disease.
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Sustainability and Green Logistics: An Introduction
Coventry University
Explore the principles of sustainability and understand how to create more sustainable logistics and procurement practices.
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Artificial Intelligence: Distinguishing Between Fact and Fiction
Coventry University
How well do you understand artificial intelligence (AI)? Explore how to separate the reality from the hype on this course.
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Making Sense of Data in the Media
The University of Sheffield
Learn what numbers reveal, when and why they mislead, and how to spot fake news.
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Why Experience Matters: Qualitative Research
Griffith University
Explore the methods and tools qualitative researchers use to understand human behaviour and solve social problems.
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English Football: a Social History
University of Leicester
A short course looking at the history, sociology and politics of football, including focuses on the World Cup and Leicester City.
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Global Systems Science and Policy: an Introduction
UNESCO UNITWIN Complex Systems Digital Campus
Learn how Global Systems Science can inform and model the impact of social, economic, political and environmental policy making.
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Systems Thinking and Complexity
UNESCO UNITWIN Complex Systems Digital Campus
Learn how to use systems and complexity thinking to address a variety of social, managerial and policy problems.
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Becoming a Digital Citizen: an Introduction to the Digital Society
University of York
Become a more informed digital citizen and engage with debate about what is appropriate in the modern world of social media
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Introduction to Business Management
King's College London
Discover how to manage people, money and information, and gain confidence and insight into your own management style.
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Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Discover the principles and practices of sustainable development, and how to bring them to life in humanitarian organisations.
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Global Health Governance: Addressing Globalization and Health Inequities
St George's, University of London
Explore global health governance and the challenges facing healthcare workers and policymakers.
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Managing People: Understanding Your Organisational Culture
University of Reading
Explore the concept of organisational culture and learn its practical implications.
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Global Health, Conflict and Violence
University of Bergen
Understand the role of medical peace work, and consider the role of healthcare workers in times of conflict and violence.
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Healthy Futures: How Can We Create the Most Effective Healthcare System?
Murdoch University
Find out how to solve some of the world’s biggest healthcare problems and make a positive difference.
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Working Lives in the Coal Mines: Mining History and Heritage: Mining heritage
University of Strathclyde
Explore the experiences of workers in the coal mining industry from the 1840s to the 1920s and learn about its impact on Britain.
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Big Data and the Environment
University of Reading
From sources such as satellites, sensors and social media, how can environmental data analytics benefit business and research?
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Concepts in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues
University of Leicester
Explore some of the key issues in sustainability, tackling the big questions with examples from around the world.
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Digital Discovery 1: Build Your Confidence Online
Deakin University
Build your online confidence by developing a growth mindset, overcoming barriers and learning techniques for staying safe online.
Degree
MBA (for the Healthcare sector)
Coventry University
Explore the unique global challenges faced by leaders and managers within health and social care organisations and gain the skills and knowledge required to deliver quality health services and respond to future demands.
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Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation
Lancaster University
Get a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in the social sciences and humanities.
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MSc Business and Organisational Psychology
Coventry University
Develop the skills, experience and confidence to apply a range of psychological principles to business, ranging from perception and learning, to social dynamics and research methods.
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Migration and Cities
European University Institute (EUI)
Learn about how migration has shaped cities around the world and the particular issues that migrants face in urban contexts
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Peterloo to the Pankhursts: Radicalism and Reform in the 19th Century
Royal Holloway, University of London
Discover the history of protest, parliament and citizens’ rights.
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Business Futures: Sustainable Business Through Green HR
RMIT University
Get an introduction to how HR, specifically Green HR, can help create a business that’s environmentally friendly.
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Improving Children's Lives: Reducing Child Poverty and Inequality Around the World
University of York
Why do children get a better start to life in some countries than in others? What can we learn from the best performing countries?
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
EIT Food
Discover the importance of public engagement in science, and learn techniques to share and raise awareness of your research.
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Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Social Finance
Explore how employment specialists can use Individual Placement and Support to help those with complex health issues into work.
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Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
EIT Food
Gain an understanding of sustainable food production and the challenges that farmers face to offer a sustainable food supply.
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Understanding Modern Business and Organisations
University of Strathclyde
Learn how knowledge, technology, ethics and globalisation affect businesses today, with this free online course for graduates.
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Environmental Challenges: Scarcity and Conflict in the Natural Environment
University of Leeds
War and conflict can severely disrupt the governance of the environment. What is the impact on both people and the environment?
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Interfaith Dialogue for Combating Extremism among Young People
European University Institute (EUI)
Explore the role of interfaith education in preventing forms of violent extremism and building resilient communities.
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Start a CoderDojo Club
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Get support and advice on how to grow your confidence in coding and start a CoderDojo for young people in your area.
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Aging Populations: Lessons In Healthy Aging From Japan
Keio University
Explore Japan's aging population problems and discover their policies and solutions for a long and enjoyable life.
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Why Do People Migrate? Theories
European University Institute (EUI)
Explore theories about migration in greater depth and learn how migration is a constant phenomenon throughout human history.
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The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction
The University of Edinburgh
Join us for an introduction to the Sharia and Islamic law, and learn more about some of the diverse roles they play in Muslim life
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Superfoods: Myths and Truths
EIT Food
What is a 'superfood'? What foods are 'superfoods'? What effect do they have on the body and society? Find out with this course.
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Volunteering with Refugees
Cambridge Assessment English
This course aims to help volunteers understand how they can best support the linguistic and social needs of refugees.
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Integrated Healthcare for Children with Developmental Disabilities
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Discover how to improve the health and wellbeing of children with developmental disabilities.
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International Affairs: Globalisation
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Explore the pressing topic of globalisation and how it affects economics, politics and society with this online course.
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The Scottish Highland Clans: Origins, Decline and Transformation
The University of Glasgow
Explore fascinating Scottish history by learning about the Highland clans and how clanship has changed across hundreds of years.
Career advice
Become an HR Manager
A career in human resources management is focused around people skills – whether it’s recruiting and developing staff, overseeing strategy or managing the HR department. Start your HR career with short online human resources courses from top universities.
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Realising Career Potential: Rethinking Disability
Griffith University
See how rehabilitation counsellors help people with disadvantage or disability realise their vocational potential.
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Introduction to Linguistics
University of Birmingham
Get an introduction to linguistics and discover how research is transforming our understanding of language.
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Working Supportively With Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives
The University of Glasgow
Learn how the principles of psychological well-being, communication and interpretation can benefit your work with refugees
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Sustainable Construction and Development
Chartered Institute of Building Academy
Gain valuable insight into sustainable construction and development, and learn best practices from sustainability initiatives.
Career advice
Grow Your Digital Skills with Accenture
Whether you’re looking for a new job or want to start your own business, digital skills are the key to success. From mechanics to 3D modelling, plumbing to programming, get the digital skills you need with these specially designed courses from Accenture.
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Tipping Points: Climate Change and Society
University of Exeter
Discover how rapid changes to natural systems may make Earth look very different in the future.
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Global Ethics: An Introduction
The Open University
Explore the key ethical theories surrounding global challenges and learn how philosophy can be used to address these problems.
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Defending Dignity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Amnesty International
Explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and learn how it empowers you to know, claim and defend your rights.
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Working Lives in the Factories and Mills: Textile History and Heritage: Textile heritage of the factory workers
University of Strathclyde
Discover the lives of textile industry workers during the Victorian era, and better understand Britain's industrial heritage.
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The Challenge of Global Water Security
Cardiff University
An introduction to the challenges of water security on a local and global scale.
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Web Science: How the Web Is Changing the World
University of Southampton
Explore how the web has changed our world and what the future might hold, with this free online course introducing Web Science.
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Ethical Cities: Shaping the Future of Your City
RMIT University
Understand the problems cities face and learn how they can be resolved with ethical solutions.
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Social Wellbeing
The University of Edinburgh
Find out how measuring and promoting wellbeing can make people, organisations and society more focused, considerate and effective.
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Understanding Gender Identity: Trans People in the Workplace
The Open University
Help to create a more trans-friendly workplace, by learning about trans people, the struggles they face and how to support them.
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Understanding Violence Against Women: Myths and Realities
University of Strathclyde
Learn how to challenge attitudes that lead to violence against women and develop your knowledge of this human rights issue.
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Accounting for Death in War: Separating Fact from Fiction
Royal Holloway, University of London
Discover the main methods used to account for war deaths, how they've been used and practice using them yourself.
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Managing Your Health Data
EIT
How is your health data being used? Find out and discover tools and methods to improve how your health data is managed.
Career advice
Get Creative
Get creative with free online courses from top universities and creative organisations. Explore acting, animation, filmmaking, poetry, songwriting or creative writing courses.
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Irish Lives in War and Revolution: Exploring Ireland's History 1912-1923
Trinity College Dublin
Explore the lives of men, women and children living through war and revolution and social changes that made modern Ireland.
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Falling Down: Problematic Substance Use in Later Life
Middlesex University Business School
Learn more about the issues faced by older people in relation to problematic substance use.
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Engaging with Controversies in the Food System
EIT Food
Become more confident in making informed decisions about the food you eat by exploring different food controversies.
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Managing People: Teamwork and Diversity
University of Reading
Learn about team structure, how teams work, performance management and diversity in the workplace.
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Digital Marketing: Challenges and Insights
University of Southampton
Go beyond the hype and explore the latest trends in digital marketing and understand their implications to your work.
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Cities of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Why Heritage Matters
Griffith University
Get an introduction to what heritage preservation is, and why it's important to you and your local community.
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A History of Royal Fashion
The University of Glasgow
Explore how British kings and queens have influenced fashion over 500 years. In partnership with Historic Royal Palaces.
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Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters
University of Oslo
Explore the meaning of academic freedom and how it relates to core higher education and societal values.
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Development and Planning in African Cities: Exploring theories, policies and practices from Sierra Leone
UCL (University College London)
As African cities grow, learn how development and planning help urban actors to make cities just and sustainable for all.
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Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context
The University of Glasgow
Develop an understanding of suicide in a global context. Learn about suicide risk factors and ways to help prevent it.
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Fashion's Future: The Sustainable Development Goals
Fashion Revolution
Explore the fashion industry’s impact on people and planet, what the Sustainable Development Goals are, and how they are linked
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Gender and Celebrity Culture: Global Media, Everyday Lives
Lancaster University
How do celebrities affect our identity? Find out with an introduction to intersectional studies of gender and celebrity.
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Using Creative Problem Solving
National Chiao Tung University
Learn how to solve everyday problems using creativity with this online course about hands-on Creative Problem Solving.
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Digital Wellbeing
University of York
Do digital technologies affect our wellbeing? Explore the concepts of health, relationships and society in the digital age.
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Behind the Scenes at the 21st Century Museum
University of Leicester
Get an introduction to museum studies with this free online course. Learn about the people and ideas that shape museums today
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Inside Opera: Why Does It Matter?
King's College London
Discover the hidden world of opera, find out how it works and debate whether it’s still relevant today.
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Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping the Relations Between Humans and Technologies
University of Twente
Learn about the impact of technology on society. Explore the philosophy of technology and mediation theory, focused on design.
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Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland's Records
The University of Glasgow
Travel back in time through Scottish history by examining early modern Scottish handwriting.
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Migrants and Refugees in Education: A toolkit for teachers
British Council
Learn how to teach and support young people across the globe affected by violence, conflict or displacement.
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Care Home Nursing: Changing Perceptions
University of Dundee
Challenge your opinion of what it's like to be a care home nurse and understand their importance and varied responsibilities.
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Understanding Money: the History of Finance, Speculation and the Stock Market
University of Southampton
Explore how money, investment and finance have been represented in arts, literature and popular culture over the last 300 years.
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Health in Humanitarian Crises
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Discover the health needs of those affected by humanitarian crises, challenges of delivering healthcare, and what we must do next.
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Global Studies: Risks and Threats in International Relations
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Explore global issues and discover how cultural divides and security threats impact foreign affairs and global policies. | Passer en revue les enjeux mondiaux, évaluer l’impact des clivages culturels et des menaces sécuritaires sur la politique étrangère et internationale.
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Religion and Conflict
University of Groningen
Understand and analyse the role of religion in conflicts and peacebuilding in present-day societies, with this free online course.
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Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life
The University of Nottingham
Find out how propaganda is used to instil political ideologies and its impact on our daily lives, with this free online course.
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Introduction to Linked Data and the Semantic Web
University of Southampton
Learn the power of Linked Data, explore how it’s revolutionising the web and get to grips with it by writing queries in SPARQL.
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Japanese Culture Through Rare Books
Keio University
Explore the important roles that books have played in the cultural history of Japan.
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Supply Chain Innovation: How Technology Can Create a Sustainable Future
University of Twente
Understand how new technologies can make supply chains more sustainable and learn how to deal with today's trends.
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Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding
The University of Glasgow
Get an introduction to Haskell, the increasingly popular functional programming language, with this University of Glasgow course.
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Persuasive Communication: What Makes Messages Persuasive?
Purdue University
Understand what makes message persuasive and learn how to develop more persuasive messaging for PR, marketing and advertising.
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Get Started with Online Learning
The Open University
This free online course will explain how you can study online without putting the rest of your life on hold.
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Ageing Well: Falls
Newcastle University
Explore why people fall, discover practical methods to reduce the risk of falling, and recognise when to seek expert help.
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An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures
Keio University
Explore Japanese subcultures and learn about their history from the 1970s to today.
Career advice
Caring for Others
Learn how to ensure the best care possible for every patient. Explore the latest research and advice on patient care, whilst gaining practical knowledge and skills - studying with leading universities and medical schools.
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Switzerland in Europe: Money, Migration and Other Difficult Matters
University of Basel
Learn about the position of Switzerland in Europe, in particular with respect to money, migration and other difficult matters.
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Online Business: Digital Marketing for Success
RMIT University
Understand how digital marketing can help your startup with one of four courses in the Online Business Success program.
Career advice
Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
Whether you want to learn about mindfulness at work or mental health in your personal life, FutureLearn can help. Join one of our short health and wellbeing courses for the latest advice and start developing your skills.
Career advice
Learn New Soft Skills
Soft skills are skills that help you work well with others, they're vital in today's workplace. Whether you want to improve your communication skills, think more creatively or learn how to lead, find a soft skills course to help you get ahead at work.
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Introduction to Catalan Sign Language: Speaking with Your Hands and Hearing with Your Eyes
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
Learn about Catalan Sign Language in daily life, its grammar, and importance to the deaf community with this free online course.
Career advice
Become an Entrepreneur
Want to learn how to start your own business? Or bring new ideas and energy to your current organisation? Develop key entrepreneurial skills with short online entrepreneurship courses from top universities and business schools.
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Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books
Keio University
Learn about the role of books in the relationship between the cultures of Japan and China, with this free online course.
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Supporting People Living with Long-term Conditions
King's College London
Explore how healthcare professionals work in partnership with people with long-term conditions in this free online course.
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Understanding NHS Values: Becoming a Nurse or Midwife
King's College London
Discover NHS values and prepare for a career in nursing and midwifery with this free online course.
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Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers
Lancaster University
Learn about the beginnings of this radical religious group as it emerged in 17th century England, with this free online course.
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World War 1: Lessons and Legacy of the Great War
UNSW Canberra
Learn how the Allies defeat the Germans in World War 1, how the memory arose that the war was futile, and why this view is untrue.
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Environmental Justice
UEA (University of East Anglia)
Understand how climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation affect people, exploring justice in environment management.
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Myths and Realities of Personalised Medicine: the Genetic Revolution
UNSW Sydney
Learn about personalised medicine and the impact that our enhanced understanding of genetics has on modern medicine and society.
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International Franchise Law: the World is Yours
UNSW Sydney
Grow your understanding of the practice and law of international franchising and the viability of franchising internationally.
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Environmental Humanities: Remaking Nature
UNSW Sydney
Learn how the new Environmental Humanities field is shaping how we understand environmental issues, with this free online course.

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