Lancaster University

Ranked in the global top 1%, Lancaster is a collegiate university with a world-class reputation for research and teaching excellence.
Lancaster pioneers globally significant research and uses its expertise to shape policy and encourage debate. Located on a beautiful campus in the North West of England and one of a handful of collegiate universities, Lancaster places great emphasis on a strong student experience and research-led teaching delivered by academics who are experts in their field. Ranked 9th in the THE’s global ‘100 under 50’ university league table, the University has established a global reputation as a centre for research, scholarship and teaching with an emphasis on employability.
Following the latest research assessment exercise over 90% of the research at Lancaster was found to be world leading or internationally significant with some key areas of research ranked top in the UK.
More info: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/

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Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care (FutureLearn)

Oct 16th 2023
Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care (FutureLearn)
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Improve your care as a healthcare professional or family caregiver with palliative treatment and sedation best practices. How people die stays with those who care about them. Dying well means being able to manage challenging symptoms in clinical care settings, which can sometimes involve the use of sedation or [...]

Humphry Davy: Laughing Gas, Literature, and the Lamp (FutureLearn)

Discover Humphry Davy and his contribution to science and the arts. Before culture was divided into the sciences and the arts there was a chemist who was also a poet. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is one of the best known men of science of the nineteenth century: he was [...]

Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation (FutureLearn)

Sep 18th 2023
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation (FutureLearn)
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Get a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in the social sciences and humanities. Learn how to build and query corpora in this practical course On this course, you’ll get a practical introduction to corpus linguistics, an extremely versatile methodology of language analysis using [...]

Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching (FutureLearn)

Learn more about dyslexia, and gain practical teaching tools and insights to help dyslexic students learn foreign languages. Discover teaching strategies to help dyslexic students learn a foreign language. Dyslexia affects 10-15% of the population. Dyslexic students are often either exempted from the study of additional languages or they [...]

Build a Physical Computing Prototype (FutureLearn)

Jul 4th 2022
Build a Physical Computing Prototype (FutureLearn)
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Discover how physical computing is changing the way we interact with technology and the devices around us. Explore how physical computing is changing tech and build your own prototype. Physical computing is the use of computers to respond to the physical movement of the human body. On this course [...]

William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place (FutureLearn)

Mar 21st 2022
William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place (FutureLearn)
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Explore the influence of the Lake District on Wordsworth with this free online course, filmed at his home, Dove Cottage, Grasmere. Explore the great poetry of William Wordsworth and his writing process. This free online course will explore the great poetry of William Wordsworth, with an emphasis on his [...]

Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers (FutureLearn)

Learn about the beginnings of this radical religious group as it emerged in 17th century England, with this free online course. When you think of the Quakers, it might bring to mind porridge oats, or pacifism, or perhaps prison reform. But there is much much more to the Quakers [...]

Lancaster Castle and Northern English History: The View from the Stronghold (FutureLearn)

We will use the iconic building of Lancaster Castle to investigate how 2000 years of history has shaped the north-west of England. This course takes an innovative approach to exploring history, focusing on Lancaster Castle as a microcosm of broader trends. This fascinating location provides a wealth of evidence [...]

Shakespeare's Language: Revealing Meanings and Exploring Myths (FutureLearn)

Jul 12th 2021
Shakespeare's Language: Revealing Meanings and Exploring Myths (FutureLearn)
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Demystify renowned Shakespeare myths and get introduced to corpus-based methods for analysing his use of language in context. Debunk and discover common myths surrounding the language of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is a global phenomenon, yet there is actually relatively little work specifically devoted to his language, and even [...]

Construct a Virtual Reality Experience (FutureLearn)

Discover what virtual reality is, how it can be used, and how you can create it in Javascript. Explore virtual reality with practical examples and build your own VR experience. Virtual reality is increasingly being deployed by a wide range of industries to allow an object to be manipulated [...]