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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Improving Palliative Care in Care Homes for Older People (FutureLearn)

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Improving Palliative Care in Care Homes for Older People (FutureLearn)
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Examine how care homes are organised in Europe and how palliative care in care homes can be improved for older people. Enhance your personal or professional interest in palliative care in care homes. In most countries, the population of older people is rising. Some older people spend their final [...]
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49.00 EUR

Penshurst Place and the Sidney Family of Writers (FutureLearn)

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Penshurst Place and the Sidney Family of Writers (FutureLearn)
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Uncover the literary history of Penshurst Place, the 16th-century home of the Sidney family of writers and poets. Learn how Lady Mary Wroth and the Sidney family shaped the English Renaissance. In the 16th century, Penshurst Place was the home to the Sidney family, renowned for their literary works [...]
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39.00 EUR

Soils: Introducing the World Beneath Our Feet (FutureLearn)

Learn about soils, the variety of life they contain and how humans impact this fragile system, with this free online course. Soils are a complex environment, teeming with life and supporting our most fundamental environmental processes. We will take a journey through the soil, learning about the basics of [...]

MOOC on Visual Literacies: Exploring educational practice and technologies (ViliProject)

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MOOC on Visual Literacies: Exploring educational practice and technologies (ViliProject)
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Welcome to this MOOC on visual literacies where we will be exploring the educational practices and technologies associated with visual communication and visual thinking. In this course you will find out about the transformative power of photos, mind maps, comics, infographics and data visualization; how educators use video and [...]

Influenza: How the Flu Spreads and Evolves (FutureLearn)

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Influenza: How the Flu Spreads and Evolves (FutureLearn)
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Get an introduction to the biology, epidemiology and evolution of the influenza virus in this free online course. Influenza is a disease that strikes in two forms. Seasonal influenza returns each winter, killing up to half a million people in bad years and causing much misery.

Palliative Care: Making it Work (FutureLearn)

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Palliative Care: Making it Work (FutureLearn)
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Learn how palliative care is managed in Europe and find out about best practice in delivering integrated palliative care. The modern day palliative care movement aims to help people live well in their last year of life and ultimately realise a good death. However, every day more than 150,000 [...]
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74.00 EUR

Gender and Celebrity Culture: Global Media, Everyday Lives (FutureLearn)

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Gender and Celebrity Culture: Global Media, Everyday Lives (FutureLearn)
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How do celebrities affect our identity? Find out with an introduction to intersectional studies of gender and celebrity. What makes a celebrity? Why are celebrities significant? How do celebrities connect to our construction of ourselves as gendered beings? Is ‘celebrity feminism’ good for gender equality? These are just some [...]
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39.00 EUR

Global Food Security: Addressing the Challenge (FutureLearn)

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Global Food Security: Addressing the Challenge (FutureLearn)
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How will we feed an extra two billion people by the middle of this century? In this course, we introduce the issue of food security and explore some of the different ways in which it has been described both in research and in practice and consider key concerns for the future.

Ebola: Symptoms, History and Origins (FutureLearn)

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Ebola: Symptoms, History and Origins (FutureLearn)
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Learn about Ebola, its symptoms, where it came from and what the current outbreak has taught us, with this free online course.