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Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding (FutureLearn)

Sep 25th 2023
Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding (FutureLearn)
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Get an introduction to Haskell, the increasingly popular functional programming language, with this University of Glasgow course. Do you want to develop software using the latest programming language paradigm? Haskell is a functional programming language, based on formal mathematical principles. As such, it is easy to reason about and [...]

Robert Burns: Poems, Songs and Legacy (FutureLearn)

Jul 24th 2023
Robert Burns: Poems, Songs and Legacy (FutureLearn)
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Dig deeper into the life and works of Robert Burns, with this free University of Glasgow course. Celebrate Robert Burns with this free online course. This free course from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow, will introduce you to the life, works and global celebrity of [...]

The Scottish Highland Clans: Origins, Decline and Transformation (FutureLearn)

Apr 3rd 2023
The Scottish Highland Clans: Origins, Decline and Transformation (FutureLearn)
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Explore fascinating Scottish history by learning about the Highland clans and how clanship has changed across hundreds of years. Discover the important history of the Highland clans. The Highland, Gaelic speaking clans are a vital part of Scotland’s history. They also shape how the world imagines Scotland [...]

The Life and Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots (FutureLearn)

Mar 13th 2023
The Life and Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots (FutureLearn)
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Explore the 16th century life of Mary Queen of Scots, and her place in cultural history in the centuries that followed. Discover the life and lasting legacy of Mary Queen of Scots. Mary Queen of Scots was born and ascended to the throne of Scotland in 1542, before being [...]

Climate and Energy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (FutureLearn)

Jan 30th 2023
Climate and Energy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (FutureLearn)
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Explore climate change issues from an interdisciplinary perspective to find innovative solutions for a better future. Gain interdisciplinary skills for climate change solutions. On this four-week course, you’ll join educators from ten universities on a virtual field trip to a remote Swedish island to gain perspectives on climate and [...]

Supporting young people’s mental wellbeing post-COVID (FutureLearn)

Jun 20th 2022
Supporting young people’s mental wellbeing post-COVID (FutureLearn)
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Reflect on how the COVID pandemic may have impacted young people’s mental wellbeing and explore ways to support them. Learn how the trauma of COVID can impact emotional development in children. In a post-COVID world, understanding how adversity affects a child’s brain development is more important than ever. On [...]

Sport and Exercise for Brain Health (FutureLearn)

Expand your knowledge of the benefits of lifelong physical activity for maintaining brain health and reducing disease risk. Explore the benefits of sport and exercise for building good brain health. Preventing poor brain health and dementia is an increasingly important public health issue, and has received more and more [...]

Plurilingual Classrooms in Action (FutureLearn)

Apr 25th 2022
Plurilingual Classrooms in Action (FutureLearn)
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Develop your understanding of learning and teaching languages to explore the transformative role of languages in education. Create great teaching opportunities in your culturally diverse classroom. Today’s cultural diversity means there can be several languages in a single primary school classroom. That can pose a teaching challenge, but it [...]
Apr 25th 2022
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Gender-Based Violence: Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (FutureLearn)

Mar 28th 2022
Gender-Based Violence: Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (FutureLearn)
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Expand your understanding of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) and learn how to recognise and support victims of abuse. Understand the prevalence of IPVA and gender-based violence. This four-week course will introduce you to the types of IPVA and how it can present itself in different relationships. You’ll [...]

End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation (FutureLearn)

Feb 14th 2022
End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation (FutureLearn)
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Explore dying and palliative care practice around the world and evaluate new trends and ideas surrounding end of life care issues. Learn about new directions and the latest thinking on end of life care. Death itself may be certain, but how we die involves many challenges. On this course, [...]