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Science, Maths & Technology
Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
3-4 January 2023 will see the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower. What’s the connection between meteors, iron and Egyptian beads? Dr Diane Johnson, a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Faculty of Science, explains more about ‘iron from the sky’.
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History & The Arts
The People on the Notes: Jane Austen
2017 marked the bicentenary of Jane Austen's death and to commemorate this she is now featured on the £10 note. Find out whether the note truly represent's Austen's life and work...
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History & The Arts
The Byzantine icon
This course is a short journey into the rich world of Byzantine artistic production via its most illustrious representative – the icon.
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History & The Arts
Hanukkah: a festival of light
What's Hanukkah all about? And how do Jewish people celebrate it?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Charlie Sheen, Rock Hudson and the changing face of HIV stigma
How has the treatment and attitudes towards HIV changed? Peter Keogh explores...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Veganism interactive
Veganism has been big news in recent years, and that trend looks set to continue. Explore the rise of veganism in this interactive, you will learn about how veganism relates to speciesism, the historical background to the vegan movement, and more.
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History & The Arts
Religion and Violence
What is religious violence? How much violence is about religion - and is religious violence inevitable? Prof. John Wolffe explores these questions here.
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History & The Arts
National Novel Writing Month
You know how they say everyone's got a novel in them, just waiting to be written? Well, now's your chance!
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History & The Arts
Happy halloween!
Delve into our spook-tacular articles, FREE courses and podcasts all related to Halloween and all things scary. Pretty ghoul, huh?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Ada Lovelace Day
Marking the day celebrating Ada Lovelace, discover the intriguing story of her life, Charles Babbage, and their role in the 19th century development of the computer.
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History & The Arts
Halloween: What’s the devil got to do with it?
Why is Halloween, an evening traditionally used to honour the deceased, now associated with all things spooky and gruesome?
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History & The Arts
The history of Halloween
When it comes to Halloween, do Christians and Pagans have anything in common?