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Education & Development

CPD Standards Office accredited learning on OpenLearn

OpenLearn badged courses allow learners of all backgrounds and levels of ability to demonstrate an interest in a subject, evidence of professional development or a commitment to their studies.

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5 mins
Two kings, two very different coronations article icon

History & The Arts

Two kings, two very different coronations

The upcoming coronation of King Charles III on 6th May has been billed as a modern and pared back version of the centuries-old ceremony at Westminster Abbey, with a modest guest list and a shorter run time than the last coronation in 1953.

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5 mins
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction free course icon level 3: advanced icon

History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

In this free course you’ll examine one of Agatha Christie’s most significant works, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and explore the evolution of British detective fiction in relation to Christie’s background, literary modernism and the development of middlebrow fiction.

Free course
8 hrs
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History & The Arts

The Life of Saint George

This extract from Alban Butler's 18th Century work on the lives of the saints tells the story of England's patron saint.

Article
10 mins
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Languages

A short introduction to the English language

This free course, A short introduction to the English language, will look at the role language plays in our lives, with a particular focus on the English language. It will examine the history and the future of the language, from the Anglo-Saxons and Shakespeare to social media communication and stand-up comedy.

Free course
5 hrs
Why isn't Doctor Who a vegan? video icon

History & The Arts

Why isn't Doctor Who a vegan?

The Doctor exhibits compassion to all creatures, across space and across history. Except the delicious ones, it seems. Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole wonder why.

Video
5 mins
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History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic holiday, marking the end of Ramadan. Find out more about the ‘lesser Eid’ in this article.

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5 mins
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History & The Arts

Star Wars: May the Course be with you

You don't have to be in a galaxy far, far away to learn more about Star Wars. Let the force awaken your curiosity and explore now...

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5 mins
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History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

This article draws attention to the life of Olaudah Equiano (1745 –1797) in Cambridgeshire and London and explores the authority of his autobiography, The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudiah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African written by himself. It considers the impact of his autobiography on societies, in its ability to address ...

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5 mins
Cymru a cherddoriaeth: sgwrs gyda Huw Stephens video icon

History & The Arts

Cymru a cherddoriaeth: sgwrs gyda Huw Stephens

Mae cerddoriaeth wedi dod i chwarae rôl sylweddol yn hunaniaeth Cymru. Mae wedi ac yn parhau i fod yn ganolog i'r ffordd y mae llawer o Gymry yn meddwl amdanynt eu hunain ar y cyd fel cenedl, a'r modd y mae'r Cymry yn cael eu gweld y tu allan i Gymru.

Video
40 mins
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History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

Music has come to play a significant role in Welsh identity. It has been and remains central to the way many Welsh people think about themselves collectively as a nation, and the way in which the Welsh are perceived outside Wales.

Video
40 mins
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History & The Arts

Sut daeth jazz i Gymru

Mae Jen Wilson yn archwilio'r cysylltiadau hanesyddol rhwng cerddoriaeth Affricanaidd-Americanaidd y 1850au a thwf jazz yn niwylliant poblogaidd Cymru.

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5 mins