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Exploring Religion in London video icon

History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

Take a guided tour around 8 of London’s principal religious buildings in full 360° detail.

Video
30 mins
Harry Potter and death and bereavement article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

Harry Potter and death and bereavement

What does the Harry Potter series have in common with our Muggle world when it comes to death and bereavement? Dr Sam Murphy explores.

Article
10 mins
Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant? article icon

History & The Arts

Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?

A hundred and sixty years ago this month, the MP William Ewart stood up in the House of Commons to ask whether ‘it may be practicable to have inscribed on those houses in London which have been in habited by celebrated persons, the names of such persons’.

Article
5 mins
Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture? activity icon

Languages

Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture?

The future of Wales is as exciting as its past. Take our challenge, listen to stories from the locals and get to grips with Welsh culture and language.

Activity
15 mins
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Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

This free course, Teaching the First World War, is designed for history teachers and their pupils. It provides a wide range of visual, textual and oral sources to enrich the teaching of the First World War. It covers familiar and less familiar aspects of the history of the First World War, ranging from the debate on the origins of the war and ...

Free course
12 hrs
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Education & Development

The Environment

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Sarah McKernan, Tutor Support Manager.

Article
5 mins
The Arts and Creativity article icon

Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Jay Rixon, Senior Manager.

Article
5 mins
The solar system and the night sky article icon

Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Andrew Webster, YXM130 Curriculum Manager.

Article
5 mins
Music, theatre and literature article icon

Education & Development

Music, theatre and literature

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by George Curry, former YXM130 Module Chair.

Article
5 mins
Art history in Wales article icon

Education & Development

Art history in Wales

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Martin Weller, Chair of the Open Qualifications.

Article
5 mins
Life After Death video icon

History & The Arts

Life After Death

Suzanne Newcombe discusses what happens to us after we die in this short video..

Video
5 mins
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence article icon

Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

Vladimir Nabokov's 1930 novel The Luzhin Defence follows a chess master and his decline in mental health.

Article
5 mins