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A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp

...trees scribbled upon the melancholy glory. Nor need I speak of the magnificence of a winter midnight, when space, sombre blue, crowded with star and planet, "burnished by the frost," is glittering like the harness of an archangel full panoplied against a battle day. For years and years now I have watched the seasons come and go around Dreamthorp, and each in its turn...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...tree. So that no-one will go and disturb them. Not all Buddhists practise meditation. Because there are three basic practises – dāna; giving, sīla; being moral, and then bhāvanā; mental development or meditation. Many Buddhists simply like to do dāna; giving. They enjoy giving, they enjoy sharing. But, they don’t want to meditate. So meditation is not a must, but...
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Video 30 mins
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...family and met wounded military veterans today after attending a service at St Paul’s Cathedral marking 75 years of Bomb Disposal. In suit and medals, the fifth in line to the throne joined some of the bravest of the brave - the men and women from all three Armed Forces who run towards the bombs - among a 1,500-strong congregation inside Sir Christopher Wren’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...family and other visitors to make their devotions during important festivals, and to keep alive the memory of the deceased – not least to ensure his continued prosperity in the afterlife. It goes without saying that Nebamun could not have imagined the afterlife he actually got: a star attraction in the British Museum, the object of millions of gazes, his image as well...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...family relationships and the functioning of households promoting socially undesirable behaviours such as aggression reducing the amount of time spent on other activities such as reading or listening to the radio keeping the children inside the house (and off the streets) thus strengthening family relationships. (Strasburger, Wilson and Jordan, 2009) On the one hand,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivator, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How do I achieve a badge for this course? -...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems
History & The Arts

Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems

...families in Vienna who held weekly concerts in their house to a large audience of invited guests. They became Schubert's friends and supporters, his music was often played and sung at their concerts, and they helped to raise money to publish some of his songs. By the 1820s, several households, including the Sonnleithners, were devoting whole evenings to Schubert's works,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...trees in the background.] ‘The silence that Lives in Houses’ by Henri Matisse, 1947 © Succession H.Matisse/DACS2021 You have learned that stories are central to our experience as humans and most of us can easily relate to them. You have also learned that while, in today’s world, we tend to think about stories as things that we can read, listen to and watch,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs