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...changed through history? This free course, Art and visual culture: medieval to modern, explores the fundamental issues raised by the study of western art and visual culture over the last millennium. It moves from discussing the role of the artist and the functions of art during the medieval and Renaissance periods to considering the concept and practice of art in the era...

...changing women: Download your free booklet of postcards. 2: Alexander Fleming - discoverer of penicillin Transcript Who'd have thought this guy would've saved millions of people with some accidentally discovered 'mould juice'?! Sir Alexander Fleming, born in 1881, was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He is best-known for discovering the antibiotic...

...changing the way humanities scholars conduct their research and share it with the world. This course will introduce you to the growing area of scholarship known as ‘digital humanities’ and explain its relevance to the study of the past and of the present. You will learn about the opportunities offered by the growing availability of digital data and about the...