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Stories of Change Introduction
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change Introduction

...Creative Climate project on which this interview sits. One thing I’d like to finish with is to reflect on a question that when we started the Creative Climate project we asked people are they more optimistic or pessimistic about the future. Well listening to these interviews I have to say leaves me just slightly more optimistic than I was five years ago. I think the...
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Video 5 mins
Fighting Food Waste
Nature & Environment

Fighting Food Waste

...creative with what's in the fridge, Ann Storr, founder of Storr Cupboard, talks about' tackling food waste' in a way that will save you time, money, and carbon emissions. Ann discusses the facts of why food waste is a problem for the planet, but also the simple tricks we can use to do something about it - saving those sad-looking vegetables or sausages from the bin and...
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Video 50 mins
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...creative words into 80 other languages...As a lecturer in languages I often recommend to my students that as a first book to read in the language they’re learning they pick up a translation of their favourite book. Being familiar with the characters and plot of the book means that even if they don’t understand many words in the book, they don’t have to struggle with...
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Article 15 mins
From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...writing system. OE was mostly written using the Latin alphabet, supplemented by a few Germanic runic letters to represent sounds not found in Latin e.g. þ, which represented the th sounds in thin or this. (A relic of þ survives as y in modern signs like Ye Olde Tea Shoppe.) The later Viking settlements in many parts of the British Isles also resulted in substantial...
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Article 10 mins
Download our Chinese characters learning apps
Languages

Download our Chinese characters learning apps

...write, recognise visually and aurally, and memorise some of the most frequently used characters in a systematic, friendly and fun way. Most importantly it helps you to form phrases and sentences with the limited characters learnt. For information on how to download the app, click here or on the image below. [A picture of a dragon.] This app contains the first 200 plus...
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Article 5 mins
Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’
History & The Arts

Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

...writing...Accounts of Caravaggio's life are filled with suggestions of murder and intrigue. But does knowing more about this dark artist's experiences help us to interpret his art? Or does understanding his motivations cloud their true meaning? This free course, Helen Langdon's 'Caravaggio', explores the biographical monograph, one of the most common forms of art history...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Money & Business

Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques

...creativity and innovation. Designers have a tremendous opportunity to influence the sustainability of what they create, with 80% of a product’s environmental impacts determined at the design stage. Whether it’s material choices, manufacturing processes or product durability, these decisions present exciting opportunities to develop products incorporating not only...
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Article 5 mins