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Gaelic in modern Scotland free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

Modern Scotland is a multi-lingual country. Gaelic, Scots and English, along with newer introductions from Europe and beyond, all influence the way Scotland's people now speak to each other and to the rest of the world. Created with the positive encouragement of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and with support from BBC Alba, this free course, Gaelic in modern ...

Free course
15 hrs
Who belongs to Glasgow? free course icon level 2: intermediate icon

Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

How is your image of a place influenced and changed? Does it depend on whether you are a resident or an outsider? How do government and tourism campaigns and stories in the media affect your perception? This free course, Who belongs to Glasgow?, uses images of Glasgow to explore this multifaceted concept.

Free course
3 hrs
Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

What does the demolition of the symbolic high-rise Red Road Flats and similar developments across Britain mean for society? 

Article
15 mins
London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago article icon

Society, Politics & Law

London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago

Gerry Mooney highlights some of the enduring legacies of the great Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915.

Article
15 mins
From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'? article icon

Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

Gerry Mooney looks at how colour represents various forms of protest - particularly with regards to the struggles and protests on Clydeside during WW1 and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum.

Article
15 mins
Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum article icon

Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

It's been a year since Scotland voted 'no' in the Scottish Independence Referendum. Gerry Mooney writes about the changes in the political landscape during the past year and Scotland's future.

Article
10 mins
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century free course icon level 2: intermediate icon

History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

This free course, Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century, examines the role that Scots played in contributing to the developments in healthcare during the nineteenth century. The radical transformation of medicine in Europe included the admission of women as doctors and the increased numbers of specialised ...

Free course
10 hrs