Only one FutureLearn course this time:

Humphrey Davy: Laughing Gas, Literature and the Lamp (Lancaster University & Royal Institution)  Theoretically this should have been interesting, looking at Davy both as a scientist and as a poet.  But somehow it didn't work for me.  It may be because the lecturers really didn't convince me that Davy was ( Read more... )

Four FutureLearn courses over the last couple of months:

Why Do People Migrate: Facts (European University Institute (EUI))  This course looks at the history of migration and then considers specific examples, both of refugees and labour migration. A reminder that one size does not fit all and that the choice to leave one's own country isn't taken ( Read more... )

I've done a number of courses recently, which hasn't been ideal as there have been more than were probably sensible.  I've taken a few new FutureLearn courses, which are normally best done when they launch, plus continuing with my aim to clear those on my backlog.  I also decided to spend the summer working on Open Learn French courses.  It should ( Read more... )

I've done my Open Learn courses from the Open University this time, but am continuing to learn all sorts of different things, which is good for the brain!

Railway History: The Rise of the Railway Station (University of Strathclyde)  A new course which looked at the history of the railway station from the point at which railways began carrying ( Read more... )

I've taken a good few FutureLearn courses over the past couple of months, partly to complete my goal of clearing my wish list of courses.

Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship (University of Bristol).  A two week course which emphasised the point that there are various reasons why people migrate and gives a much broader viewpoint than is sometimes ( Read more... )

I've followed a number of FutureLearn courses over the last eleven weeks, of various degrees of interest.

Country Houses and the British Empire (University of Leicester)  The course showed how dependent those who had built and improved the country houses had been on the empire, both for artefacts and for the profits made from the slave trade.  At ( Read more... )

Bringing my short courses up to date for the end of the year.

Change of Era: The Origins of Christian Culture through the Lens of Archaeology (University of Padova)  I found this a very interesting course as it looked at various artefacts, first from the Christians when they were a minority, and sometimes persecuted, faith, and then when ( Read more... )

I've been steadily working away at a variety of FutureLearn courses over the autumn.

Inside the Supreme Court (Royal Holloway College) This course was developed along with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This was quite an interesting course, looking at the development of the Supreme Court ( Read more... )

I started a couple of these in August, so this is about 6 weeks' worth.

New Zealand History, Culture and Conflict (Museum of New Zealand T Papa Tongarewa)  The second course on the history and culture of New Zealand.  Again very interesting and looking at the arrival of the Maori in New Zealand followed some centuries later by westerners.  There's ( Read more... )

Suddenly there were lots of new FutureLearn courses I was keen to do, together with a couple which only run for a limited time and I'd been waiting for them to be rerun.  So, naturally I decided to do the lot.

Discover the Hidden History of York (University of York)  This course concentrates on three different themes.  The first is the role of the ( Read more... )