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Why universities are embracing microcredentials

Universities around the world are rethinking how they recognise learning. Learn why universities are embracing microcredentials and why helping learners understand their skills may be just as important as helping …

Category: Digital Skills, Educators, Experts, Learning

The AI mindset: why business leaders need more than technical skills

Discover why developing an AI mindset, not coding skills, is becoming the most valuable capability for professionals leading organisations through digital transformation with Dr Sara Calvo, co-founder of Minca Ventures.

Category: Educators, Entrepreneurship, Experts

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Are you ready for the boardroom? Rethinking leadership at the top

Explore the fundamentals of effective governance and boardroom practice with the experts at the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Category: Career Development, Experts

Every university has AI ambition. Few have AI readiness.

For universities to bridge the gap between AI activity and AI readiness, they’ll need the right partners, infrastructure and leadership. FutureLearn’s International Development Manager, Hemani Naran, explains why.

Category: Current Issues, Digital Skills, Experts, General

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What is holistic counselling? Understanding healing beyond symptoms

Explore the key principles of holistic counselling with Dr Jessica Raschke, Lecturer in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Metavision Institute.

Category: Educators, Experts, General, Learning

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Rethinking “Oxbridge material”: The power of supportive teachers

Learn why there is no ‘Oxbridge type’ and discover how teachers can play an important role in helping students reach their full potential with Dr Matt Williams from Jesus College, …

Category: Educators, Experts, General, Learning

Why taking learning outside matters more than ever

A small change in a student’s learning environment can make a big difference. Learn why learning outdoors matters with the experts from the Zoological Society of London.

Category: Educators, Experts, Learning

What can you gain from postgraduate study in agriculture?

What can professionals gain from postgraduate online study in sustainable agriculture and agrifood systems? Discover how flexible online learning can create impact across farms, supply chains, classrooms, newsrooms and policy …

Category: Career Development, Current Issues, Educators, Experts, Learning

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Why words matter for children’s mental health and development

The words we say to children, and how we say them, can either build children up or knock them down, with effects that can last their whole lives. Jessica Bondy, …

Category: Current Issues, Educators, Experts, Learning

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Why trust, connection and confidence matter in FinTech

Learn why emotional intelligence is the key to building tools that empower users to thrive in a digital economy with Dr Mel Bull from Nottingham Business School.

Category: Experts, Finance, How To

The importance of love and belonging for babies and young children

Discover the importance of nurturing environments in early childhood with Mandy Edmond, Vice Principal, Head of Enterprise and Strategic Partnerships at Norland.

Category: Current Issues, Experts, Learning

Forensic psychology facts and fiction

Get an introduction into forensic psychology and learn what’s fact and what’s fiction with Dr Rebecca Wilcoxson, forensic and social psychology lecturer at Central Queensland University.

Category: Current Issues, Experts, General, Learning

Are the first 1001 days of life really the most important?

Discover why the first 1001 days of life are so crucial to a child’s development with Jane Barlow, Professor of Evidence-Based Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the University of Oxford.

Category: Current Issues, Experts, Learning

Shaping the future of sustainable food and farming

Learn how global food production can evolve to embrace sustainable, regenerative farming and build resilient, future-ready food systems with Dr David Cutress, Lecturer for IBERS Distance Learning at Aberystwyth University.

Category: Current Issues, Experts, General, Learning

Lifelong learning for a digital future: AI insights from Accenture

Explore how AI is transforming the way we work and how you can improve your AI literacy with AI experts at Accenture.

Category: Career Development, Current Issues, Digital Skills, Experts, Learning

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