All Courses

In this course, Dr Anthony Miller (Staffordshire University) explores the role that personality plays in sport and exercise. In the first lecture, we think about different ways to measure aspects of personality, understood as an enduring trait. In...

In this course, Dr. Paul Segal (King’s College London) look at the topic of Globalisation. In the first module, we introduce the key ideas of globalisation and trace its long-run history. After this, we discuss our current trading system and how...

In this course, Professor Charles Spence (University of Oxford) explores the concept of cross modal correspondence and how the senses can interrelate. In the first lecture, we think about sound symbolism in object and brand representation. In the...

In this course Dr Matthew Nicholls (University of Oxford) explores the reign of Vespasian and his sons, Titus and Domitian. After a brief introductory lecture, we begin by thinking about the use of image-making and propaganda by Galba, Otho,...

This course, by Professor Daniel McCarthy (University of Surrey) explores policing. In the first lecture, we think about a history of policing, up until the 1829 Metropolitan Police Act. In the second lecture, we think about how policing has...

In this course, Dr William Ackah (Birkbeck, University of London) explores Pan-Africanism across four key themes. In the first module, we consider how we might define Pan-Africanism, outlining its different manifestations, historical development,...

In this course, Dr. Bruce Morley (University of Bath) explores the topic of Exchange Rates and Balance of Payments. In the first module, we look at the three separate accounts of the Balance of Payments - the Capital, Current and Financial...

In this course, Dr James Carleton Paget (University of Cambridge) explores Messianic Prophecies in the context of the New Testament. In the first module, we introduce the function of scriptural proofs, and important citations in the Gospels of...

In this course, Professor Johannes Abeler (University of Oxford) explores the subject of Behavioural Economics. In the first module, we look at what behavioural economics is. Then, we explore reciprocity in more detail. In the next two modules we...

In this course, Professor Simon Doubleday (Hofstra University) looks at the Black Death in Europe, 1346-52. In the first module, we consider how doctors dealt with the Black Death whilst also looking at how doctors were perceived during the early...

In this course, Dr Sagar Deva (University of York) explores global governance. In the first module, we ask what global governance is and why we need it, considering three key areas in which it operates – the global economy, international security,...

In this course, Dr Sunil Chhita (Durham University) explores probability, covering topics P1-P5 in the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics (1MA1) Specification for Foundation Tier. In the first mini-lecture, we give an introduction to...

In this course, Professor Ivan Contreras (Amherst College) gives an introduction to integration. In the first mini-lecture, we learn about the indefinite integral and the definite integral, and think about how they can be used to calculate...

In this course, Professor Harold Cook (Brown University) looks at the Medical Renaissance in England, spanning from 1400-1800. In the first module, we consider what the English Medical Renaissance was, looking at the changes that occurred in...