Resources for all:
- Future Learn has a range of online courses. Browse by subject, and find the specialist area that you like! https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects – most are free to register, but you may have to pay a small fee if you want to claim a certificate and accreditation!
- Harvard University have put many courses online via EdX (https://www.edx.org/). Like Future Learn, mainly free, but some will come with accreditation/certification costs.
- Oxford’s Continuing Education Department have put together a curated bunch of links for interesting and philosophical debates (https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/about/curious-minds)
- Shakespeare’s Globe has put many of their plays and shows online (https://globeplayer.tv/)
- Many of the world’s best museums have got fully interactive guides online: check out the ten recommended by The Guardian
- The Schools’ History Project is running an online competition in conjunction with Peter Frankopan: http://www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/news/
Geography-Specific Resources
- Royal Meteorological Society’s online weather course is available free through Future Learn: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/come-rain-or-shine
- Royal Geographical Society’s Monday night lecture series is available online for all, with some for Members only: https://www.rgs.org/all/?categories=MondayNightLectures
- The United States Geological Survey (USGS) have published their lecture series online, too. Check it out here
- Colouring London, a project with the Ordnance Survey and UCL’s CASA: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2020/01/colouring-london/
- Earth Online: https://earth.nullschool.net – hours of fun, right there!
- The Rainfall Rescue Project (https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/edh/rainfall-rescue) is seeking volunteers to help do data analysis and transcription of old records in to digital format. Sign up, do your bit?