Overview
The University of Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century.
Characterised by a tradition of innovation, research at the University has broken new ground, pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge and made an impact on people’s lives.
The University continues this tradition today and has ambitions for a future that will embed its work and recognition of the Birmingham name on the international stage.
Universities are never complete. They develop as new challenges and opportunities occur. At Birmingham the aim is to innovate and push the frontiers of understanding; it asks new research questions and turns theory through experiment into practice – because that’s what great universities do.
MOOCs
The University of Birmingham have partnered with FutureLearn to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from The University of Birmingham:
Click on a course title to go to the course page
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from The University of Birmingham:
Click on a course title to go to the course page
- What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education
- Good Brain, Bad Brain: Parkinson's Disease
- Improving Your Image: Dental Photography in Practice
- Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics
- Metabolomics: Understanding Metabolism in the 21st Century
- Shakespeare's Hamlet: Text, Performance and Culture
- Learning from the Past: A Guide for the Curious Researcher
- Education Research that Matters: Applying Research to Your Teaching Practice
- Perfect Me: Understanding the Beauty Ideal
- Electrical Engineering: Sensing, Powering and Controlling
- Good Brain, Bad Brain: Drug Origins
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Building Character through Youth Social Action
- Liver Transplant: the Ins and Outs
- Cancer Immunotherapy: a Step Change in Cancer Treatment
- Liver Disease: Looking after Your Liver
Micro-Credentials
A micro-credential is a certificate program that is made up of a series of related courses to develop a particular skill for professional development.
The University of Birmingham have partnered with FutureLearn to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Good Brain, Bad Brain
Explore the key concepts of the human brain with this flexible program of online courses from the University of Birmingham.
The University of Birmingham have partnered with FutureLearn to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Good Brain, Bad Brain
Explore the key concepts of the human brain with this flexible program of online courses from the University of Birmingham.
