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Three Years On From The Pandemic, How Distance Learning Has Changed How We Live And Learn

Distance learning has revolutionised how people learn by offering students greater flexibility, work-life balance, and control over their education and futures.


Saints Days

Saints Days

Each day of the year is associated with at least one saint.


Spring

Spring Celebrations Across The World

Gloucester’s Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll and Wake is a tradition believed to go back around 600 years.


Victor Hugo

Remembering Victor Hugo

Hugo was inspired by François-René de Chateaubriand, the founder of Romanticism in French literature.


February

The Art Of February

These images are surprisingly similar in their representations of February as a month of not only harsh weather and hard labour, but also of striking contrasts and unexpected beauty.


Valentine's

Valentine’s Day Poetry

If you fancy something a bit more thought-provoking for Valentine’s day, how about you dip into some love poetry?


Quantum computing

Quantum Computing And Its Potential

Quantum computers could potentially solve problems that are too complex for our current computers, such as cryptography and optimisation problems.


Technological

Technological Trends Of The Future

We’ve seen spectacular advances in the last few years alone, and this rate of development is only increasing.


Snowdrops

Snowdrops, Hope And Renewal

Seeing a single snowdrop flower was once believed to bring bad luck. Even in these modern times, some people still won’t bring snowdrops into their home.


Winter

A Pair Of Poems To Read In Winter

Why not pull the curtains, settle into a cosy chair, and immerse yourself in some of the world’s best winter poetry?


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