Understand the basics of Islamic and Arabic calligraphy and develop your calligraphy skills.

This online course explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting.

Learn how the principles of the Circular Economy can be applied to the built environment ranging from products and buildings to metropolitan and regional development strategies. Building construction is one of the most waste producing sectors. In the European Union, construction alone accounts for approximately...

Get a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in the social sciences and humanities.

Las estructuras están presentes en todos los sistemas que nos rodean. Descubrirlas y comprender cómo funcionan es sencillo y fascinante. Las estructuras están implicadas en nuestras vidas: las plantas, los animales, casi todo lo que fabrica el ser humano, incluso nuestro propio cuerpo, deben soportar...

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This course introduces data science skills targeting applications in the design, construction, and operations of buildings. You will learn practical coding within this context with an emphasis on basic Python programming and the Pandas library. The building industry is exploding with data sources that...

Uncover the literary history of Penshurst Place, the 16th-century home of the Sidney family of writers and poets.

Explore Shakespeare’s stagecraft through three of his most well-known plays: Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth.

Get started with your own fiction writing, focusing on the central skill of creating characters, with this hands-on course.

Discover how to convert natural resources into heat, cold and electricity, what the capabilities of renewable systems are, how to match energy supply with buildings’ energy demand, and what that means for energy efficiency and carbon emissions. In this course, you will discover the supply side of buildings...

Discover effective techniques to analyse unseen poetry and learn about the creative writing process.

Take a journey through the literature of English country houses from the time of Thomas More to Oscar Wilde.

Learn how to realize thermally comfortable and healthy buildings and how energy technologies impact comfort. Even in the well-accepted indoor temperature range of 20-24°C (68-75°F), people can experience thermal discomfort. Complaints about the indoor thermal environment are one of the major complaints...

Discover the fascinating story of author Jane Austen, from her own life in Hampshire to what she means to a global audience today.

Learn how to get to a net zero energy use of an existing building. Reduction of energy consumption of buildings is an important step in the move towards a sustainable economy. How can buildings be made net zero energy, in different climates? This course introduces you to zero energy design. It will teach...

Explore English dictionaries, from how they are compiled, the different types, to the latest lexicographic research.

Learn how to decide on efficient combinations of energy conversion systems and how to distribute and control air and energy flows in buildings whilst minimizing carbon emissions and optimizing thermal comfort in close consideration with the architect. In this course you will start by identifying the...

Understand the dynamics of buildings’ thermal behavior and learn how to optimize their design and operation through thermal modeling. Many engineers are puzzled by questions such as: how to shift or reduce peak heating demand to obtain a better match with a smart grid or renewable energy system? What...

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