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October 2018
Barking in the wilderness? Making the case for adult learning
"How is it that at a time when there has never been a greater need for adult learning, there is so little public commitment to securing an informed democracy with critically engaged citizens."
Find out more »Counselling & Relationship Skills Workshop – Oct 2018
Tutor: Tina Holt Course Description Counselling skills help us to communicate effectively and relate better to the people we are talking to, thus enabling us to develop healthier relationships. These skills can be used in all our relationships, whether in our job roles or in our personal lives. This workshop is an introduction to some of the skills required to develop an increased awareness of your relationship to ‘self and others’ and understand more about the nature of relationships. The…
Find out more »November 2018
The Stream of Life
Since the first half of the 20th century humanist and rationalist organisations have regularly petitioned the BBC to receive more dedicated airtime for their worldviews.
Find out more »December 2018
Mental Health First Aid – Dec 2018
Tutor: Becky Talbot Course Description This half-day course consists of an introductory four hour session to raise awareness of mental health. It is designed to give you: An understanding of what mental health is, and how to challenge stigma A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue Learning takes place through a mix of…
Find out more »The Representation of South Asian Women
Kajal Nisha Patel is a film maker and photographer who works in both the UK and India. Kajal uses photography and story-telling to explore key social issues.
Find out more »January 2019
The Restor(y)ing Retirement Course
The Restor(y)ing Retirement pilot project explores the deliberate use of narrative as an educational tool in later life learning. The paper uses a narrative approach to bring alignment between the methodology of the pilot and its evaluation.
Find out more »An Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science Workshop – January 2019
This course, led by an expert astrophysicist who has worked on Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, will teach you to look at the sky in a new way.
Find out more »February 2019
What it’s like to be a person: Reflections on a module for a multi-disciplinary degree
This is an interdisciplinary issue involving the pleasure of computer science, free will, consciousness, linguistics, poetry and how people get on with each other.
Find out more »March 2019
Psychological Evidence in Murder Trials
Professor Colman has given expert psychological witness in a number of murder trials, four of which will be discussed in this talk.
Find out more »April 2019
Archaeology for All: Community archaeology in Leicestershire
Matt Morris (Archaeology) will deliver a talk on: Archaeology for All: Community Archaeology in Leicestershire.
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