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  1. Craft focus: introduction to novel plotting
    Open book with fanned pages, and a teacup out of focus in the background
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 18 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Explore different approaches to novel plotting and learn how to plot your own novel successfully in this short course suitable for those who have begun writing a novel.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00
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  2. Art and environment in Ice Age Europe
    Art and environment in Ice Age Europe
    Course start date:  Thu 22 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simone Chisena
    Discover the artistic treasures of our most remote past, when our ancestors in the Ice Age created beautiful cave paintings and astounding sculpted works.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  3. Craft focus: mastering descriptive language
    Craft focus: mastering descriptive language
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sophie McKenzie
    Descriptive language can provide texture and clarity to a story, promoting reader engagement and a sensory experience. In this short course, learn how to create vivid descriptions that will elevate your prose. This course will support writers of fiction and non-fiction.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  4. Become more lipreadable
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    Course start date:  Fri 13 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lorraine Braggins
    Do you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.







    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  5. Writing the prose poem
    Writing the prose poem
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julie Irigaray
    A form that’s flowered in recent years, this short course will guide you to write your own prose poetry.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  6. Craft focus: voice and dialogue in fiction
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    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 15 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rosie Chard
    All fiction must speak to us as readers. It must communicate atmosphere and plot, character and layers of meaning with a unique 'voice'. Characters must also sound like themselves with dialogue that compels and convinces. Learn the fundamentals of voice and dialogue in this one-day course.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  7. Music history bookclub: Viva Violetta and Verdi
    Course start date:  Fri 17 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Edward Breen
    The music history book club meets towards the end of each term to discuss novels and biographies with musical themes and references relevant to the music history programme.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  8. Nutrition, supplements and exercise to lose weight and stay lighter - permanently
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    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 16 May 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Struggling to find the right diet? Want to lose weight and not be hungry? Wondering about supplements? Learn how to devise a healthy diet and routine which promotes weight loss and fits in with your lifestyle.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  9. Music history bookclub: Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
    Course start date:  Fri 17 Jul 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Edward Breen
    The music history book club meets towards the end of each term to discuss novels and biographies with musical themes and references relevant to the music history programme.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. German 4: consolidation
    Parliament of Austria in Vienna
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet
    Vertiefen Sie Ihre Deutschkenntnisse durch eine vielseitige Auswahl an aktuellen Materialien, Texten, Videos und Hörverständnissen. In diesem Kurs können Sie auch Ihre Diskussionfähigkeit, Ihre Grammatik und Ihren Wortschatz erweitern. This is an advanced German course.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 3
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe di conversazione ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio di italiano praticando e perfezionando i punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 3 lower or 3 upper oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.







    Please note that this course takes place every other week.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  12. Medieval Latin: module 3
    Course start date:  Wed 7 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Mary Ruskin
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    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  13. German 3: Deutschland 1945-1989: Außenpolitik und Kultur auf beiden Seiten der Berliner Mauer
    Course start date:  Wed 7 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland
    Learn and speak about the history of Germany 1945-1989 in this interactive intermediate German course.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  14. New Testament Greek 4: module 3
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    Gain fluency in reading New Testament Greek by translating various texts, and improve your knowledge of Koine Greek.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  15. Latin 4 upper: module 2
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    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Judith Rice
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    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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