Subject tasters

 We've included a handful of short videos that help introduce some of the subjects we cover as part of our foundation courses.

English

Former foundation year student Gemma introduces the theory of 'Text Worlds', with a practical example of how our knowledge of the world influences how we interpret written texts.

Maths and statistics

Analysing everyday data

Rachel gives an overview of how data is used across all aspects of our lives, and offers some simple guidance for interpreting the data we see.

Politics and History

Mystery object

Sarah shares a mystery object of enormous political and historical significance. Can you guess what it is?

Psychology

Memory exercise

Jess explores the concept of memory, and walks through an interactive exercise to show the techniques we use to remember large amounts of seemingly random information.

Science and Health

Hand-washing and public health

Lyndsey discusses the history of hand washing, and investigates the public health messages surrounding hand washing as an effective method of controlling disease.

A study of genes

Ros explains how possible genetic combinations in guinea pigs can be investigated using a punnet square.