This is a directory of free, online, subject-specific learning resources for young people in Years 12 and 13, from a wide variety of academic departments at 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
They can support your school studies and preparation for exams, as well as beginning to introduce you to new topics and university-level study.Ìý
How to use this page:
- To make it easy to find relevant resources, everything is grouped by A-Level subject.
- Some resources can apply to lots of different topics so maybe appear multiple times in different sections.
- Scroll down to the subject you are interested in for a list of resources, with short descriptions and a link to where you can find them online.
- Some resources also have an accompanying PDF worksheet you can download.
Keep in mind that some resources might introduce you to new topics, challenging ideas, and academic debate and discussion. Engaging with this type of material can help you develop important critical analysis skills. Where resources referenceÌýany particularly sensitive themes, this information is provided alongside the link to the external content.
General Support
UCL Study Prep
This course is free and open to all students in Years 12 and 13 regardless of where you go to school/college or which universities you have applied to study at. It is recommended that you take 4-5 hours to complete UCL Study Prep but this does not have to be done all at once.Ìý
Anthropology
Classics
Geography
History
- 'Virtual bookshelf' of recent publications by staff in the History of Art department
- History of Art departmental post-graduate journal, which publishes latest research by current PhD students
- History departmental summer reading and listening list for A Level students preparing for universityÌý
- An online lecture exploring how jazz music was leveraged by the USA and the USSR at different points in the Cold War..
- (PDF)
- An online lecture that is particularly relevant to modules on the British Empire in the early nineteenth century; the Enlightenment, gender history, history of race. .
- An online lecture that is particularly relevant to modules on postwar Britain, Margaret Thatcher, and women’s history. .
- (PDF)
- An online lecture asking what contributions Europe made to the British Empire in the eighteenth century. .
- 'A Monologue for Two' interview discussing the American Revolution and its impact on Britain. .
- (PDF)
- An introductory lecture setting out the background of the legal situation at the time, and discussing Wilde's trial..
- (PDF)
- An onlineÌýlecture exploring research on the 'Legacies of British Slave Ownership' project. .
- (PDF)
- A podcast recording discussing how historical literature on the First World War has changed over the past five decades. .
- An online recording of a radio programme discussing the terms of the armistice, along with reactions around Europe and long-term consequences of the end of the war. .
History of Art/Fine Art
- 'Virtual bookshelf' of recent publications by staff in the History of Art department
- History of Art departmental post-graduate journal, which publishes latest research by current PhD students
- A collaborative, cross disciplinary research project currently being undertaken. The aim of the Pigment Timeline Project is to investigate and establish connections between all UCL departments that involve pigment and colour in any aspect of their research.Ìý
- The project aims to research and promote material knowledge and focuses on testing new ways to develop the relation between image and material, including the exploration of diverse cultural materials and methodologies.
- This publication documents and celebrates Colour & Poetry: A Symposium, a cross and interdisciplinary two-day event held at Slade Research Centre to celebrate both International Colour Day and World Poetry Day. At the heart of the symposium was an exhibition, The Nomenclature of Colours (named after Werner's 1814 Nomenclature of Colours - a taxonomic guide to the colours of the natural world).
- Past Lectures - Slade Contemporary Art lectures
- The Slade contemporary art lecture programme is a series of public lectures for Slade students. Artists, scientists and academics have presented their work and introduced students to their practice. Ìý In 2019-2020, the series focused on looking at diverse art practices through the lens of performance, technology, activism and the environment.Ìý
- The booklet includes Methods and Materials Worksheets from the Slade Summer School Foundation, it encourages students to explore process and materials andÌýopens up possibilities of the individuals' ideas about their own work. At the end of the document there is a comprehensive list for background reading. This handbook has been put together by the Slade Summer School staff. ÌýÌý
LanguagesÌý
- The UCL Classics department outreach webpage containing a range resources related to Latin and Greek
Law
Maths
Philosophy and TheologyÌý
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