Online Resources
We know online resources are not quite the same as coming to our fantastic pre-university summer school and meeting new people but until we can meet again, we’ve put together some helpful online resources which might be of interest to you while you’re spending more time learning from home.
Helpful academic resources from Warwick
Economics
- Economics Department at Warwick
- Find out the Latest News from Warwick Economics
- Join our Free Weekly Taster Lecture Series for Pre-University Students with Professor of Economics, Abhinay Muthoo of Warwick University.
- Further Reading: Cooperation in the time of Corona
- The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins, 1989
- Covid-19 and the Prisoners' Dilemma, by Pitamber Kaushik, Asia Times, March 2020
- The game theory of panic-buying - and how to reduce it, by Chris Stiff, The Conversation, March 2020
- Covid-19 and Game Theory, John Macdonald, The Adam Smith Institute, March 2020
- Failing to coordinate against the coronavirus pandemic may be very costly for the world, by Matt Jackson, Stanford University, March 2020
- Facing the coronavirus "are we finally going to learn our lesson?" by Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
- The Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005 was all about game theory especially on “cooperation”
- The Nobel Committee’s paper explaining what they did
- Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma
- An application to public goods
- The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins, 1989
Philosophy
- Philosophy Department at Warwick
- Find out the Latest News from Warwick Philosophy
Education Studies
- Education Studies Department at Warwick
- Find out the Latest News from Warwick's Centre for Education Studies
Psychology
- Psychology Department at Warwick
- Find out the Latest News from Warwick Psychology
Health and Wellbeing
Recommended Apps
Help with meditation and calming your mind:
Both of these apps can be found on your preferred App store.
Recommended Websites
These websites have great advice and support
for your mental wellbeing and practical help:
The Mix
A helpful article here from 'The Mix'
for students during lockdown
Further wellbeing resources:
Free resources online
General
- Free courses on FutureLearn
- Cambridge University Press have released over 700 free textbooks during the lockdown.
- Tapping into creativity during lock-down -Article from the Financial Times
- BBC Bitesize
- Gojimo -Revision Help for A Level Students
Arts and Humanities
- Discovering English Literature - British Library
- British Library - Online Resources
- National Archives
- Shakespeare's Globe - Free Performances and Staging Resources
- National Theatre - Full length performance on YouTube every Thursday
- Broadway musicals you can watch from home
- Harry Potter's British Library Exhbition Online
- Learn an instrument online - free trial
Languages
- Duolingo
Learn a Language Forever
- Rosetta Stone
All courses are currently free for all students during the school closure period.
- Memrise
Learn a language through games and video clips online.
Independent Learning
- How best to learn independently online - Article from 'The Guardian'.
- Advice on keeping learning -Article from 'The Conversation'.
- Online Learning Resources from UCL
List of free learning resources.
- TES Resources -Download online learning resources.
- Tutor2U Online Classes
- 3Blue1Brown YouTube tutorials- YouTube Live streams every Tuesday and Fridays
- Khan Academy, YouTube tutorials, daily live streams
- Kahoot! Self Study
- Outschool - Live Online Classes for ages 3 – 18:
For your small family members
Thinking ahead: careers guidance
University of Warwick - Careers Service
Tips on applying for jobs, gaining experience and CV building from Warwick’s Careers Department.
Resources from Warwick related to the pandemic and what we’re doing to help
Commentary on the Coronavirus from Warwick’s Department of Economics
Podcasts from our Warwick Business School
International cooperation to tackle the virus spread
(Article from Warwick Economics Dept)
Warwick Law School’sFREE e-book Law in the Time of Covid-19
Lots of articles from our Knowledge Centre about the virus and lockdown
Thinking about your
summer school for the future
We like these blogs about the benefits of undertaking summer schools!