We now have a clearer picture of how A Levels will be assessed this summer. As the government is still ironing out the final details, we’ve summarised the latest updates below all in one place. We will continue to update this post as and when more information is released. How are A Level grades being…
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our latest course: AQA A Level Chemistry. One of our Lead Learning Executives and our Course Lead for Chemistry, Jack Reeves, reveals what went into creating it. When we first started producing our AQA A Level Chemistry course in June 2020, we had two main challenges in mind….
Students on the Up Learn platform have answered over three million quiz questions and watched millions and millions of minutes of videos. We have managed to combine insights from the Up Learn platform with conversations we have had with thousands of students. The result is that there have been three clear strategies that have led…
Amidst the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, our health service has been doing everything possible to help us. To help them, we are extending our scholarships programme to provide NHS staff with full Up Learn licences for their children, free of charge. This way, NHS staff can focus on saving lives, without having to…
It’s been 50 years since Apollo 11. The mission? To put the first man on the moon. Those men were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and they spent years preparing for the moon landing. When the astronauts reached the moon, they collected 20 kg of rocks to discover what it is made of. Mostly, scientists…
Scientists just created the most vivid MRI scan of the brain ever made! Researchers did a post-mortem examination and scanned a brain for 100 hours to get detailed images of brain structures. These scans help scientists to understand how small changes in the brain cause mental illnesses like PTSD. A new paper in Bio Rxiv…
There are no aliens on an interstellar rock flying around the solar system. This interstellar rock, called Oumuamua, is a very unusual cigar shape and caused a lot of speculation. Scientists from Harvard University thought it might be an artificial spaceship, because it accelerated as it was leaving the solar system. A new paper in…
Over the past month we’ve posted a series of 16 Learning Hacks that explore some prominent myths with regards to effective learning. Before explaining each hack we asked you to respond ‘True’ or ‘False’ to a statement about learning. This post will summarise those responses, looking both at the myths that you dismissed for the shams that…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn more effectively. This is the final post in the series, so make sure to check out the previous 15 learning hacks too. It is better to…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. Spending a certain amount of time on a topic will guarantee…
