British Universities Film & Video Council

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  1. Science in 1 Minute Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8yyYJSAXdwnvI6ar643_n5GEHeKjPC1n
    Subject
    Economics, General Science, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    YouTube channel featuring short animated videos in English on various scientific subjects. The channel is produced by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona.

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  2. National Film Preservation Foundation: Sponsored Films Streaming

    Link
    https://www.filmpreservation.org/sponsored-films/sponsored-films
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Film Studies, General Science
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This selection of sponsored films is presented by the National Film Preservation Foundation, in partnership with the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive. There are 102 films in total: the selection was made from The Field Guide to Sponsored Films by Rick Prelinger. This annotated filmography singles out 452 sponsored films of particular historical, cultural, and artistic interest from the more than 300,000 thought to have been made in the USA. Most of the films are available to download and are accompanied by detailed synopses and contextual information.

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  3. Aeon Streaming

    Link
    https://aeon.co/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Astronomy, Biology, General Science, Literature, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Video Sources, Web Links

    Online magazine devoted to the exploration of ideas from the worlds of science, philosophy, society and the arts. There are three main channels: Essays – ‘Longform explorations of deep issues written by serious and creative thinkers’; Ideas – ‘Short provocations, maintaining Aeon’s high editorial standards but in a more nimble and immediate form’; and Video – ‘A mixture of curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions’.

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  4. NASA Image and Video Library Streaming

    Link
    https://images.nasa.gov/#/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, General Science, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Organisations, Streaming/Download

    This vast resource makes publicly available 140,000 images, videos and audio files, aggregated from NASA’s agencies across the USA and around the world. The database is fully searchable, indexed by keywords and can be filtered by media type. Each entry also includes the link to its original site. In general most NASA material is not copyrighted and can be freely used for informational or educational purposes. More information on rights and restrictions can be found here.

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  5. Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWwuHIERdxEdG5pdz3U4UQ
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Vacancies/Careers

    YouTube channel featuring videos from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. The site features lectures, illustrated with slides and diagrams, as well as shorter videos on a range of subjects, from molecular fluid dynamics and flow chemistry to the engineering of molecular systems and carbon capture technology.

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  6. EarthSky Streaming

    Link
    http://earthsky.org
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, General Science, Geography, Geology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This popular American resource covers the sciences of earth and space: astronomy, geology, geography and biology. Featuring articles, news items and videos, the site is intended for a general audience but aggregates contents about the latest academic research and presents its content in an accessible and enthusiastic way, and is therefore suitable for specialists and enthusiasts alike.

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  7. Open University Digital Archive Streaming

    Link
    http://www.open.ac.uk/library/digital-archive/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Drama, Education, General Science, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download

    This site provides online access to a selection of the Open University’s materials - images and text-based items as well as audio and videos - as well as functioning as a record and an archive of the OU’s collections. Publicly available collections currently include over 160 images from the Historical Archives Collection, over 100 videos of OU events, such as degree ceremonies and other programmes about the OU, dating back to 1971. OU’s programmes are represented by a series of clips from courses which include science, technology and the arts. A number of online exhibitions have also been created to contextualise some of the material. These include: ‘Shakespeare at the OU’, ‘Harold Wilson and the OU’ and ‘The OU Story’.

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  8. BritLab Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/user/HeadsqueezeTV/featured
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Chemistry, Computing, General Science, Mathematics, Physics, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    Science video channel on Youtube featuring content presented by Greg Foot and Hannah Fry. The Brit Lab Original series consists of a series of short films featuring experiments and investigations into various phenomena, including decomposition, spontaneous combustion and cannibalism. Hannah Fry’s Number Hub videos see the mathematician explaining mathematical concepts and theories in an entertaining and engaging way. The channel also includes videos from James May’s Head Squeeze series and a small selection from the BBC ‘Tomorrow’s World’ series, including this demonstration of early touch screen technology.

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  9. Science Photo Library Streaming

    Link
    https://www.sciencephoto.com/
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    Specialist science imagery and footage is available to licence from this longstanding company. There are over 600,000 images and 40,000 clips available on the site, all of which are freely available to preview online but users need to register in order to buy clips.
    The moving image collections are divided into Healthcare, Science & Technology, Space, History, Environment, Animals and Flowers. The company also runs a free research service and has an educational plan available with subscriptions starting at £25.00.

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  10. 92Y On Demand Streaming

    Link
    https://92yondemand.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Business Studies, General Science, Literature, Music, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Huge archive of freely available audio and video interviews with around 1000 notable figures from the worlds of literature, art, music, entertainment, politics and sport who have appeared at the 92Y, a New York community centre and cultural institution with a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Users can search by year, topic or performer name to find Kurt Vonnegut’s first public reading from ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in 1970, Wallace Stevens reciting ‘An Ordinary Evening in New Haven’, Iris Murdoch discussing philosophy and novel writing and Christopher Hitchens debating whether or not Islam is a religion of peace. Known for its sophisticated, well-read audiences, the quality of debate is high and the topics range widely, covering sports, comedy, Jewish issues, business & finance and science & technology, as well as literature.

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