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Short courses and training for graduates and postgraduate researchers

Supporting postgraduate study

The Graduate School facilitates a stimulating and enriching learning and research environment for both internal and external graduate students and postgraduate researchers.

Our programme of training and development activities is designed to help students conduct their research whilst facilitating them to become independent researchers. As well as training sessions and events we also offer accredited short courses.

Discover the training options available to you by selecting either of the two following options.

Researchers external to Oxford University

Strengthen your research practice with our expert-led training sessions and accredited short courses for postgraduate students and researchers. Some courses offer discounted rates for students.

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Oxford University students

Designed to support your studies at Oxford, our programme of training sessions and short courses will help develop your research skills and academic confidence. While aimed mainly at research students, many sessions are also open to taught postgraduate students.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

Peter Steere

After a career in IT for more than 40 years, Peter turned a lifelong passion for history into an academic journey at Oxford...

Charlotte Phillips

Charlotte, part-time PhD student and former midwife, was looking for a course to help develop her skills and aid her...

Gregory Miller

Gregory, a Minister of Music at a church in California, enrolled on our online Digital Ethnography short course as he...

Rezia Begum

Thanks to the skills and knowledge gained after completing two of our Graduate School training courses, Rezia was able to...

Lauren Woodcock

Lauren enrolled on one of our Graduate School training courses to help refine the presentations she was working on as part of...

RESEARCH BY GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Discover recent research, publications and posters by Oxford University postgraduate students who have completed a Graduate School training workshop.

Many of the posters were created for Oxford University conferences, with some being award winning.

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Dr Sarah Frodsham

Co-Director of the Graduate School

Sarah is the Co-Director of the Graduate School and the Chair of Ethics for the Department for Continuing Education at...

Dr Alistair Beecher

Co-Director of the Graduate School

Dr Alistair Beecher is Departmental Lecturer and joint Director of the Graduate School at Oxford Lifelong Learning,...

Dr Joanna Bagniewska

Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Sciences and in the Graduate School

Dr Joanna Bagniewska is Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Science and a Co-Director of the Postgraduate Certificate...

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