Festive learning with Oxford Lifelong Learning

12 Days of Oxmas

Over the month of December 2026, you’ll hear from 12 of our academics who will each give the gift of knowledge: an interesting fact or piece of information from their academic field, in 12 short videos. We hope you enjoy them!

Explore previous festive resources

The doors on our previous festive learning calendars are all still open for you to enjoy. Thirty-one days of free educational online learning, to take you right up to the new year! 

New Year's resolutions?

If learning is on your list for the year ahead, now is the time to sign up for a course in Oxford or online. Day schools, weekly learning programmes, summer schools, professional development – there are more than 500 short courses to choose from. You might even take your learning to the next level by applying for a part-time undergraduate or postgraduate qualification.​