Online short courses and events
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Explore a topic in depth over one or two days; extend your knowledge over several weeks with a lecture series or a weekly learning programme.
Explore the different online course types below.
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Short online courses (Flexible): These have no live-time meetings, so you can study when it suits you.
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Short online courses (Live): These have weekly 1-hour online meetings to attend.
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Day and weekend events: Include livestreamed lectures and small online workshops.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Being able to effectively read large amounts of academic literature as well as reading beyond the descriptive and being critical of what is written are essential skills for the researcher.
- Wed 25 Mar 2026
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
As the US marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this series of five lectures focuses on the principal architects of the American revolution and their personal journey from British subjects to citizens of the United States.
- Wed 25 Mar 2026 – 29 Apr 2026
- 11:00am – 12:30pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Discounted package for all 5 postgraduate research skills training sessions (Academic Reading: Approach and Critique; Writing an Abstract; Improving Your Presentations; Writing Your Methodology; and Research Interviews: Styles and Techniques).
- Wed 25 Mar 2026 – 22 Apr 2026
- 5 meetings
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
This online day school introduces the brain and key topics of neuroscience. We will study biological theories in the context of psychology, covering basic brain neuroanatomy and linking it to human behaviour and mind functions such as learning and sleep.
- Thu 26 Mar 2026
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
This interactive and practical hybrid session will consider how to write a clear and effective abstract in various different academic contexts. Part of the Graduate School's postgraduate research skills training programme.
- Wed 01 Apr 2026
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Improve the effectiveness of your presentations and develop confidence in delivering them. There will be an opportunity to practice, observe and provide feedback. Part of the Graduate School's postgraduate research skills training programme.
- Wed 08 Apr 2026
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Flexible learning with Oxford
As well as short online courses, we also offer flexible Oxford University qualifications and professional development programmes. Many can be studied fully online, some require short residencies in Oxford.
Short online courses
Our short online courses are taught in two alternative teaching formats - flexible or live. All of these courses are usually 10 weeks long.Distance learning
Study with Oxford from anywhere in the world. From part-time Oxford University qualifications and professional development programmes (CPD), to online short courses.Low-residency programmes
Our low-residency programmes allow students the flexibility of studying primarily from home, with short residential stays in Oxford.Continuing professional development
Professional development with Oxford University. From short courses and training in Oxford and online to flexible graduate programmes and bespoke courses.