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 • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This introductory online day school presents the main psychological theories of personality and how psychologists measure it.
- Wed 17 Jun 2026
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Professional development
Explore issues and methods involved in conducting qualitative and/or ethnographic research in the social sciences related to the digital with this online course.
- Mon 29 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
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 22 Jul 2026
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Discounted package for all 6 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 22 Jul 2026 – 26 Aug 2026
- 5 meetings
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Consider the nature of different perspectives (epistemology and ontology) that are often knowingly and unknowingly held by individuals.
- Wed 29 Jul 2026
- 11:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
This interactive and practical session will consider how to write a clear and effective abstract in various different academic contexts.
- Wed 05 Aug 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.