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 • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Explore Edward Heath's term as Prime Minister, analysing increased inflation, his famous U-turns and his negotiations for British entry to the EEC in this hybrid lecture.
- Fri 13 Feb 2026
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
From notions of Modernist formal radicalism to torturous and febrile emotional expressionism, discover the British sculptors of the 1940s and 50s in this hybrid lecture.
- Tue 17 Feb 2026
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
In this hybrid lecture, we will explore the term of Jim Callaghan, from the economic crisis that led to the IMF bailout in 1976 to the Winter of Discontent and his replacement by Margaret Thatcher.
- Fri 20 Feb 2026
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Examine British paintings of the 1950s and 60s, including Peter Blake and David Hockney's 'Pop Art', with this hybrid lecture.
- Tue 24 Feb 2026
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
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.
- Thu 26 Feb 2026
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
In this hybrid lecture, analyse Gordon Brown's term as Prime Minister, considering his failure to call an election, his denial of the Credit Crunch Crisis and his final satisfaction in denying David Cameron's Conservatives a working majority.
- Fri 27 Feb 2026
- 2:00 – 3:30pm
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.