Week 4: Inspiring Oxford summer school

Week 4: Sunday 26 July - Saturday 1 August 2026

Stay and study in historic Brasenose College.

Elevate your summer by exploring your passion in a dynamic and world-renowned university environment at our Inspiring Oxford summer programme. All week-long courses are pitched at an introductory level for non-specialists aged 18 and above, and no prior knowledge is required. 

Seminars are small and engaging (maximum 16 participants) and are led by friendly, supportive expert tutors who bring subjects to life through lively discussion and exploration. After class, wander through Oxford’s cobbled streets, unwind in the peaceful quads of Brasenose, or join our optional social activities to make the most of your Oxford experience.

Courses taking place during week 4 of our 2026 programme are listed below. 

• Between Law and War: How Justice Survives in Times of Conflict (Sameer Rashid Bhat)

• Early Soviet Satire: Bulgakov and Zamiatin (Prof Dr Julie Curtis)

• Economy, Policy and Society in a (De)Globalised World (Prof Dr Christian Glossner)

• Detecting Agatha Christie (Dr Christopher Pittard)

• The Final Act: Exploring the Last Works of Great Artists (Dr Kat Hill)

• High Performance Leadership (Sean Heneghan)

• Keep on Creative Writing: Creating and Completing an Extended Work (Elizabeth Garner)

• Muses of Fire: The Medieval World in Shakespeare’s Plays (Darren Ormandy)

• Tolkien, Lewis and Beyond: The Oxford Fantasy Tradition (John Garth)

• The Woman Who Knew Too Much: The Crime Fiction of Josephine Tey (Jennifer Henderson)

Find out more

• Browse all Inspiring Oxford courses
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