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Location:

Online

Learning format:

Online - flexible

Start date:

07/09/2026

Length:

11 weeks

Tutor:

Dr Thomas Hesselberg

Why do animals behave the way they do? In this course we will look at the full range of behaviours found in the animal kingdom, from simple escape behaviours to complex tool use and their evolution.

Short courses In progress - closed to new applications
Location:

Online

Learning format:

Online - flexible

Start date:

09/09/2026

Length:

11 weeks

Tutor:

Mr Oliver Burdekin

Investigate the power of maps and spatial data to document and illustrate local and global issues. Learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore the world around you and share ideas.

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Short courses Closed
Location:

Online

Learning format:

Online - flexible

Start date:

14/09/2026

Length:

11 weeks

Tutor:

Dr Elizabeth Charlton

How old is the universe? How unusual is the Solar System? How will it all end? Oxford astronomers Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson provide an overview of the last 13.7 billion years of cosmic evolution, answering these questions and more.

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Location:

Online

Learning format:

Online - flexible

Start date:

23/09/2026

Length:

6 weeks

Part-time over five weeks, this tutor-led online training course can be taken from anywhere in the world. It will appeal to students and practitioners who want to improve their ability to conduct vegetation surveys.

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Short courses Closed
Learning format:

In-person

Start date:

01/10/2026

Length:

10 weeks

Tutor:

Dr Marina Debattista

Explore the development of the notion of quanta, from its origin as a solution to the ultraviolet catastrophe in the emission of radiation, to its ultimate consequence – the potential quantisation of space and time.

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Learning format:

In-person

Start date:

03/10/2026

Length:

1 day

Tutor:

Dr Peter Sheldon

An overview of this inspiring subject, suitable for beginners. Discover how fossils become preserved and learn about key events in the evolution of life, from microbes through extinct groups such as trilobites, dinosaurs and mammoths to today’s biosphere.

Short courses In progress - closed to new applications
Learning format:

In-person

Start date:

07/10/2026

Length:

9 weeks

Tutor:

Dr Carol Lister

Geology is fundamental to our understanding of the planet on which we live: not only rocks, but also minerals, fossils, earthquakes, volcanoes, climate change, land, sea and ice. Discover Planet Earth's story from 4.6 billion years ago to the present day.

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