Graduate School student spotlights

Meet our Graduate School students

Supporting postgraduate study

The Graduate School at Oxford Lifelong Learning offers a stimulating and enriching learning and research environment for both internal (Oxford University) and external graduate students and postgraduate researchers.

Our programme of training and development activities is designed to help students conduct their research while supporting them to become independent scholars.

Interested in taking your research further? Learn more about the Graduate School.

Use the links below to hear from past and current Graduate School students as they share their experiences.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

Peter Steere

After a career in IT for more than 40 years, Peter turned a lifelong passion for history into an academic journey at Oxford...

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After a career in IT for more than 40 years, Peter turned a lifelong passion for history into an academic journey at Oxford Lifelong Learning.…

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Charlotte Phillips

Charlotte, part-time PhD student and former midwife, was looking for a course to help develop her skills and aid her...

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Charlotte, part-time PhD student and former midwife, was looking for a course to help develop her skills and aid her transition to research in the…

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Gregory Miller

Gregory, a Minister of Music at a church in California, enrolled on our online Digital Ethnography short course as he...

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Gregory, a Minister of Music at a church in California, enrolled on our online Digital Ethnography short course as he wanted to gain an understanding of how digital…

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Rezia Begum

Thanks to the skills and knowledge gained after completing two of our Graduate School training courses, Rezia was able to...

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Thanks to the skills and knowledge gained after completing two of our Graduate School training courses, Rezia was able to scope out and plan future…

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Lauren Woodcock

Lauren enrolled on one of our Graduate School training courses to help refine the presentations she was working on as part of...

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Lauren enrolled on one of our Graduate School training courses to help refine the presentations she was working on as part of her PhD. The…

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Researchers external to Oxford University

Strengthen your research practice with our expert-led training sessions and accredited short courses for postgraduate students and researchers. Some courses offer discounted rates for students.

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Oxford University students

Designed to support your studies at Oxford, our programme of training sessions and short courses will help develop your research skills and academic confidence. While aimed mainly at research students, many sessions are also open to taught postgraduate students.

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