Day and weekend events
Join us online or in Oxford
Explore a topic in depth over one or two days with multiple speakers, hone your skills in small workshops and practical sessions, or extend your knowledge over several weeks with a lecture series.
Our day and weekend events, courses and lecture series are taught by lecturers and speakers who are specialists in their field of research. All courses and events are non-assessed and don't require coursework.
How to join an event
Events are delivered in the following teaching formats:
- 'Online – live' events are delivered online, with real-time discussion with tutors and other students taking place using an online platform.
- 'In-person' events meet in Oxford or at another specified location for face-to-face teaching.
- 'Hybrid teaching' events consist of livestreamed lectures and panel discussions. You can join us in person or online – you decide! Look for 'hybrid' in the course listings.
Upcoming courses
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A weekend intensive workshop on the art and craft of writing short stories. We’ll write, read and analyse modern classics and experiment with this versatile narrative form.
- Sat 10 May 2025 – 11 May 2025
- 10.15am Sat - 5.00pm Sun
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Discover how Britain’s coastline has changed and evolved over millennia with rising sea levels. Explore submerged landscapes and learn about the risks posed to coastal heritage by climate-driven sea-level rise.
- Sat 10 May 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Islands often harbour a unique and diverse fauna, but island biodiversity is also very vulnerable to a range of human-created threats. Explore the impact of two of the main threats: climate change and invasive species.
- Sat 10 May 2025
- 9:45am – 1:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Join us in Oxford to learn more.
- Fri 16 May 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Examine the origins of military welfare for veterans and widows during the British Civil Wars of the 1640s, comparing that with the provision provided to service personnel and their families today by the Armed Forces Covenant.
- Sat 17 May 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This online day school presents the main psychological theories of personality and explains how psychologists measure it.
- Thu 29 May 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Contact
If you have a question about any of our day and weekend events, including lecture series, please email: ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk
Lecture series
Weekly lectures on a given topic. All can be enjoyed in person at Rewley House, with the majority also being livestreamed – so you can choose to attend online or in Oxford.Weekly learning
Study with Oxford on a weekly schedule over one or two terms. Choose from courses that meet in-person in Oxford, online courses with live-time sessions and flexible online courses.Online short courses and events
Study with Oxford University whenever it suits you, from anywhere in the world, with a flexible online course, live-time weekly class, online lecture series or day event.