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
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Introducing a wide variety of different election forecasting methods for UK general elections. As well as pre-election forecasts, the day will cover exit poll methodology and seat prediction from early constituency results.
- Sat 29 Mar 2025
- 1:45 – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Acclaimed as a wunderkind of theatre and radio, Welles was seemingly destined to dominate 1940s Hollywood. By analysing key movies such as Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady of Shanghai, we will chart his fascinating fall from grace.
- Sat 29 Mar 2025
- 10:15am – 5:30pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A celebration of the latest advances in astronomy, with some of the best images from satellites, space probes and ground-based observatories. With world-leading experts, all are welcome at this popular and richly illustrated event.
- Sat 29 Mar 2025 – 30 Mar 2025
- 10.15am Sat - 5.00pm Sun
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
An introduction to discourse analysis, the field of linguistics concerned with the study of language in context. We will look at what makes a stretch of language a piece of discourse and the varied uses of language in context.
- Sat 05 Apr 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A wide-ranging introduction to extinction from a geological viewpoint. Topics include recent extinctions, mass extinctions and their likely causes, the role of extinction in evolution, plus a chance to study many real fossils in the teaching room.
- Sat 05 Apr 2025
- 9:15am – 5:15pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
To what extent can we trust news provision? Where does news media end, and propaganda and manipulation begin? Join us in Oxford or online to learn more.
- Sat 05 Apr 2025
- 10:15am – 5:30pm
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.