Day schools 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 schools, weekend events and lecture series are taught by lecturers and speakers who are noted authorities in their field of research. All 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.
Spring/summer events
Our programme of events for spring/summer are open to enrolments. Browse upcoming events online or take a look at our latest booklet.
Upcoming courses
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A day school introducing the basic elements of animal ethics. The distinction between animal rights and animal welfare will be explained. The issues of animals as property, nonhuman personhood, vegetarianism, veganism and domestication will be explored.
- Sat 06 Apr 2024
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A wide-ranging introduction to evolution from a geological viewpoint. Topics include evolutionary processes, evidence from fossils, extinction and an overview of the evolution of life, with a chance to study many real fossils in the teaching room.
- Sat 06 Apr 2024
- 9:15am – 5:15pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Addiction is a complex construct in which an individual takes a substance or engages in behaviour that is pleasurable but eventually becomes compulsive with harmful consequences. This day offers interesting multidimensional explanations of addiction.
- Sat 13 Apr 2024
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
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 20 Apr 2024
- 2:00 – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Analysing the historical and contemporary development of religious discourse regarding political power, global politics and the environment. We will also examine how politics underscores and draws upon such elements of identity as religion.
- Sat 20 Apr 2024
- 9:45am – 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