Short courses for professional development
Online and face-to-face courses for professionals
Short courses and workshops
Our extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) short courses and workshops are designed with academic experts from across the University and beyond, allowing professional learners from across the globe the opportunity to benefit from Oxford University's excellence in research and teaching.
Develop or gain new skills in subjects including business and management, technology, medicine, natural sciences and cultural heritage.
We also offer a wide range of longer CPD programmes including part-time graduate awards and degrees.
Upcoming courses
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Good communication is key to achieving high performance in the workplace. Technical people need to communicate with multiple stakeholders using multiple communication methods. This course will cover how to excel in written and verbal communication.
- Mon 30 Sep 2024 – 03 Oct 2024
- 4 meetings
- 09:30 - 12:30 (UK time)
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Elevate your professional skills with our one-day course. Unlock the potential of recent advances in lidar technology to better understand how you can apply it in your job. Learn how to use and present lidar data for different purposes.
- Thu 03 Oct 2024
- 1 meetings
- 9:30am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This five-day course introduces physical scientists, engineers and non-scientists to biological systems and terminology relevant to nanotechnology, and showcases current applications and new developments in bionanotechnology.
- Mon 07 Oct 2024 – 11 Oct 2024
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
An overview of pre-clinical testing and pathway from pre-clinical testing to field trials, discussions of vaccine immunogenicity, phases of vaccine testing from Phase I to IV, and the development and manufacturing of vaccines with our expert presenters.
- Tue 08 Oct 2024 – 11 Oct 2024
- See programme details
Short intensive • Professional development
An introduction to the basic concepts and skills for evidence-based health care.
- Mon 14 Oct 2024 – 18 Oct 2024
Business and management skills
Short intensive practical courses for managers, project managers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.Cultural Heritage Training
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.Data science, computing and maths
Qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in data science, computing and mathematics.Diplomatic studies
Courses for early-to-mid career diplomats, as well as those who are new to the field of diplomacy and international relations.Education and study skills
Short, part-time and online courses in education and study skills at the University of OxfordEnvironment and sustainability
Courses in the environment, sustainability, urbanism, wildlife conservation and ecology - whether your interest is professional or personal.Medical and health sciences
Postgraduate qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in medical and health sciencesPhilosophy
Short courses, summer schools and graduate courses in philosophy and ethics at the University of Oxford.Psychology and counselling
Short, part-time and online courses in psychology and counselling at the University of Oxford