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
A ten-week course taken entirely online. It explains the mathematical foundations for nanoscale phenomena, as well as their effects and applications including quantum dots, nanotubes and fullerenes.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 23 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This five-day short course from the Experimental and Translational Therapeutics Programme is taught through face-to-face tutorials. It discusses the basic principles of designing and identifying new drug molecules and monitoring their effect.
- Mon 27 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This three-day course will offer Continuing Professional Development to heritage sector professionals. It will focus on the material legacy of Empire and colonialism through paintings, decorative arts and the built environment.
- Wed 29 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025
- 3 meetings
- 9:30am – 4:45pm
Short intensive • Professional development
Using critical reflection as a framework to relate theoretical and conceptual models to practice, taking into account evidence, values, learner diversity and modes of learning.
- Mon 03 Feb 2025 – 07 Feb 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
Introduction and investigation into the nature and design of mixed-methods research in evidence-based health care.
- Mon 03 Feb 2025 – 07 Feb 2025
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