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
Do your exhibitions stink? Scent is becoming a popular feature in museums, but what makes olfactory visitor experiences effective? We will explore the theory, practice, benefits and pitfalls, with useful tips to help harness scent as an interpretive tool.
- Tue 15 Apr 2025 – 16 Apr 2025
- 9:30am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Join us in Oxford to master non-destructive techniques for built heritage. Get hands-on experience using a range of equipment for assessing archaeology and standing buildings. Learn good practice for informing management and conservation.
- Wed 16 Apr 2025 – 17 Apr 2025
- 2 meetings
- 9:00am
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
The Oxford Advanced Pre-sessional Course is a challenging and intensive 9-week programme aimed at preparing students (both native and non-native speakers of English) for postgraduate degree programmes in the UK.
- Mon 21 Apr 2025 – 20 Jun 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Managing nature around historic buildings can be a challenge. But it also presents exciting opportunities for engagement and conservation. This course will introduce new research, policy trends and case studies for nature positive activity.
- Thu 24 Apr 2025
- 9:30am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Create Streets share their extensive knowledge on urban greening strategies. This course will cover the latest research and evidence on the contribution greenery makes to the urban environment, and how to put this into good practice.
- Fri 25 Apr 2025
- 9:30am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Professional development
This ten-week online course will survey the range of techniques and methodologies used to determine the nature and composition of nanoparticles, thin films and nanostructures. It includes a hands-on visit to Begbroke Science Park over two days.
- Mon 28 Apr 2025 – 06 Jul 2025