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 • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Harold Wilson’s foreign policy exemplified a transition from hard to soft power, at a time when Britain was prioritising domestic affairs. This lecture looks at Wilson’s foreign policy balancing act, and his decision to seek membership of the EEC.
- Fri 22 Nov 2024
- 2:00 – 3:15pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
An intellectually stimulating survey of Oxford’s history, with an emphasis on economic change. Topics will include: urban origins, economic development before the University, the University’s impact, industrialisation and de-industrialisation.
- Sat 23 Nov 2024
- 9:45am – 5:30pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
We will take a brief look at the workings of the brain, and how psychologists describe the functions of attention, perception and memory. Explore how these processes can work to fool us, and what we have learned from dysfunction.
- Fri 29 Nov 2024
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Government and law present a difficult challenge for landscape archaeology. Yet, there is much that archaeology can contribute. This lecture discusses how the study of assembly places provides us with unique insights into early medieval society.
- Fri 29 Nov 2024
- 4:45 – 6:15pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Christmas is coming. Think knights, banquets, carols and a massive Green man with an axe. Join us for a multidisciplinary feast of medieval merriment. We shall explore literary texts alongside historical accounts of the practice of feasting.
- Sat 30 Nov 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
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.