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A range of learning opportunities, from wildlife conservation and management to sustainable urban development, drawing on Oxford’s international expertise in the fields of environmental science and sustainability.

For those working in or wishing to change career into: environmental conservation and management, wildlife conservation and evaluation, environmental impact assessment; urban and environmental planning; transport policy and planning; sustainable communities and futures; environmental consultancy; construction and property development, food production and commerce; government and regulation; environmental education; corporate social responsibility.

Flexible, part-time courses designed to be taken alongside busy work schedules, and delivered by experienced tutors from a range of research, scientific and professional communities (from the University of Oxford, our Partner organizations, and beyond). The collaborative culture around these courses reflects their typically interdisciplinary nature. Coming from six continents, and with a diversity of backgrounds, many of our students go on to be “champions” within their chosen field, making significant contributions to local and regional environmental initiatives.

Professional development highlights

Extend your global professional horizons
Mr Sandip Kumar, a principal architect from New Delhi, has recently joined the multi-disciplinary MSc in Sustainable Urban Development course, which attracts participants drawn from an extraordinary mix of countries and professions. A visiting member of faculty at the institution he himself graduated from in the early 1990s, Mr Kumar aims to equip himself and his students to tackle complex future challenges.

Tutor spotlight: Roger Key (Field Techniques for Surveying Invertebrates)
Keeping up with our tutors can be difficult! Roger has recently completed expeditions to Antarctic South Georgia (where he found species completely new to the south polar region), and to St Helena in the mid-Atlantic, where, despite this being the second most isolated human habitation on Earth, Roger found a large number of alien invasive invertebrates, including the first praying mantis, European social wasps and solitary bees. The latter trip was so successful that Roger will return there later this year to provide invertebrate training for project and island conservation staff.


Contact details

Email: cpd@conted.ox.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1865 286951