Day schools 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 schools, weekend events and lecture series are taught by lecturers and speakers who are noted authorities in their field of research. All 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
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Join us in Oxford to learn more.
- Fri 20 Sep 2024
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
On the occasion of the National Gallery’s upcoming exhibition 'Vincent Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers', we will consider the enduring interest of this painter and how his relevance is being framed anew.
- Sat 21 Sep 2024
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This online day school presents the main psychological theories of personality and explains how psychologists measure it.
- Tue 24 Sep 2024
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
An introduction to geology, including plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes and mountains; rocks, minerals and fossils; and the geological history of Britain. You will have a chance to study many real geological specimens.
- Sat 05 Oct 2024
- 9:15am – 5:15pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Dive into the Black Hole Information Paradox, a key puzzle in physics where quantum mechanics and general relativity clash, with this day event in Oxford. For enthusiasts and those with a basic understanding of physics.
- Sat 05 Oct 2024
- 10:15am – 5:30pm
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.