Nanotechnology and nanomedicine

Flexible postgraduate courses, online courses and training

In partnership with the Department of Engineering Science

Postgraduate courses and training in nanotechnology and nanomedicine for professionals working in industry, research, healthcare, business and commercialisation, and regulation.

Postgraduate qualifications - study while working
Short training courses for professionals and online courses
The latest advances in knowledge, skills and techniques in nanotechnology and nanomedicine
Real-time online tutorials and access to state-of-the-art equipment for materials characterisation techniques
Taught by experts under Professor Robert Carlisle (Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science) and Dr Christiane Norenberg (Begbroke Science Park)

Topics include the fundamental science and wider context of nanotechnology, and nanoscale materials characterisation (all online), an introduction to bionanotechnology, the science and applications of nanomedicine, and the clinical translation and commercialisation of nanomedicine.

Graduate programmes

Short courses

Fundamental Characterisation for Nanotechnology (online, April to June, with two-day component in Oxford at the end of the module)
Introduction to Bionanotechnology (in Oxford, October)
Nanomedicine – Science and Applications (in Oxford, March)
Clinical Translation and Commercialisation of Nanomedicine (in Oxford, July)
The Wider Context of Nanotechnology (online, October to December)
The Fundamental Science of Nanotechnology (online, January to March)

Programme overview

Watch Peter Dobson OBE, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Engineering Science, talk more about the Department's nanotechnology and nanomedicine programmes.

Upcoming courses

Clinical Translation and the Commercialisation of Nanomedicine

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 06 Jul 2020 – 10 Jul 2020

This five-day course provides an overview of the regulatory, financial, clinical and commercial challenges faced by those wishing to bring innovative nanotechnologies to market.

Introduction to Bionanotechnology

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 05 Oct 2020 – 09 Oct 2020

This five-day course introduces physical scientists, engineers and non-scientists to biological systems and terminology relevant to nanotechnology, and showcases current applications and new developments in bionanotechnology.

The Wider Context of Nanotechnology

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 19 Oct 2020 – 29 Nov 2020

A seven-week online course introducing the current state of technology and addressing implications for safety, regulation and innovation. It is for professionals worldwide seeking an overview of this important subject.

Fundamental Characterisation for Nanotechnology

Professional development
Mon 29 Apr 2019 – 07 Jul 2019

This ten-week part-time 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.

The Fundamental Science of Nanotechnology

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 13 Jan 2020 – 22 Mar 2020

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.