Week 1 Seminars OUSSA
Join us in Oxford for a study holiday
Week 1: 12 - 19 July 2025
The Oxford University Summer School for Adults (OUSSA) is a residential summer programme held at Rewley House central Oxford, offering more than 50 week-long accredited courses for adult learners (18 years and over) covering a wide range of subjects in Literature, Archaeology, Architectural History, Creative Writing, History of Art, Philosophy, Biological Sciences, Theology and Psychology.
View courses taking place during Week 1 below, or learn more about OUSSA.
Upcoming courses
Summer schools • Short courses
Explore Ancient Egypt’s life events and transitions with seminars and museum visits. A cradle to grave journey from the perils of childbirth and infancy, to marriage, adultery, and divorce, and the ambiguous role of both older people and the newly dead.
- Sat 12 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
Summer schools • Short courses
DNA preserves our body’s information through a combination of (approx) 24,000 known genes. Understanding genes and their role in diseases has scientists eagerly investigating their potentials in future personalized medicine through gene and stem cell.
- Sat 12 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
Summer schools • Short courses
Investigate the development and value of the diary to inform us of daily life throughout history. Suitable for writers at all stages keen to develop a deeper understanding and practice of the diary form.
- Sat 12 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
Summer schools • Short courses
Explore the lives and work of Oxbridge Nobel Prize winners (of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology) and Fields Medal winners. We will introduce their science and mathematics as well as their legacy and influence on mankind’s development.
- Sat 12 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
Summer schools • Short courses
In this course we will traverse history as we look back at some of the most important discoveries in the field of Mathematics, learning not only the concepts, but the stories of the mathematicians that uncovered them.
- Sat 12 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
- 9:00am – 12:30pm
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