Short courses for professional development
Online and face-to-face courses for professionals
Short courses and workshops
Our extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) short courses and workshops are designed with academic experts from across the University and beyond, allowing professional learners from across the globe the opportunity to benefit from Oxford University's excellence in research and teaching.
Develop or gain new skills in subjects including business and management, technology, medicine, natural sciences and the historic environment.
We also offer a wide range of longer CPD programmes including part-time graduate awards and degrees.
Upcoming courses
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
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.
- Mon 09 Jan 2023 – 19 Mar 2023
- 10 meetings
Short intensive • Professional development
Conceptual and theoretical approaches to ethical issues in translational health sciences
- Mon 16 Jan 2023 – 20 Jan 2023
Short intensive • Professional development
An introduction to the basic concepts and skills for evidence-based health care.
- Mon 16 Jan 2023 – 20 Jan 2023
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This five-day short course from the Experimental and Translational Therapeutics Programme is taught through face-to-face tutorials. It discusses the basic principles of designing and identifying new drug molecules and monitoring their effect.
- Mon 23 Jan 2023 – 27 Jan 2023
Short intensive • Professional development
This course aims to provide an understanding of the life cycle of a clinical trial from design to publication, and the key steps involved in its delivery.
- Mon 06 Feb 2023 – 10 Feb 2023
Questions?
If you have questions about any of our continuing professional development programmes, please get in touch using the contact details below.
Email: enquiries@conted.ox.ac.uk
Business and Management Skills
Short intensive practical courses for managers, project managers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.Courses and workshops in the historic environment
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology and historic buildings.Data science, computing and maths
Qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in data science, computing and mathematics.Diplomatic studies
Courses for early-to-mid career diplomats, as well as those who are new to the field of diplomacy and international relations.Education and study skills
Short, part-time and online courses in education and study skills at the University of OxfordEnvironment and sustainability
Courses in the environment, sustainability, urbanism, wildlife conservation and ecology - whether your interest is professional or personal.Medical and health sciences
Postgraduate qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in medical and health sciencesPhilosophy
Short courses, summer schools and graduate courses in philosophy and ethics at the University of Oxford.Psychology and counselling
Short, part-time and online courses in psychology and counselling at the University of Oxford