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 cultural heritage.
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
This five-day course provides a thorough overview of the exciting and emerging discipline of nanomedicine, which is already starting to transform the way that medical and health care solutions are developed and delivered.
- Mon 24 Mar 2025 – 28 Mar 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Good communication is key to achieving high performance in the workplace. Technical people need to communicate with multiple stakeholders using multiple communication methods. This course will cover how to excel in written and verbal communication.
- Mon 24 Mar 2025 – 27 Mar 2025
- 4 meetings
- 9.30am - 12.30pm (UK time)
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is particularly relevant in today's commercial environment where change is inevitable and uncertainty is common. EI skills are shown to facilitate higher resilience levels, both in Leaders and their teams.
- Thu 27 Mar 2025
- 09:30 - 17:00
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This advanced course aims to develop individual emotional intelligence skills, facilitating new ways of looking at others around you, and, ultimately, help you to make better decisions, build more stable, creative teams, and increase revenue.
- Fri 28 Mar 2025
- 09:30 - 17:00
Short intensive • Professional development
Advancing skills and knowledge of complex issues in qualitative research
- Mon 31 Mar 2025 – 04 Apr 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
For those who have some research experience and an understanding of basic statistical principles, and who wish to develop their statistical expertise.
- Mon 07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 2025
Business and management skills
Short intensive practical courses for managers, project managers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.Cultural heritage training
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.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