Short online courses

Explore the challenges of sustainable development. See the impact of UN Sustainable Development Goals on real people.

Learn the physical processes behind climate variation around the world to better understand the causes of climate change.

Explore applications of social innovation in rural areas and discover best practices for managing social innovation projects.

Explore the emergency planning process and learn how to develop emergency plans and preparedness frameworks.

Understand and explore the physical processes behind the weather

Explore disaster management and how communities can build resilience and cope after a disaster.

Discover ecology and learn how we can protect wildlife to conserve our natural world.

War and conflict can severely disrupt the governance of the environment. What is the impact on both people and the environment?

An introduction to the challenges of water security on a local and global scale.

Learn how blockchain works, how the technology has evolved, and why it will empower energy customers like never before.

Explore the potential solutions to climate change and how they relate to the UN's sustainable development goals.

Discover innovative sustainable energy systems solutions and explore an integrated perspective on the energy market.

Understand the critical energy challenges the world faces and analyse the political economy of the global energy industry.

Explore all things weather - from storms to climate - with this course that looks at the basic processes behind the weather.

How can good antimicrobial stewardship prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in veterinary practices? Find out on this course.

Complexity in nature arises from a myriad of simple interactions. How can this lead to an unpredictable dynamism?

Find out what sustainability means for food and explore the challenges of our journey towards a more sustainable food future.

Discover the history of humanitarian aid and the principles and values that underpin it.

Get an introduction to energy and explore how humans and other living things obtain and use their biological energy sources.

Build your knowledge of food production challenges and technology with this online course for 16-19 year olds studying biology.

How does language help us develop our relationship with nature and determine the rights of access and ownership?

Explore the concept of upcycling, its link to sustainable development, and how you can start your own upcycling business.

Discover the diversity of life on earth, the impacts of five past mass extinctions and the prospect of a sixth extinction today.

Intellectual property is your company’s lifeblood. Learn what you need to do to safeguard it.

Explore the many moons of our Solar System. Find out what makes them special and ask whether we send humans to our Moon again.

Differences in values can create conflict. How can we learn to manage our natural resources with integrity?

An introduction to modern analytical science techniques and how they can be used to uncover food fraud.

How much do you trust your food? Learn about food supply systems, safety, sustainability and nutrition and quality.

Explore how extreme geological events have shaped Earth and what challenges future events might pose to our planet.

Where does our food come from and what impact does it have on our environment?

Gain an understanding of sustainable food production and the challenges that farmers face to offer a sustainable food supply.

Understand how food goes from farm to fork: explore food security, supply chains, food production and agriculture.