Short online courses

Explore how antibiotic use in farming contributes towards resistant bacteria in our food chain. What can we do about this issue?

Get an introduction to image acquisition and analysis for biologists – from basic techniques to the future of image analysis.

Explore how innovative, digital technologies can help achieve sustainable intensification of arable farming systems.

Discover effective methods to teach graphs and functions as part of the maths curriculum for students aged 10-16 years.

Master the basics of Python programming, and learn how to use programming tools and variables with the University of Michigan.

Learn key concepts in biological evolution and find out how to integrate them into the classroom.

Explore and enjoy 'recreational' math, while boosting your creative and deductive thinking skills.

This introductory course will show you the power of bioinformatics to explore bacterial DNA and bacterial and pathogen biology.

Explore the impact of biochemistry on bioenergy and health, discovering why graduates are in demand; with the Biochemical Society.

Learn the basics of data science and how to introduce data science in the classroom.

This course will provide foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.

Discover how to build your own citizen science project to address global challenges and create positive change.

Discover practical data mining and learn to mine your own data using the popular Weka workbench.

Explore the half of our world covered by deep ocean, and how our lives affect the hidden face of our planet.

Understand new and established genomic sequencing technologies, and how to apply them in clinical practice.

This course introduces the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and its successful use and policy impact through real-world case studies.