Short online courses

What's antimicrobial resistance and how can we detect it? Explore the clinical relevance of AMR and the methods used to detect it.

Explore battery storage technology - how and why it works, and how it could revolutionise the European energy landscape.

Explore the world of energy storage and understand the role of batteries.

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

How can we address societal challenges with research? Investigate the principles, processes, and uses of transdisciplinarity.

Get an introduction to the different structures and functions that make up the human body.

Discover the human abdomen as you explore its key features, how it works, and learn about common gastrointestinal problems.

Learn about the atmospheric chemistry of planets and celestial bodies and explore the possibility of finding life beyond Earth.

Understand and explore the physical processes behind the weather

An entertaining and illuminating course for everyone to explore the impact dentistry has on our lives.

What can we learn about Earth, and other planets in and beyond our solar system, by studying their atmospheres?

What science discoveries will you choose to write about?

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

Explore the use of medicines in treating cancer and take your first steps towards becoming a science writer.

Discover how advances in the field of genomics are transforming healthcare with this online genomics course.

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

Explore the exciting subjects within life sciences and the rewarding careers that studying life sciences at university lead to.

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

Discover how the transport sector can develop infrastructures that meet the needs of a 21st century population.

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

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.

Follow food’s fascinating journey from the farm to your body and explore new food technologies and nutrition around the world.

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

Discover how to create a safe and supportive classroom to maximise your students’ learning in practical science.

Discover the importance of public engagement in science, and learn techniques to share and raise awareness of your research.

Learn how to use the topic of human spaceflight to excite and engage your pupils across the primary science curriculum.

Learn how to create lessons plans based on Asian maths teaching methods, and develop your maths teaching practice.

Explore the genomes of bacteria and the use of genome sequencing to track harmful disease and AMR.

Explore a range of approaches to designing your scheme of learning and learn how to build an improved science curriculum.

With chemistry providing us an endless amount of possibilities, what would you choose to develop?

Learn how numbers really work by understanding the underlying structures of everyday maths with this course for teachers.

Learn more about practical data mining, including how to deal with large data sets. Use advanced techniques to mine your own data.

Discover how data sharing in the healthcare sector has the potential to improve medical outcomes all over the world.

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

Improve your understanding of the complex biology behind social issues that affect each of us and society.

Explore advanced precalculus topics and gain the mathematical knowledge and skills required to take a first course in precalculus.

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

Learn a scientific and practical approach for creating and evaluating forecasting solutions.

This course for professionals explores the impact of poor-quality construction, and how you can ensure high-quality builds.

Learn how developments in genomics are transforming our knowledge and treatment of conditions such as diabetes.

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

Learn how climate change, technology and regulation are changing modern building design and professional practice in construction.

Explore how the unravelling of genetic code has led to a deeper understanding of genetic diseases and cancer.

Can chemistry help to feed a growing population, or overcome increasing bacterial resistance?

Explore the anatomy of the human abdomen and understand its clinical importance.

Learn forensic science online, from crime scene investigation to reporting evidential value within a case.

Learn how to manage and analyse big data using the R programming language and Hadoop programming framework.

Learn the science behind how and why medicines work, and what can improve patient's treatment, with this online course.

We produce more data than ever before. Find out how ‘big data analytics’ can help you make use of it.

This course by BSAC is for healthcare professionals managing infections. You will learn about Gram Negative Bacteria.

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

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

Get an introduction to technical report writing. Find out how to communicate your ideas through well-written engineering reports.

Find out how effective infection control in health and social care can tackle the global risk of antimicrobial resistance.

What role does chemistry play in healthcare and our ability to diagnose and treat patients?

Learn about the forensic technique of facial reconstruction from the experts involved in a real crime case.

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

Improve your mathematics understanding and learn methods for teaching fractions as a non-specialist maths teacher.

Learn how to solve proportional reasoning problems and apply them to real-world contexts and STEM subjects.

Discover how metabolomics is revolutionising our understanding of metabolism with this free online course.

Should we be excited about the Higgs boson? Find out more about particle physics and understanding the universe.

Learn how whole genome sequencing works and what it could mean for the future of healthcare with this free online course.

Learn about biosecurity, biosafety and bioethics, and why they're vital - inside and outside of the lab.

Why do we age? Is there a limit to human lifespan? Can we prolong our lives? Find out with this free online course.

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

Understand how new technologies can make supply chains more sustainable and learn how to deal with today's trends.

Participate in CPD to enhance your physics lessons with effective practical work for 14-16 year olds.

Learn about genetic counselling and what genetic counsellors do with this online course for healthcare professionals.

Discover how genetics is revolutionising the detection and treatment of cancer, with this free online course.

Discover the scientific research about learning and how it applies to your classroom, on this CPD-certified course for educators.

Discover the recent developments regarding how biomaterials and 3D printing are colliding to create bioprinted body parts.