Short online courses

Develop your English for use in different everyday situations and build more confidence in your listening skills.

This free three week course will help you produce a perfect CV, application and online profile when applying for a job or course.

Improve your study skills and get better results by learning to use the 'three-step study model'.

Reflect on the differences between university and school or college education and get prepared for success.

Prepare for an undergraduate business degree, with support in academic English skills such as critical reading and note taking.

Learn how to read critically and develop an academic argument in the field of law and prepare for studying it at university.

Prepare for undertaking an International Health Elective, in this course developed in collaboration with King's College London

Learn basic English for everyday situations and improve your listening skills with this online English language course.

Learn how to critically appraise published medical research literature to keep up with research developments in your field.

Help your work to benefit society and the economy. Learn what research impact is and how to create it.

Thinking of returning to education as a mature student? Make sense of higher education and reflect on your next steps.

Explore what research is and why it’s so important to us all. Find out how to make evidence-based decisions.

Critical thinking is a vital skill for university study whatever your discipline. Prepare for university now.

What science discoveries will you choose to write about?

Thinking of doing an interdisciplinary degree? Learn how to study and work in an interdisciplinary environment.

Find out how to conduct ethical research when working with people by studying this online course for university students.