Calling all ESL teachers... 💡 Looking to level up your teaching? Join us for our English Language Teachers' Summer Seminar. Learn from experienced international trainers, elevate your practice and enjoy professional exchange. 🔗 Spaces are limited – secure your place today: buff.ly/DNjCYL7

Congratulations to all of our Master's in Literature and Arts students who graduated recently! These are the smiling faces of graduates who have worked tirelessly over the past two years, juggling part-time study with work, family and other commitments. We can't wait to see where you go next! 💫

SEMINAR SERIES: Medieval Society and Landscape The seminar series is free and will run over four sessions in Trinity Term 2026 at 5pm on alternate Wednesdays. You can choose to join us in Oxford or watch the sessions online. 🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/G9QRPMv #MedievalHistory #OxfordLectureSeries

It's the Spring Equinox! 🌸🌙 Today marks the start of astronomical Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when days and nights both last roughly 12 hours. We hope everyone is enjoying the first official day of Spring and the beginning of longer, brighter days ahead! ☀️

🌎 Applications are now open for the Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Master's Course! The programme offers a practical launchpad into the fast-moving world of diplomacy and international affairs, whilst preparing you for success at Master's level. 🔗 Spaces are limited, so apply soon: buff.ly/lN4rXd8

Congratulations to Ecological Survey Techniques student, Dan Parker, on his feature in none other than National Geographic! Dan has been working on a project to produce bird nest boxes made out of mushrooms! Read more about it in the article: buff.ly/IpCxCfX 📸 Photos by Andrew Bailey #NatGeo

It's our first Award Ceremony of 2026 this evening! 🎉 Who will be joining us in the Sheldonian later on? We're looking forward to celebrating with you all! Don't forget to tag us in all your #OxfordLifelongLearning content! #OxfordUniversity #AwardCeremony #OxfordStudents #StudentLife

Our work on building bird boxes out of mushrooms is featured in National Geographic! Mycelium (🍄) boxes are lightweight, biodegradable and carbon-neutral; we are trialling them against conventional bird boxes. 🪶 🧪 Read more here: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti... by @interspecies.agency

👋 Got plans this summer? If not, this is your sign to join us for our Inspiring Oxford summer school. Stay and study at the historic Brasenose College, choose from 60 one-week introductory courses and make lifelong connections. 🔗 Spaces are limited – secure your place today: buff.ly/7XiGdhk

Happy Pi Day! We bet you didn’t know that π = 3 x weight of the Titanic ÷ 4 x the number of ping-pong balls required to lift the Titanic x density of the Atlantic Ocean x weight of a ping-pong ball x (radius of ping-pong ball)³… And if you did, we salute you. 🫡 @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social #PiDay

Happy World Sleep Day! 💤 Did you know that you can sleep in Oxford Lifelong Learning? 😴 And we don't mean at your desk, or in the library... Our Department offers accommodation located in central Oxford, bookable to everyone through our website. 🔗 buff.ly/1OyZl2I

Congratulations to Dr Yolanda Spies, Director of our Diplomatic Studies Programme, on her contribution to 'Diplomatic Training: Histories, Geographies, Politics'! Find out more about the book: buff.ly/O8bbmF7 #DiplomaticStudies #InternationalRelations #OxfordAuthors #BookRecommendations

A great launch at the home of @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social for our Programme Director @arezouazad.bsky.social's latest volumes in @edinburghup.bsky.social's Islamicate East series. The assembled guests enjoyed an overview of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan - Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' 1/2

In honour of World Wildlife Day today and World Book Day later this week, @JoannaBagniewska.com wanted to share with you a few facts about baby dragonfly butts from her book The Modern Bestiary... You can find the book, described as 'unhinged' by the GoodReads reviews, here: buff.ly/1V42ef3

Want to 🧪 improve research skills and boost your confidence? 🎓 get a taste of the Oxford experience? The Graduate School in @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social is offering research skills sessions for external postgraduate students in March-April (hybrid format). Apply (link below)! #Academicsky

Looking for a conversational topic that will make you the most interesting person around the dinner table? You can now read Professor Philipp Koralus' keynote lecture on autonomy and agency in AI from the Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium online through the link below! 🔗 buff.ly/gkS0xmw

Join us at the home of @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social on 3 March, to celebrate the launch of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' & 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'. Book your free ticket now at bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch #Bamiyan #medievalsky #Barmakids #booklaunch

If you haven’t tried a course at @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social yet, maybe this could be the one for you to dip your toe in…? It’ll be a great day

Recently completed one of our award-bearing courses? Don't forget to RSVP to attend one of our award ceremonies in the Sheldonian Theatre this year! The deadline for registering your attendance for the March ceremony is fast-approaching on the 24th February. #OxfordUniversity #SheldonianTheatre

FREE ONLINE LECTURE: How can planners and urban designers best promote biodiversity at the urban scale? Secure your place: buff.ly/px9wKo4 #SustainableUrbanDevelopment #UrbanDevelopment #Biodiversity #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability

Love maths? Or know someone who does? The annual @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social Essay Competition is now open to entries! Write an essay on any mathematical topic to be in with a chance of winning a place on one of our online courses or a cash prize! Find out more: buff.ly/OeCQy0q Good luck! 🍀

NEW VIDEO: Announcing the 2026 Tom Rocks Maths Essay Competition - open to EVERYONE Write about your favourite maths topic and win prizes. It's that simple. Full information here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/tom-ro... Watch now: youtu.be/cc84XazSPDU

Join us @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, on Tuesday 3 March, to celebrate the launch of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan', with Edinburgh University Press. Book your free ticket now at bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch #Bamiyan #Barmakids #medievalmonday #manuscriptmonday

Happy Valentine's Day! We hope you're all having a wonderful day celebrating with loved ones or showing yourselves some self-love! ❤️ Thank you so much @magdalenoxford.bsky.social for inspiring today's video! #ValentinesDay #SelfLove #RomanticLiterature #Romancenotromance #Literature

A few moments from the opening keynotes of the Vice-Chancellor's Colloquium on AI hosted by the beautiful new Schwarzman Centre 👏 Find out more about the Colloquium: buff.ly/xo2Q8BZ #OxfordLifelongLearning #OxfordUniversity #SchwarzmanCentre #AI #StudyAtOxford

Join us on Tuesday 3 March, @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, to launch new books in @edinburghup.bsky.social series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History, with Arezou Azad & an expert panel. Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch #booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky

Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away, so we thought we'd give you a hand... Thank us later. 🤗❤️ We'll just leave the link here: buff.ly/5FbM758 #ValentinesDay #ShortCourses #ValentinesMemes #RelationshipMemes #OxfordLifelongLearning

After an eight-year gap from academia, training as a criminal defence lawyer and working within the Italian judiciary, Sara chose to return to her studies with the Oxford Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students. 🔗 Hear more about Sara's experience: buff.ly/HVMEWSl

#ICYMI January's 'Document of the Month' is live at bit.ly/DotMJan26. Alisher Begmatov writes 'From Mount to Manuscript: Revisiting Commodity Terms in a Mugh Document'. #medievalsky #documents #mountmugh

We're hiring! We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Finance to join our Finance Team. Think this could be you? Apply now: buff.ly/oVOxKn5 #OxfordVacancies #WorkInOxford #OxfordUniversity #FinanceVacancies #OxfordLifelongLearning

As it's Lewis Carroll day, we wanted to share something very special with you... You've probably already heard about Alice in Wonderland, but did you know about one of Lewis Carroll's (or Charles Lutwidge Dodgson which was his real name!) other works; The Game of Logic?

Looking to do something different this summer? How about a week in Oxford studying the history of the Stuart dynasty? There are still a couple of places on my @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social course. Details here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...

The Sustainable Urban Development team is pleased to share that the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development has been successfully re-accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Find out more through the link in our bio: buff.ly/TyLsXL0

Join us on 28 March @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social for 'Treasures of the Medieval Islamicate World'. Including manuscript and document viewing — with grateful thanks to our colleagues at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Places are limited: bit.ly/Saturdaycourse #medievalsky #skystorians #studyatoxford

Only three places left on the upcoming @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social flexible online course Political Philosophy: An Introduction. Starts on Monday, but may fill up before then. Do join us. lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/poli...

Happy Museum Selfie Day! To celebrate, some of our academics have taken selfies with some of their favourite museum collections and historical sites. See if you can recognise any (academics or historical sites!) before reading the captions below. 1: Dr Mateen Arghandehpour visits the Cairo Museum.

Looking for an intensive learning experience? 📚 Make your summer unforgettable and study at Oxford's oldest and most beautiful colleges. Details for our academic and professional summer schools have now been announced! 🔗 Spaces are limited—secure your place today: buff.ly/rWPNhZi

We're hiring! Oxford Lifelong Learning in the Department for Continuing Education is seeking to appoint two Senior Course Administrator roles. Find out more: buff.ly/CvKGntf #WorkInOxford #OxfordVacancies #OxfordUni #Oxford #WereHiring

We are delighted that Christo Leventis, an alumnus of our MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology, has been awarded the Medieval Settlement Research Group John Hurst Prize for a presentation based on his dissertation! 🎉 🔗Read the full news story about Christo's research: buff.ly/SV7zfD1

ONLINE OPEN EVENT: Diploma in English Social and Local History Join us on 21 January at 12:00 GMT to learn more about our Diploma in English Social and Local History. This will be your opportunity to get to know the course team and ask any questions. 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/poXxM2x #History

Happy World Logic Day! Have you ever spotted Logic Lane in Oxford? The name of the street was originally Horsemull Lane, after a horse-mill, but it's said that this changed somewhere around the 17th c., when it started to be called Logic Lane, after a school of logicians at one end. #LogicLane

Secure your place at our Valentine’s Day Dinner on the 12th February, with poetry readings from Professor Sandie Byrne 💕 Find out more: buff.ly/TiI29Jj #ValentinesDay #EnglishLiterature #OxfordValentines #StudyAtOxford #OxfordLiterature

🚨 Applications closing soon for our Ethics and Justice in Translational Science short course run with @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social  This intensive short course explores ethics in health research, AI, data governance and inequality. Deadline: 22 Jan 2026 Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/qykavupjit

To celebrate the release of Hamnet this past weekend, Cathryn Enis, tutor of many of our Elizabethan short courses, talks to us about the way that Shakespeare's family have been remembered throughout history. Secure your place on one of Cathryn's upcoming courses: buff.ly/0BAcmKw #Hamnet

We’re thrilled to see Dr Yasmin Khan, Course Director for our Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies, appearing in this week’s episode of Digging for Britain on BBC Two! Watch episodes of Digging for Britain here: buff.ly/geFI9qz #Archaeology #History #OxfordArchaeology

ONLINE OPEN EVENT: Certificate in History Join us online on Friday 16 January at 12pm GMT to get to know the course team, meet current students, and ask any questions you may have. 🔗 Register here to attend: buff.ly/RchBn25 #History #StudyHistory #StudyInOxford #OxfordUniversity #OxfordHistory

Due to an error my upcoming online @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social course on sustainable economics was briefly unavailable for booking. It is now available again but only three spaces left so act fast! #economics #growth #degrowth #sustainability lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/econ...

ONLINE OPEN EVENT: Join us online to learn more about applying to our part-time Certificate in the History of Art. This will be your opportunity to get to know more of the course team, meet current students, and ask any questions you may have. 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/siASU38 #HistoryOfArt

Looking to expand your historical knowledge in 2026? Why not see what @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social has to offer. My disease in early modern England course is now full, but there are still a few spaces on my history of the Stuarts course. Details here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/tutors/13676

Course starts on January 15th. Live sessions on Thursday 6pm UK time. @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social Details here lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/econ...