Oxford Summer School for Adults

The very best Oxford Summer Schools for Adults Aged 19+ taking place in summer 2025

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Why Choose an Oxford Summer School for Adults?

While most summer schools tend to have children and teenagers as their primary audience, there are some fantastic Oxford summer schools for adults available. These tend to offer a true Oxford student experience, with trips to some of Oxford's finest restaurants, its ancient pubs and some of the quirkier elements of its night life. Here we list our best Oxford summer schools for adults in 2025.

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Best Summer Schools 2025

Oxford Summer Language Programmes for Adults

Summer English courses for adults, focusing on language improvement, cultural awareness, and a range of activities in Oxford's historic setting.

Price from £420 - £1,990 / 2+ weeks

Oxford College Experience for Adults at Lady Margaret Hall

Experience Oxford University’s world-renowned tutorial teaching system, explore fascinating subjects with experts in the field, and gain new skills to take you further in your future academic or professional career.

Price from £4,060 - £12,400 / 3, 6 or 9 weeks

Humanities Summer School for Adults in Kellogg College Oxford

The Kellogg College Summer Programme in the Humanities, set for September 1-7, 2024, offers an enriching Anglo-French academic experience focusing on British and French Art, Architecture, and Literature from the 15th to the 20th century

Price from £3,299 - £3,999 / 1 week

Department for Continuing Education

A range of exciting summer courses for adults, delivered by the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education

Price from £1,500.00

Oxford Summer Courses

A specialist summer course provider offering an authentic experience of life at world-famous universities.

Price from £6,995

St Andrews Summer Study for Undergraduates

The University of St Andrews' Summer Study program offers international students 3-4 weeks of academic rigor, field trips, and cultural activities in Scotland.

Price from £3,950 / 3 weeks

Best Summer Courses 2025

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English for Life

£1,322.00 / 2 Weeks
18+
15, 22 & 29 June 2025 and 6, 20 & 27 July 2025 and 3, 10, 17 & 24 August 2025

English for Life

Options from £1,322.00 / 2 Weeks

Humanities Summer Course at Kellogg College

£3,999 / 1 Week
19+
Sunday 1 – Saturday 7 September 2024

An academically rich summer programme run by Kellogg College, University of Oxford. A unique opportunity to be taught by Oxford…

Options from £3,999 / 1 Week

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English in Oxford for over 30s

£2,368.00 / 2 Weeks
30+
29 June 2025 and 17 August 2025

English in Oxford for over 30s

Options from £2,368.00 / 2 Weeks

Economic History: The Great Divergence, Convergence, and Beyond

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
30th June 2025 to 18th July 2025

What are the causes of the vast differences in wealth between nations? Why have certain societies prospered whilst others still…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

Oxford and the Rise of Fantasy

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
21st July 2025 to 8th August 2025

What inspired the emergence and flowering of the fantasy genre in the 20th and 21st century? Oxford - historic, beautiful,…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

Psychology and Social Connection

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
30th June 2025 to 18th July 2025

What is the secret to a life well lived? People may accumulate wealth and success, and yet find themselves feeling…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Theory and Practice

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
30th June 2025 to 18th July 2025; 21st July 2025 to 8th August 2025; 11th August 2025 to 29th August 2025

In our age of burgeoning smart technology and automation we are already seeing the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
21st July 2025 to 8th August 2025

How are we able to focus on one thing rather than something else? Why do we remember some things and…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Computer Vision

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
21st July 2025 to 8th August 2025

From self-driving cars and augmented reality to intelligent medical imaging helping doctors identify diseases more quickly, computer vision is a…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

PPE: Leadership in Business, Politics, and Beyond

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
30th June 2025 to 18th July 2025

Whether it is a politician guiding a nation through crisis, a visionary tech entrepreneur disrupting the global business landscape, or…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

PPE: Climate Change, Politics, and Environmental Justice

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
21st July 2025 to 8th August 2025

Perhaps the greatest challenge facing humankind is anthropogenic climate change, the rapid warming of the earth’s temperature driven by the…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks

PPE: Globalisation, Populism, and Identity

£4,060 / 3 Weeks
19+
11th August 2025 to 29th August 2025

While the world has been moving increasingly towards greater inter-connectivity through trade, infrastructure, communications, and migration, criticism of ‘globalisation’ has…

Options from £4,060 / 3 Weeks