Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
Online courses as part of the Virtual Summer Festival of Learning:
Over 80 online courses offered as part of the Festival, covering a range of disciplines, will taught by leading Cambridge academics and our panel of subject specialists. See the full list of available courses to book below. Each course costs £75 and more than one can be taken at any time.
Exploring water in contemporary poetry Dr Holly Corfield Carr
Plotting girls: looking at Louisa May Alcott's Little Women Dr Jillian Caddell
Entering Dante's dark wood: an introduction to the Inferno Dr Scott Annett
Harry Potter in retrospect Dr John Lennard
Understanding Shakespeare's Hamlet: ‘You would pluck out the heart of my mystery’ Simon Browne
Castles, palaces and houses of British monarchs Caroline Holmes
Introduction to colour connections: modern paintings in Paris and London
Jo Rhymer
European cultures of collecting, 1400-1800 Dr Aleksandra Koutny-Jones
Stonehenge II: the making of the landscape - Early Bronze to late Romano-British period Professor David Jacques
The landscape history of Britain Dr Nicholas James
The reign of Charles I, 1625-49 Dr David Smith
Henry VIII and the politics of magnificence Dr Jessica Sharkey
Parliament and the Victorians Dr Seán Lang
From the Great Depression to 9/11: five crises in US history Nicolas Kinloch
The problem of evil Dr Karim Esmail
The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Conquest Dr Philip Morgan
British politics at the dawn of a new era Carina O'Reilly
The landscape history of Britain Dr Nicholas James
The psychology and neuroeconomics of decision making Dr Gabriele Chierchia
The impact of social media: historical, cultural and political perspectives
Dr Calum Nicholson
Medieval Science II: How the Middle Ages paved the way for modern science
Dr Seb Falk
An introduction to cryptography Dr James Grime
How biotechnologies are changing science and the way we live Dr Charles Morgan
The psychology and neuroeconomics of decision making Dr Gabriele Chierchia
Stellar Evolution Dr Robin Catchpole
Disruptive technologies Dr Oliver Hadeler
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse Dr Claire Nicholson
Five great poems John Lennard
All power to the Soviets! Five episodes from the 1917 Russian Revolution
Dr Jennifer Keating
Dangerous books for girls? Fairy tales past and present Dr Jenny Bavidge
William Blake and TS Eliot: poetry and protest Simon Browne
Moby-Dick: an introduction to a great American novel Dr Andy Wimbush
Romeo and Juliet in performance Vivien Heilbron
Shakespeare's King Henry V: a heroic legend and its dark underside Dr Paul Suttie
Adventures in fiction I: Time Elizabeth Speller
Writing fiction: a sense of place Professor Jem Poster
Writing non-fiction I. Lives - past and present Derek Niemann
Writing fiction: plot Dr Sarah Burton
Designing Georgian Britain -18th-century consuming passions Caroline Holmes
English houses and gardens: defining Englishness Caroline Holmes
Introduction to modern art I: Courbet to Van Gogh Jo Rhymer
The art of looking I: paintings Jo Rhymer
Five English cathedrals Dr Francis Woodman
Odysseus the Storyteller Dr Jan Parker
Stonehenge I: from the end of the Ice Age to the first megalithic monuments Professor David Jacques
A social history of the English family, 1500-1850 Dr Samantha Williams
Europe: the Age of Empires, 1848-1914 Dr Seán Lang
Great medieval philosophers Dr Karim Esmail
An introduction to creativity theory Dr Alex Carter
The art of science Dr Seb Falk
Investigating Autism Dr John Lawson
Bob Dylan’s lyrics: a literary exploration Simon Browne
Who were ‘The Bloomsbury Group’, and what did they do? Dr Claire Nicholson
The poetry of dreams from Chaucer to Coleridge Dr Lotte Reinbold
Understanding poetry: metre and form Dr John Lennard
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Ulrike Horstmann-Guthrie
An introduction to Shakespeare's sonnets Dr Paul Suttie
Adventures in fiction II: Inspiration Elizabeth Speller
Writing fiction: character Dr Sarah Burton
Writing non-fiction II: People and places Derek Niemann
Writing poetry: an introduction Professor Jem Poster
The architecture and influence of Andrea Palladio, 1508 - 1580 Dr Sarah Pearson
Built on a fortune: British status houses Caroline Holmes
English houses and gardens: personal expressions Caroline Holmes
Introduction to modern art II: Cézanne to Pollock Jo Rhymer
The art of looking II: 3-D artworks Jo Rhymer
A History of art? Theory through the ages Dr Sophie Pickford
Rome and China Dr Nicholas James
Ra has placed the king on his throne forever: Ancient Egyptian religion
Dr Corinne Duhig
Reading the Iliad: heroes and villains Dr Jan Parker
Europe: the Fall of Empires, 1914-1997 Dr Seán Lang
Five key moments in Stalin's Russia Dr Jonathan Davis
Creating an Empire: the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1575 Dr Michael Talbot
The French Revolution and the Enlightenment, 1685-1793 Dr Felix Waldmann
Philosophy, humour and the absurd Dr Alex Carter
Socrates and Plato Dr Karim Esmail
Challenges to the global order Sir Tony Brenton
An introduction to international business Dr Sooter Nomwhange
An introduction to social psychology Dr John Lawson
A social history of the English family, 1500-1850 Dr Samantha Williams
International development: past, present and future Dr Calum Nicholson
International Human rights: war, conflict and the responsibility to protect
Toby Fenwick
An introduction to business economics Dr Sooter Nomhwange
The psychology of adolescence: brain and behaviour Dr Saz Ahmed
Philosophy, humour and the absurd Dr Alex Carter
Making sense of international migration Dr Calum Nicholson
Nanotherapeutics – How nanobiotechnology is revolutionising healthcare
Dr Iris Batalha
The art of science Dr Seb Falk
The medicinal properties of plants I Dr Patrick Harding
Evolutionary biology Dr David Applin
Immunology and Infection: a beginner’s guide Dr Tom Monie
An introduction to social psychology Dr John Lawson
Medieval Science I: The not-so-Dark Ages? Dr Seb Falk
The psychology of adolescence: brain and behaviour Dr Saz Ahmed
The Scale and contents of the Universe Dr Robin Catchpole
The medicinal properties of plants II Dr Patrick Harding
Restless creatures: the four billion-year history of locomotion
Dr Matthew Wilkinson
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