Oxford Spring School 2025

Spring School 2025 will run from Monday 31 March to Friday 4 April, and applicants can choose to attend the course either in-person or online.

The week-long course offers graduate students and researchers from universities across the UK and abroad a unique opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods in social science.

The Oxford Spring School programme is organised by the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and consists of nine courses in quantitative and qualitative methods.

This includes new courses for 2025 on Time Series Analysis and Large Language Models. Courses will run either in the morning or afternoon, and some courses can be chosen together, with students receiving a 20% discount on the cost of the second course. Visit the Spring School website for the full list of course options available: Course options | DPIR.

All participants will also be given access to additional pre-recorded video tutorials on how to use R and Python.

There will be social and networking opportunities throughout the week, including, for in-person attendees, a formal three-course dinner at Brasenose College on Thursday 3 April (included in the course fee). Online participants will have their own virtual welcome reception and networking opportunities.

In-person attendees will have the option to book accommodation for the week at Brasenose College.

Submit your application before 12 noon GMT on Friday 31 January 2025 to qualify for our early bird discount.