Bristol Medical School Short Courses
Intensive online short courses designed for researchers and healthcare practitioners. Discover our range of courses in research methodology, design and analysis in health sciences.
Winter break
Most of the University will be closed during the holiday period between 24 December and 2 January. The Short Course Programme Team will be back in the office from Monday 6 January 2025.
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A great range of courses with expert tutors.
All courses run online, unless otherwise specified. Click on a course title for more information. Course titles appended with 'A' or 'B' indicate multiple runs of a stand-alone course. Courses are listed alphabetically below, with those closed to bookings at the bottom of the list.
| COURSE TITLE | DATE/S | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Mendelian Randomization [NEW] |
5-7 Feb 2025 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Show all |
| Analysis of Repeated Measures |
5-6 Jun 2025 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Applying Qualitative Research to Randomised Controlled Trials |
2 Jun 2025 | Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods |
30 Jun - 3 Jul 2025 | Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Co-Design, Co-Production and Participatory Action Research [NEW, internal only] | 3 Apr 2025 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Ethics Research;Health Data Science;Health Economics;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Public and Professional Involvement in Research;Show all |
| Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials |
28 Apr - 2 May 2025 | Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Medical Statistics;Outcome Measurement;Show all |
| Economic Evaluation Modelling Using R |
14, 16 & 21 Jul 2025 | Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Essentials of Infectious Disease Modelling and Economic Evaluation | 23-24 Jun 2025 | Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Show all |
| Further Survival Analysis |
7-8 Jul 2025 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Improving your Stata: data management, publication-quality outputs, and automating tasks | 20-24 Jan 2025 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Data Collection in Research Studies [NEW, internal only] | 13 Jun 2025 | Ethics Research;Health Economics;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to Data Visualisation and Web Applications Using R |
3-4 Feb 2025 | Data Visualisation;Informatics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Economic Evaluation | 9-11 Jul 2025 | Health Economics;Randomised Trials;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Empirical Bioethics |
18-20 Mar 2025 | Ethics Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Epidemiology |
10-14 Feb 2025 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Medical Research Design and Management;Randomised Trials;Causal Inference;Show all |
| Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models |
3-7 Mar 2025 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Protocol Writing [NEW, internal only] | 17 Jul 2025 | Medical Research Design and Management;Randomised Trials;Writing;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | 12-16 May 2025 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Quantitative Bias Analysis [NEW] |
3-4 Jun 2025 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Health Economics;Medical Statistics;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to R (B) | 30-31 Jan 2025 | Health Data Science;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis |
25-27 Jun 2025 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Research Governance |
10-11 Mar 2025 | Medical Research Design and Management;Ethics Research;Epidemiology;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis |
13-16 Jan 2025 | Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Knowledge Mobilisation [NEW, internal only] | 17 Mar 2025 | Public and Professional Involvement in Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Machine Learning with Omics Data |
19-20 Jun 2025 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Health Data Science;Informatics;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization |
25-28 Feb 2025 | Causal Inference;Molecular Epidemiology;Mathematical Modelling;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Mixed-Methods Research to inform Public Health Vaccine Policy [NEW, internal only] | 6-8 May 2025 | Epidemiology;Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Molecular Epidemiology |
31 Mar - 2 Apr 2025 | Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Health Data Science;Genetic Epidemiology;Informatics;Show all |
| Multiple Imputation for Missing Data |
9-11 Jun 2025 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials | 12 Jun 2025 | Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Overview of Qualitative Review and Synthesis Methods [NEW] | 18 Jul 2025 | Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation | 27-29 Jan 2025 | Epidemiology;Health Economics;Medical Research Design and Management;Outcome Measurement;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Reproducible Health Data Science [NEW, internal only] | 12-13 Mar 2025 | Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Informatics;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis |
16-18 Jun 2025 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Understanding Trusted Research Environments [NEW] |
24-28 Mar 2025 | Health Data Science;Informatics;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Writing a Journal Article [Bristol Medical School only, in person course] |
20-22 May 2025 | Writing;Medical Research Design and Management;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (B) [Internal only, in person course] |
19 May 2025 | Writing;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| BOOKINGS CLOSED: | ||
| Advanced Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data |
5-6 Dec 2024 | Epidemiology;Causal Inference;Health Data Science;Health Economics;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Genetic Epidemiology |
11-13 & 16-17 Dec 2024 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Statistical Computing;Health Data Science;Causal Inference;Show all |
| Inclusivity within Research Processes [NEW, internal only] | 2-3 Dec 2024 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Ethics Research;Health Data Science;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to R (A) | 21-22 Nov 2024 | Health Data Science;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata | 18-20 Nov 2024 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Statistics | 25-28 Nov 2024 | Writing;Statistical Computing;Randomised Trials;Medical Statistics;Health Data Science;Epidemiology;Data Visualisation;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Show all |
| Writing a Qualitative Paper (A) [Internal only, in person course] | 4 Dec 2024 | Writing;Qualitative Research;Show all |
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Fantastic - the short courses make complex topics accessible in a practical way.
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Fantastic resource - I don't know how else I could learn these complex subjects in such a time focused way
Biennial course
The following live online course is biennial and will not run in the 2024–2025 short course programme. University of Bristol staff and students may still access this course as a Materials & Recordings (UoB only) option:
Discontinued course
The following course has been discontinued and will no longer run in our programme. University of Bristol staff and students may still access this course as a Materials & Recordings (UoB only) option:
I think the short course programme is a highlight of the Bristol Medical School. It's great to learn from skilled researchers in their field, and be given direction so you aren't left floundering and attempting to teach yourself every skill needed for your degree. There's a lot of support available, all of the tutors are knowledgeable and friendly and the courses cover a lot of content in a short period of time.