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.

Registrations are now open. Visit our online booking system to register an account, or complete your annual re-registration. Bookings will be accepted from midday 8 October 2024. Find out more about registrations.

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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
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
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
Genetic Epidemiology
11-13 & 16-17 Dec 2024 Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Statistical Computing;Health Data Science;Causal Inference;Show all
Improving your Stata: data management, publication-quality outputs, and automating tasks 20-24 Jan 2025 Statistical Computing;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 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 (A)
21-22 Nov 2024 Health Data Science;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;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 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
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 (A) [Internal only, in person course]
4 Dec 2024 Writing;Qualitative Research;Show all
Writing a Qualitative Paper (B) [Internal only, in person course]
19 May 2025 Writing;Qualitative Research;Show all

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Bookings will be accepted from 
midday 8 October 2024. We recommend registering an account (or completing your annual re-registration) with our online booking system in advance.

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Note: Bookings close 2 weeks in advance (for online courses) and 4 weeks in advance (for in person courses).

Chart listing courses running each month for the 2024-2025 academic year with hyperlinks to full course details Explore our programme of short courses for 2024-2025.

Interactive short course programme chart 2024-2025 (PDF, 189kB)

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Fantastic - the short courses make complex topics accessible in a practical way.

Programme feedback, February 2024

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For University of Bristol staff and postgraduate researchers: access to course materials and lecture recordings for self-paced learning. 

Relevant and expert education for professionals.

Programme feedback, March 2024

Fantastic resource - I don't know how else I could learn these complex subjects in such a time focused way

Programme feedback, May 2024

Image of white lines running across a red background 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:

Image of white lines running across a red background 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.

Programme feedback, May 2023
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