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37 Short courses in Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom

Air Pollution
This Air Pollution course at Newcastle University will discuss major pollutants, their sources and their effects (environmental and health).

Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature
In the UK, the Government’s 25-year Environment Plan aims to improve the natural environment within a generation and to reconnect people with nature. To achieve that, people everywhere need to feel that nature matters to them. University of Derby offers the Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature programme.

Tackling Environmental Challenges for a Sustainable Future
Discover how environmental research can inform how we respond to and solve the major global environmental issues of today. Join the Tackling Environmental Challenges for a Sustainable Future programme from the University of York.
Environment - Responding to Change
The Environment - Responding to Change module from The Open University UK will encourage you to look at these issues from multiple perspectives and to take a holistic view of environmental systems, including how we value them.
Air Quality Action Planning (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Action Planning (Distance Learning) short course.
Climate Change and Policy
The Climate Change and Policy course at King's College London will focus on the essentials of climate science, impacts and adaptation to climate change, and international climate policy and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions globally.
GIS and Environment
This GIS and Environment module at the University of Leeds looks at the many ways in which GIS can be applied to the study of the environmental sciences including modelling terrain, hydrology, ecology and land use.
Come Rain or Shine - Understanding the Weather
On this course Come Rain or Shine - Understanding the Weather at University of Reading by FutureLearn, you’ll explore the physical processes behind the UK’s distinctive weather patterns, through practical activities, weather experiments, and outdoor investigations.
Sustainable Cooling - Building Resilience to Extreme Heat
With billions at risk of heat-stress due to the climate crisis, this Sustainable Cooling - Building Resilience to Extreme Heat course at the University of Oxford explores how sustainable cooling solutions can help us build our resilience and better adapt to the impact of increasing global temperatures – now and for the coming decades.
Environmental Science
In this wide-ranging module in Environmental Science from The Open University UK you will learn about aspects of biology, chemistry, earth science and physics that can be applied to the study of the environment. But there is much more. The holistic nature of environmental science is stressed through studying the many links that operate between different environments.
Making Climate Adaptation Happen - Governing Transformation Strategies for Climate Change
Explore how adaptive governance could help policymakers plan for and manage sudden environmental changes Making Climate Adaptation Happen - Governing Transformation Strategies for Climate Change at University of Groningen delivered through FutureLearn.
An Urbanising World - Cities, Capitalism and the Environment
Urbanisation is one of the most crucial processes of change in the world today. It is also one of the most hotly debated topics across the social sciences. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the An Urbanising World - Cities, Capitalism and the Environment programme.
Air Quality Management (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Management (Distance Learning) short course.
Air Quality Monitoring
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Monitoring short course.
Environmental Auditing and Management Systems
This Environmental Auditing and Management Systems module at the University of Surrey will explore the dominant, practical and topical concerns surrounding environmental auditing and environmental management systems.
Air Quality Management
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Management short course.
Air Quality Assessment (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Assessment (Distance Learning) short course.
Environment - Journeys through a Changing World
Environment - Journeys through a Changing World programme offered by The Open University UK introduces you to subjects from the natural sciences, social sciences and technology to develop your understanding of environmental issues and concerns.
Herpetology
You can have a positive impact on the conservation of threatened reptile and amphibian species by studying and completing the Herpetology course at Warnborough College – either for a hobby or to boost your career in a new direction.
Air Quality Monitoring (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Monitoring (Distance Learning) short course.