Our case studies showcase academic research from across the Department that has had an impact on the world or local community, and feature some of our current academics, research staff, Alumni and students.
Enriching Exhibition Stories
Public Engagement
Traditional exhibition catalogues are extremely informative documents, but may be daunting, perhaps even intimidating, both to those who read them and those new to writing them. The Enriching Exhibition Stories project is helping museums more easily create a wider range of digital resources for their exhibitions.
From Curiosity to Award-Winning Science Communication
Public Engagement with Research
Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Chenying Liu began her path to award-winning science communication unexpectedly during the COVID-19 lockdown. What started as a writing internship with Tom Rocks Maths led to prestigious honours such as the British Science Festival Award Lecture and the Josh Award for Science Communication. Her journey highlights the power of curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset - qualities any researcher can develop.
Oxehealth: Supporting safer patient care
Spinout
Mental health care can be a challenging experience both for those giving and receiving it. Oxehealth has been working on that challenge with clinicians, patients and carers since being spun out of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in 2012.
Mixergy paves the way for a smarter, sustainable energy future
Spinout
The Mixergy cylinder concept was originally developed in 2014 by Pete Armstrong and Ren Kang during their time at the Department of Engineering Science. Their vision was to create a network of smart hot water cylinders that could provide flexibility to the energy grid, helping to integrate more renewable energy sources and facilitating the transition to cleaner, sustainable power.