https://eng.ox.ac.uk Latest news and events from the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:19:18 +0000 en Umbraco https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-to-host-new-uk-ai-research-lab Oxford University has been selected to host a new, cross-university government-backed UK AI Research Lab. The new lab is part of a £60 million investment announced today by the UKRI's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to support two pioneering AI labs over the next six years. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-to-host-new-uk-ai-research-lab https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-malcolm-mcculloch Memorian to Professor Malcolm McCulloch, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, who died on Friday 12 June 2026 after a period of illness. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-malcolm-mcculloch https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-thomas-adcock-recognised-with-award-for-outstanding-research-supervision Professor Thomas Adcock is one of ten supervisors from across the MPLS Division at the University of Oxford given awards for their exceptional commitment to mentoring and supporting colleagues in 2025/26 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-thomas-adcock-recognised-with-award-for-outstanding-research-supervision https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/2026-open-day-thursday-2nd-july-2026 Information about University of Oxford Engineering Science Undergraduate Open Day Thursday 2nd July 2026 including taster lectures, lab demonstrations, course information, student Q&A, parents and carers session Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/2026-open-day-thursday-2nd-july-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-recognised-in-iet-postgraduate-research-awards DPhil candidates Latifah Almulla and Matthew Burgess at our Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) have been recognised in the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Postgraduate Research Awards 2026. Latifah has been awarded the Hudswell International Research Scholarship, while Matthew has received the IET Postgraduate Prize 2026. Awarded through a competitive international selection process, the IET Postgraduate Research Awards recognise excellence and innovation in engineering research and support the development of future engineering leaders. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-recognised-in-iet-postgraduate-research-awards https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ori-autoinspect-project-wins-oxford-vice-chancellor-s-award Researchers from the Oxford Robotics Institute and the UK Atomic Energy Authority have been presented with the Collaboration for Innovation Award in the University of Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2026 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ori-autoinspect-project-wins-oxford-vice-chancellor-s-award https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-awarded-aria-funding-to-develop-an-internet-of-birds Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-awarded-aria-funding-to-develop-an-internet-of-birds https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-ai-tool-predicts-droplet-behaviour-from-spray-images-alone Oxford researchers have developed a deep-learning framework that replaces hundreds of hours of simulation with near-instant predictions of droplet size distributions Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-ai-tool-predicts-droplet-behaviour-from-spray-images-alone https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dphil-student-recognised-in-openai-s-inaugural-chatgpt-futures-class-of-2026 Ayush Noori selected for global programme supporting the next generation of AI innovators Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dphil-student-recognised-in-openai-s-inaugural-chatgpt-futures-class-of-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/the-podium-institute-conference-on-sports-medicine-technology-2026 Information about The Podium Institute Annual Conference on Sports Medicine & Technology 2026: Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/the-podium-institute-conference-on-sports-medicine-technology-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uncover-engineering-programme-inspires-future-engineers-from-across-the-uk Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uncover-engineering-programme-inspires-future-engineers-from-across-the-uk https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/3dxn-better-understanding-of-disease-through-multi-modal-imaging Engineers and healthcare scientists from the University of Oxford (UK) and the University of Cape Town (South Africa) have come together to improve technologies for diagnosing disease and furthering our understanding of fundamental processes of disease. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/3dxn-better-understanding-of-disease-through-multi-modal-imaging https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/industry-and-innovation-in-oxford Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/industry-and-innovation-in-oxford https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-awarded-funding-to-investigate-hidden-attacks-on-ai-systems The grant will support research into vulnerabilities in vision-language AI agents and how malicious instructions can spread across systems Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-awarded-funding-to-investigate-hidden-attacks-on-ai-systems https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-educator-awarded-google-ai-fellowship-and-advance-he-senior-fellowship Dr Nikita Hari, Head of the Teaching, Research Design and Support Group, has been awarded both an inaugural Google HE Faculty AI Fellowship and a Senior Fellowship of Advance HE in recognition of her contributions to engineering education and academic leadership. Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-educator-awarded-google-ai-fellowship-and-advance-he-senior-fellowship https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/international-women-in-engineering-day-2026 To celebrate International Women in Engineering Week, The Engineering Science Department will be hosting five online talks during the week of 22 June 2026 aimed at students in Years 10-12 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/international-women-in-engineering-day-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-science-spinout-densix-launches-with-4-million-seed-funding Funding will support scaling of next-generation power conversion technology developed within Oxford Engineering by Prof Dan Rogers and collaborators Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-science-spinout-densix-launches-with-4-million-seed-funding https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study-explains-why-neural-networks-prefer-flatter-solutions Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study-explains-why-neural-networks-prefer-flatter-solutions https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dphil-student-receives-two-awards-at-2026-society-of-british-neurological-surgeons-conference Podium DPhil student Dr Sheikh Momin received two awards at the 2026 Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) Conference, held in partnership with the British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG) in Harrogate, this April Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dphil-student-receives-two-awards-at-2026-society-of-british-neurological-surgeons-conference https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/second-largest-megatsunami-triggered-long-lived-waves-in-alaska-fjord University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a study which identified the second-highest tsunami ever recorded, triggered by a landslide in southeast Alaska last year. The findings have been published today in the journal Science. Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/second-largest-megatsunami-triggered-long-lived-waves-in-alaska-fjord