https://eng.ox.ac.uk Latest news and events from the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Wed, 13 May 2026 15:32:44 +0000 en Umbraco 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/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 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-research-advances-scalable-approaches-to-cell-and-tissue-engineering Prof Zhanfeng Cui’s work focuses on engineering controlled environments for cell growth and biomanufacturing Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-research-advances-scalable-approaches-to-cell-and-tissue-engineering https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-researchers-amongst-stem-for-britain-2026-finalists Engineering Researchers Dr Chenying Liu and Dr Xiao Gu and DPhil Student Eleanor Warrington presented to MPs and members of the House of Lords at the Houses of Parliament in March Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-researchers-amongst-stem-for-britain-2026-finalists https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-statutory-professor-of-civil-engineering-inaugurated-as-imarest-president Professor Deborah Greaves OBE has been inaugurated as the 123rd President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-statutory-professor-of-civil-engineering-inaugurated-as-imarest-president https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-and-atkinsrealis-to-scale-up-autonomous-robotics-systems-in-new-partnership Oxford Robotics Institute and AtkinsRéalis to scale up autonomous robotics systems in new partnership The new global partnership will accelerate the adoption of autonomous robotic systems for the nuclear and energy sectors on an international scale. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-and-atkinsrealis-to-scale-up-autonomous-robotics-systems-in-new-partnership https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/pint-of-science-2026 Pint of Science is the world's largest festival of public science talks, bringing the stars behind the latest scientific research to a venue near you. Come and quench your thirst for knowledge with talks on everything from the world of artificial intelligence to zoology. Engineering researchers will explore how scientists design and test materials. Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/pint-of-science-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/study-shows-that-non-invasive-ultrasound-shows-promise-for-treating-parkinson-s-disease Oxford University researchers have shown for the first time that ultrasound could have similar effects on brain activity in Parkinson’s sufferers as implanted deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes. This opens the door to new treatment approaches that could avoid surgery. The study has been published in Nature Communications. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/study-shows-that-non-invasive-ultrasound-shows-promise-for-treating-parkinson-s-disease https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/postdoctoral-researchers-first-grant-for-critical-care-ai-benchmark Munib Mesinovic, a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Science in the AI4DH lab (https://eng.ox.ac.uk/ai4dh), has been awarded funding as principal investigator for CRITICAL-MM, a new open benchmark platform for evaluating large AI models in intensive care settings. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/postdoctoral-researchers-first-grant-for-critical-care-ai-benchmark https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-scholarship-will-enable-outstanding-postgraduate-student-to-pursue-advanced-research Local engineering firm Airdri is funding a postgraduate scholarship in the Department of Engineering Science which will support Thermofluids research at the University of Oxford Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-scholarship-will-enable-outstanding-postgraduate-student-to-pursue-advanced-research https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-biotechnology-researchers-explore-nature-inspired-innovation-on-alderney-retreat Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-biotechnology-researchers-explore-nature-inspired-innovation-on-alderney-retreat https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-students-revive-competitive-robotics-with-unibots-success Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-students-revive-competitive-robotics-with-unibots-success https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-to-exhibit-at-the-prestigious-royal-society-summer-science-exhibition Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-to-exhibit-at-the-prestigious-royal-society-summer-science-exhibition https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-science-students-represent-oxford-in-the-2026-boat-races Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-science-students-represent-oxford-in-the-2026-boat-races https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-constantin-coussios-obe-appointed-pro-vice-chancellor-for-innovation Professor Constantin Coussios OBE FREng FMedSci, former Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), has been appointed as the next Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Oxford. Professor Coussios will begin his new role at the end of April 2026. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-constantin-coussios-obe-appointed-pro-vice-chancellor-for-innovation https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uniqplus-participants-gain-hands-on-research-experience-in-engineering-at-oxford Students contributed to projects in artificial intelligence, robotics, materials engineering and advanced manufacturing during the programme. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uniqplus-participants-gain-hands-on-research-experience-in-engineering-at-oxford https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-emilio-martinez-paneda-awarded-the-medal-of-the-spanish-society-of-structural-integrity The Spanish Society of Structural Integrity (also known as the Spanish Group of Fracture) was founded in 1984 and brings together more than 300 researchers working in the field. The medal is awarded annually to a distinguished Spanish scientist who has made notable contributions to structural integrity. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-emilio-martinez-paneda-awarded-the-medal-of-the-spanish-society-of-structural-integrity https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/without-oxygen-the-first-minutes-matter-a-molecular-circuit-helps-plants-survive New research at the University of Oxford has revealed that a molecular pathway that is involved in plants’ response to low oxygen is essential and independently self-sufficient Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/without-oxygen-the-first-minutes-matter-a-molecular-circuit-helps-plants-survive