https://eng.ox.ac.uk Latest news and events from the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:27:01 +0000 en Umbraco https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/survey-explores-how-understanding-ai-could-help-make-it-safer A new paper by Oxford researchers and collaborators examines how understanding the inner workings of artificial intelligence (AI) systems could help make them safer and more reliable. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/survey-explores-how-understanding-ai-could-help-make-it-safer https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-develop-white-paper-on-advancing-the-circular-economy-in-lighting Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science have contributed to a new white paper exploring how the lighting sector can move beyond energy efficiency towards greater resource efficiency through circular economy approaches. Women in Engineering EEM Lucia Corsini Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-develop-white-paper-on-advancing-the-circular-economy-in-lighting https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/could-raindrops-be-launching-microplastics-from-the-ocean-into-the-air A new study involving Oxford scientists shows how raindrops hitting contaminated water can send microplastics into the air, offering clues about how plastic pollution spreads through the environment. Alfonso Arturo Castrejón-Pita Fluidmechanics Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/could-raindrops-be-launching-microplastics-from-the-ocean-into-the-air https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/formula-1-engineering-scholarship-at-oxford-extended-for-a-further-three-years Formula 1 has announced that its Engineering Scholarship programme at Oxford will continue for a further three years, extending support for talented engineering students from backgrounds currently under-represented in the field. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/formula-1-engineering-scholarship-at-oxford-extended-for-a-further-three-years https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/webinar-offshore-renewables-strategic-research-agenda The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub’s recent report – the Strategic Research Agenda – sets out the key research challenges and opportunities shaping the future of offshore renewable energy. In a new webinar, chaired by Prof. Deborah Greaves OBE, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, these research priorities will be discussed, identifying the synergies them, and the actions needed across the sector to accelerate innovation while delivering environmental and socioeconomic value for the UK. 2026-11-16T00:00:00 2026-11-16T00:00:00 13:00 - 14:00 Online Mon, 16 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/webinar-offshore-renewables-strategic-research-agenda https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-win-award-at-international-spray-research-conference Dr Giovanni Tretola and Professor Konstantina Vogiatzaki have received one of the best paper awards at the recent International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS) in Lisbon, Portugal TPSRG Konstantina Vogiatzaki Women in Engineering Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-win-award-at-international-spray-research-conference https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-to-help-make-electronics-more-sustainable Professor Lucia Corsini, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, will lead research and training activities within a new £1.4m UK-wide network aiming to make the electronics materials sector more sustainable and strengthen the UK’s supply of critical minerals. Women in Engineering Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-to-help-make-electronics-more-sustainable https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researcher-leads-new-thermofluids-ai-programme-for-smarter-aidc-cooling Dr Muting Hao, Associate Member of Faculty in Engineering Science and Career Development Research Fellow at St John’s College, developed the research direction and is leading the resulting programme at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute -- the only Engineering team in the current Oxford–Cambridge–Imperial QRT Labs cohort. muting hao Women in Engineering Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researcher-leads-new-thermofluids-ai-programme-for-smarter-aidc-cooling https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-and-autodiscovery-partner-in-european-space-agency-funded-project-on-multi-robot-scouting The project will develop and field-trial solutions for multi-cooperative robot systems for real-time exploration, mapping and inspection of critical infrastructure Oxford Robotics Institute Ioannis Havoutis Information Engineering Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-and-autodiscovery-partner-in-european-space-agency-funded-project-on-multi-robot-scouting https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-fengyi-zhu-joins-oxford-earth-to-explore-biological-approaches-to-sustainable-metal-recovery Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-fengyi-zhu-joins-oxford-earth-to-explore-biological-approaches-to-sustainable-metal-recovery https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-win-royal-academy-of-engineering-fellowship Among this year’s awardees is Dr Emma Edwards, who will investigate how the design of floating offshore wind platforms could make renewable energy cheaper and more efficient. emma edwards Women in Engineering Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-win-royal-academy-of-engineering-fellowship https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-qrt-labs-welcomes-first-dphil-cohort The University of Oxford has welcomed the first cohort of DPhil students to Oxford × QRT Labs, part of a long-term research initiative between Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) and the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London. Information Engineering Machine Learning Stephen Roberts Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-qrt-labs-welcomes-first-dphil-cohort https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/why-some-metals-stay-tough-in-extreme-cold New study reveals metal alloys that unexpectedly resist extreme cold, staying tough at -253°C . Dong Liu Solid Mechanics Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/why-some-metals-stay-tough-in-extreme-cold https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-and-terumo-launch-six-year-partnership-to-advance-organ-perfusion-technologies Global healthcare company Terumo Corporation will provide over $9m USD of financial support, access to proprietary technology and world-leading expertise in medical device development to support a major Oxford research programme exploring advances in transplantation and future patient-connected therapeutic technologies. Constantin Coussios Irene Tracey Institute of Biomedical Engineering Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-and-terumo-launch-six-year-partnership-to-advance-organ-perfusion-technologies https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-dphil-student-wins-prize-at-podium-institute-conference Engineering DPhil student wins prize at Podium Institute Conference on Sports Medicine & Technology 2026 Women in Engineering Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-dphil-student-wins-prize-at-podium-institute-conference https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-energy-day-explores-pathways-to-more-resilient-energy-systems Oxford Energy Day, hosted by the Oxford Energy Network and the ZERO Institute on 17 September at the Mathematical Institute, explored pathways to more resilient energy systems Civil Engineering CivilEng Deborah Greaves Paul Shearing Women in Engineering Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-energy-day-explores-pathways-to-more-resilient-energy-systems https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/wisa-presented-at-wise-conference-2026 Dr Ashley van Bruygom and Dr Alicia Torres Gomez from the University of Oxford presented their Women in Sustainable Aviation initiative at the WISE Conference 2026 in London, where their poster was selected for a special viewing and discussion with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Women in Engineering Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/wisa-presented-at-wise-conference-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/women-in-sustainable-aviation-event Women in Sustainable Aviation event, University of Oxford. 4th December 2026 · Somerville College, Oxford A day bringing together women working across sustainable aviation, from established researchers and industry professionals to those at the beginning of their careers. 2026-12-04T00:00:00 2026-12-04T00:00:00 10.00 - 16.30 Somerville College, Oxford Fri, 04 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/women-in-sustainable-aviation-event https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/battery-modelling-symposium-2027 Event listing for the Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium 2027. The Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (OBMS), a unique event for the battery community. OBMS brings together mathematicians, chemists, physicists and engineers from academia and industry to discuss the latest modelling research and applications 2027-04-12T00:00:00 2027-04-13T00:00:00 Mathematical Institute, Oxford, OX2 6GG Mon, 12 Apr 2027 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/events/battery-modelling-symposium-2027 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ibme-student-wins-best-poster-award-at-computing-in-cardiology-cinc-2026 MRes student Adrian McIntosh has won the prestigious Computing in Cardiology (CinC) Gary and Bill Sanders Poster Award for research supervised by Professor Abhirup Banerjee. Institute of Biomedical Engineering Abhirup Banerjee Alexander Sharp Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ibme-student-wins-best-poster-award-at-computing-in-cardiology-cinc-2026