https://eng.ox.ac.uk Latest news 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/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/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 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/how-can-we-tell-when-ai-agents-are-secretly-colluding Research from Oxford Engineering's Witt Lab (wittlab.ai), recently featured in WIRED, offers a new technique that could help detect when AI agents are secretly working together to cause harm. Aaron Rose Brandon Kaplowitz Philip Torr Torr Vision Group Christian Schroeder de Witt Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/how-can-we-tell-when-ai-agents-are-secretly-colluding https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-lancet-perspective-highlights-how-engineering-could-help-make-birth-safer A perspective involving a network of academics and clinicians gathered by Dr Alice Collier and Professor Antoine Jerusalem from the University of Oxford has been featured in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women's Health, highlighting how engineering, data science and clinical expertise could work together to improve safety during childbirth. Antoine Jerusalem Solid Mechanics Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-lancet-perspective-highlights-how-engineering-could-help-make-birth-safer https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-martin-booth-one-of-royal-academy-of-engineering-s-75-new-fellows At its AGM on 23 September 2026 the Royal Academy of Engineering elected 75 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship. Statutory Professor of Electrical Engineering Martin Booth, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, is one of the new Fellows announced yesterday. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-martin-booth-one-of-royal-academy-of-engineering-s-75-new-fellows