https://eng.ox.ac.uk Latest news from the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:59:01 +0000 en Umbraco https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/micro-bladder-model-offers-clues-to-stopping-recurrent-utis A lab-grown micro bladder may explain why urinary tract infections (UTIs) return so frequently, according to a study led by researchers at UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that phage therapy – the use of tiny viruses to kill bacteria without harming people – could help to reduce recurrent infections, which happen when the bacteria responsible for UTIs ‘hide’ in the tissue of the bladder. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/micro-bladder-model-offers-clues-to-stopping-recurrent-utis https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/british-open-ended-learning-and-discovery-lab-festival-launches More than 350 researchers, innovators and policymakers gathered in Oxford to celebrate the launch of BOLD, a new national AI research programme now recruiting partners and fellows to transform how artificial intelligence is developed. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/british-open-ended-learning-and-discovery-lab-festival-launches https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ibme-researchers-publish-roadmap-for-ai-powered-virtual-cells Researchers at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering have published a new review exploring how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and multimodal biological data could bring the long-standing vision of "virtual cells" closer to reality. The paper, Multimodal AI for predictive and programmable virtual cells, authored by Mr Krish W. Ramadurai and Prof Abhirup Banerjee, has been published in Trends Open, a Cell Press journal. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ibme-researchers-publish-roadmap-for-ai-powered-virtual-cells https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-ai-for-good-hackathon-challenges-students-to-build-ai-solutions-for-social-good A team from the University of Oxford’s AI4DH Lab at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) has won second place at the Oxford AI for Good Hackathon, developing an AI-powered approach to reduce the psychological impact of content moderation. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-ai-for-good-hackathon-challenges-students-to-build-ai-solutions-for-social-good https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/tides-can-vary-by-almost-a-metre-across-a-single-bay-four-decades-of-satellite-images-reveal New method extracts beach-scale tide measurements from satellite images, revealing significant variations between beaches missed by existing systems. Researchers at Technische Universität München and the University of Oxford have led the development of a new technique that can estimate tides along the coast at intervals of just 100 metres. This provides a level of local detail that is difficult to capture using existing tide gauges and satellite measurements. thomas monahan Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/tides-can-vary-by-almost-a-metre-across-a-single-bay-four-decades-of-satellite-images-reveal https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/erc-2025-advanced-grant-awarded-to-visiting-professor-raf-dewil ERC 2025 Advanced Grant awarded to Visiting Professor Raf Dewil will support a multi-stimuli molecular strategy for the autonomous removal of emerging micropollutants from wastewater Chemical Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/erc-2025-advanced-grant-awarded-to-visiting-professor-raf-dewil https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-students-win-3rd-place-in-prestigious-sustainable-design-competition Three Oxford University engineering students have been recognised with 3rd place in the 2026 ASHRAE Design Competition, an international competition recognising outstanding student engineering designs that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and sustainable building performance. jesus lizana david wallom scott wheeler Women in Engineering Oxford e-Research Centre Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-students-win-3rd-place-in-prestigious-sustainable-design-competition https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus-selected-for-excellence-award-for-chemical-engineering Formal Oxford Engineering DPhil Dr Christian Peters has been selected as runner up in the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) Excellence Award in Fluid Separations 2026 Alumni Chemical Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumnus-selected-for-excellence-award-for-chemical-engineering https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/university-recognition-of-distinction-awards-2026 Professors Emilio Martínez Pañeda, Amy Zavatsky and Martin Davy Engineering academics received title of Full Professor in University of Oxford’s Recognition of Distinction Awards Women in Engineering Solid Mechanics Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/university-recognition-of-distinction-awards-2026 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-contribute-to-roadmap-for-neural-technology The study explores what is needed to bring it into healthcare research Chris Proctor Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-researchers-contribute-to-roadmap-for-neural-technology https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-develop-ai-tool-that-advances-automated-sleep-monitoring-for-health-and-sport Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Dr Nivedita Bijlani, Zekeriye Nur and Professor Mauricio Villarroel, have developed an AI-powered tool that can objectively measure sleep disruption from overnight physiological recordings. Published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control in the paper “Multimodal sleep stage classification and label-free abnormality scoring in mid-to-older adults”, the study shows that AI can not only identify sleep stages accurately in older adults but also generate an objective score of sleep abnormality, potentially creating a scalable new way to monitor sleep health and detect sleep disruption over time. Women in Engineering Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-develop-ai-tool-that-advances-automated-sleep-monitoring-for-health-and-sport https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-to-lead-67m-programme-to-scale-up-sustainable-sonochemistry Six-year EPSRC-funded programme will develop ultrasound-enabled technologies for cleaner, more sustainable chemical manufacturing James Kwan Research Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-engineering-to-lead-67m-programme-to-scale-up-sustainable-sonochemistry https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/connectionai-and-the-university-of-oxford-announce-research-partnership ConnectionAI and the University of Oxford Announce Research Partnership to Advance AI-Driven Structural Steel Design. The collaboration unites ConnectionAI's proprietary industry dataset and domain expertise with Oxford's academic strength and deep breadth of knowledge in machine learning and structural engineering. Women in Engineering Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/connectionai-and-the-university-of-oxford-announce-research-partnership https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-reveals-the-hidden-physics-of-a-breaking-droplet Researchers have developed an AI system that determines key liquid properties from a single image of a droplet just before it breaks apart alfonso castrejon-pita Research Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-reveals-the-hidden-physics-of-a-breaking-droplet https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-university-racing-competes-at-formula-student-2026-with-its-most-advanced-car-yet Students showcase months of design, innovation and teamwork at the UK's flagship engineering competition. ryan walker Formula student Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-university-racing-competes-at-formula-student-2026-with-its-most-advanced-car-yet https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uniq-students-gain-hands-on-engineering-experience-at-oxford-1 Fifty-seven Year 12 students from across the UK discovered what it is like to study engineering at the University of Oxford during this summer's UNIQ residential programme Outreach Women in Engineering ORI_News_Feed Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/uniq-students-gain-hands-on-engineering-experience-at-oxford-1 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-showcased-at-the-royal-society-summer-science-exhibition Cutting-edge robotics and AI systems from the Oxford Robotics Institute were featured at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, 30 June – 5 July 2026. This annual public event, attended by over 10,800 people this year, features the latest research from across the UK through hands-on activities, talks and interactive exhibits. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-robotics-institute-showcased-at-the-royal-society-summer-science-exhibition https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/two-oxford-engineering-dphil-students-win-g-research-2026-phd-prize Ayush Noori and Haitz Sáez de Ocáriz Borde recognised by G-Research and the University of Oxford for outstanding doctoral research David Clifton Xiaowen Dong Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/two-oxford-engineering-dphil-students-win-g-research-2026-phd-prize https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/a-new-way-to-monitor-health-and-recovery-of-athletes The Podium Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford have developed VitalCSI, which uses ordinary Wi-Fi to monitor breathing Women in Engineering Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/a-new-way-to-monitor-health-and-recovery-of-athletes https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-dphil-student-becomes-first-oxford-recipient-of-brendan-murphy-award Our DPhil student has become the first student from the University of Oxford to receive the prestigious Brendan Murphy Award, recognising outstanding research in computer systems and networking. Noa Zilberman computing infrastructure Women in Engineering Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/engineering-dphil-student-becomes-first-oxford-recipient-of-brendan-murphy-award