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Graph showing how training instabilities favor flatter solutions in gradient descent

15 May 2026

New Study Explains Why Neural Networks Prefer “Flatter” Solutions

13 May 2026

Oxford Engineering Science spinout Densix launches with $4 million seed funding

11 May 2026

DPhil student receives two awards at the 2026 Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) Conference

View of the landslide zone around the South Sawyer Glacier that triggered the megatsunami in Tracy Arm fjord. This photo was taken during a U.S. Geological Survey field reconnaissance flight on August 13, 2025. Credit: John Lyons/U.S. Geological Survey.

08 May 2026

Second largest megatsunami triggered long-lived waves in Alaska fjord

06 May 2026

Engineering researchers amongst STEM for Britain 2026 Finalists

04 May 2026

Oxford research advances scalable approaches to cell and tissue engineering

01 May 2026

Oxford Statutory Professor of Civil Engineering inaugurated as IMarEST President

29 Apr 2026

Oxford Robotics Institute and AtkinsRéalis to scale up autonomous robotics systems in new partnership

Participant undergoing TUS while carrying out a reaction-time test.

24 Apr 2026

Study shows that non-invasive ultrasound shows promise for treating Parkinson’s disease

22 Apr 2026

Professor Paul Newman talks to IMechE on why we shouldn't fear the rise of embodied AI

16 Apr 2026

New scholarship will enable outstanding postgraduate student to pursue advanced research

15 Apr 2026

Postdoctoral researcher awarded first grant as PI for critical care AI benchmark

13 Apr 2026

Oxford biotechnology researchers explore nature-inspired innovation on Alderney retreat

10 Apr 2026

Oxford students revive competitive robotics with UniBots success

09 Apr 2026

Underwater turbines are gaining government support – our research maps their global potential

07 Apr 2026

EXPERT COMMENT: Could this energy crisis be worse for the global economy than COVID?

02 Apr 2026

Oxford Robotics Institute to exhibit at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

31 Mar 2026

Engineering Science students represent Oxford in the 2026 Boat Races

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