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« Back to NewsEPSRC announces £22 million investment for seven projects to kick start economic growth and address regional needs
20 November 2024
AI and data science Engineering Funding
Nuclear robotics and artificial intelligence cluster will link Cumbria and Oxfordshire to accelerate the decommissioning of the country’s nuclear legacy and remove people from harm.
New, ARIA-backed project aims to unlock radically cheaper AI hardware
6 November 2024
AI and data science Computer science Engineering Funding
The University of Oxford is to share in a £50 million award from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), to advance research that could unlock artificial intelligence (AI) hardware at a thousandth of the cost.
Intelligence Community Awards Support Oxford Security Research
25 October 2024
AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering
Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt (Department of Engineering Science) and Dr Simon Birnbach (Department of Computer Science) have been awarded UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme to tackle emerging security challenges.
Four Oxford researchers win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes
18 October 2024
Associate Professor Natalia Ares (Department of Engineering Science), who received the Philip Leverhulme Prize for her work on experimental quantum physics, was one of four Oxford researchers recognised by the Leverhulme Trust.
A blueprint for sustainability: Building new circular battery economies to power the future
30 September 2024
The Oxford Martin School Programme on Circular Battery Economies aims to deliver a blueprint for a truly circular battery economy, with a focus on leveraging opportunities in the Global South. The programme is led by Paul Shearing, Department of Engineering Science and Director of the ZERO Institute.
Engineering Professors elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows
18 September 2024
At its AGM on 17 September 2024 the Royal Academy of Engineering elected 71 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship. Professor Tim Denison and Professor Paul Shearing are amongst those elected.
‘Origami-inspired’ folding electrodes could reduce surgery needed to treat brain conditions
14 August 2024
Biomedical engineering Engineering Medical science
A research team led by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge have created new ‘origami-inspired’ brain electrodes that can fold to a fraction of their full size. This advance could significantly reduce the amount of surgery needed to treat conditions such as epilepsy, or to install brain-computer interfaces.
Four MPLS scientists awarded Royal Society of Chemistry prizes
12 June 2024
Four scientists and a multidisciplinary collaboration have won prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation. The awards are among the oldest and most prestigious research prizes in the world, having recognised excellence in the chemical sciences for more than 150 years.
A Green Steel pathway would turbocharge Ukraine’s post-war recovery, new study shows
11 June 2024
Business and Industry Engineering
As the international community gathers this week to discuss Ukraine’s post-war recovery, a new analysis led by the University of Oxford demonstrates that Green Steel should be top of the agenda.
Professor Constantin Coussios elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
21 May 2024
Professor Coussios is one of eight University of Oxford researchers elected in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the advancement of biomedical and health science, cutting edge research discoveries, and translating developments into benefits for patients and wider society.
World leaders still need to wake up to AI risks, say leading experts ahead of AI Safety Summit
21 May 2024
AI and data science Computer science Engineering
Leading AI scientists, including researchers from the University of Oxford, are calling for stronger action on AI risks from world leaders, warning that progress has been insufficient since the first AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park six months ago.
Professor Lionel Tarassenko appointed as non-political life peer in the House of Lords
8 May 2024
Professor Tarassenko (Department of Engineering Science) will join the crossbenches with other independent peers, who provide wide-ranging expertise to the House of Lords, enabling it to provide effective recommendations to policy being implemented by the elected members of the House of Commons.
Recipients of the inaugural SCGC–FIRST awards announced
27 March 2024
Chemistry Engineering Funding Materials science
SCGC-FIRST is a major new award scheme to develop novel ideas and nascent research from Oxford’s laboratories into environmental sustainability solutions for the global chemicals industry. The four chosen projects exemplify innovation and promise to accelerate sustainable technology development.
Dr Sara Keller receives L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Rising Talent fellowship for Engineering
25 March 2024
Dr Sara Keller, from Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science, has been awarded a 2024 Rising Talent Award from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science programme. The initiative recognises exceptional early career women scientists in the UK and Ireland.
Dr Nikita Hari selected as member of UK Young Academy
25 March 2024
Dr Hari, who joined the Department of Engineering Science in February, was one of 32 emerging leaders selected for the network of early career researchers and professionals helping to tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.
Major new project will harness AI to transform how zero-emission buildings are designed
22 March 2024
Engineering Physics Research Sustainability & the environment
Researchers from the Departments of Engineering Science and Physics are to join the ZEBAI project. The major new initiative, backed by the European Commission Horizon Programme, aims to revolutionise the way Zero-Emission buildings are designed.
From The Conversation: Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
21 March 2024
Engineering Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
For the new frontier of offshore wind power, the focus is on floating wind turbines – turbines supported by floating structures that bob and sway in response to waves and wind and are moored with chains and anchored to the seafloor.
Oxford early career researchers shine in Parliamentary competition
6 March 2024
Award Chemistry Computer science Engineering MPLS Maths Medical science Physics
Thirteen early career researchers from Oxford were finalists at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.
Transformative solutions to antibiotic resistance
5 March 2024
Antimicrobial resistance Engineering Funding
Researchers at the Department of Engineering Science are the only non-US partner in the DARTS project, which will combine the power of artificial intelligence, high-throughput testing and robotics to develop a step-change technology to diagnose antibiotic resistance.
The Alan Turing Institute welcomes over 50 new Turing Fellows to tackle societal challenges
1 March 2024
AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering
The new cohort of Turing Fellows will tackle science and innovation challenges, and support our work in skills and public engagement