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Two Oxford researchers selected for a 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Research Fellowship

Professor Philip Torr and Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt, both from Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science, have been awarded a prestigious AI2050 Research Fellowship by Schmidt Sciences.

Third cohort of Optiver Foundation Scholars begin their studies in Oxford

We are delighted to welcome our latest cohort of Optiver Foundation Scholars to Oxford. The programme, now in its third year, has to date awarded 18 scholarships to students from 11 countries and across five continents.

Three MPLS Division researchers awarded 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Associate Professor Meera Mehta (Department of Chemistry), Associate Professor Emilio Martínez-Pañeda and Professor Noa Zilberman (Department of Engineering Science) were selected from over 350 nominations to receive a 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize.

Machine learning transforms quantum device design and control

Researchers in the Department of Engineering Science have developed new machine learning approaches that significantly reduce the time needed to design and control semiconductor quantum devices, while automating complex tuning processes.

Three Oxford academics elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows

Emeritus Professor Ronald Roy, Professor Andrea Vedaldi and Professor Michael Wooldridge are among leading figures elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering to its Fellowship this year.

Oxford researchers awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships

Three Oxford researchers have been selected for the inaugural Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships – major long-term awards for outstanding mid-career research leaders in the UK. Just seven academics were chosen from over 600 applications.

Oxford researchers develop uniquely shaped microstent to combat glaucoma

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering ‘microstent’ which could revolutionise treatment for glaucoma, a common but debilitating condition. The study has been published in The Innovation, Cell Press.

New £13m nuclear programme to boost UK energy security through sustainable graphite innovation

Researchers from the Department of Materials and Engineering Science will collaborate on a programme led by The University of Manchester, which aims to transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy – an essential material for the future deployment of nuclear power.

Expert Comment: How important are wind farms in achieving net zero?

Professor Christopher Vogel, from the Department of Engineering Science, sets the record straight on the science and economics of wind turbines, and why these must be a key component of the UK’s net zero energy strategy.

QRT funds scholarships and research internships for under-represented students

Global multi strategy investment manager Qube Research and Technologies (QRT) has pledged to support students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds at the University of Oxford.

Professor Jin-Chong Tan awarded ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Professor Jin-Chong Tan from the Department of Engineering Science has been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for his project RESILIENT. The €150,000 award will help him develop advanced sensing technologies through smart coating systems.

Ministerial visit highlights Oxford’s pioneering robotics research

The University of Oxford was delighted to welcome two distinguished ministerial delegations to the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI) on Friday 11 July, where cutting-edge research and innovation were on full display.

OrganOx wins the MacRobert Award 2025

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded its MacRobert Award 2025 to OrganOx, an Oxford biomedical engineering spinout that has developed two of the most complex medical devices ever designed in the UK.

Major investment for next-generation battery research for heavy industries

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today announced a £41 million investment (matched with a further £56 million from businesses and academia) for twenty-three new Prosperity Partnerships to tackle key industry challenges. The University of Oxford, in partnership with Fortescue Zero, will lead one of these to develop safer, more reliable, high-performance batteries for industries such as mining, transport, and construction.

University to lead new collaboration advancing zero carbon aviation through hydrogen

Leading academics from Oxford, Imperial College London, Loughborough, and King's College London launched a £9.5M hydrogen-powered jet engine programme at Oxford's Thermofluids Institute earlier this month. The EPSRC-backed project aims to achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050.

DPhil student recognised in the Women's Engineering Society's Top 50 Women in Engineering awards

Department of Engineering Science DPhil student Honora Driscoll has been named in the Women's Engineering Society's Top 50 Women in Engineering awards 2025, announced today for International Women in Engineering Day.

New breakthrough enables precise activation of quantum features in diamond

A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a method to precisely engineer single quantum defects in diamond – an essential step toward scalable quantum technologies.

First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world

Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by the Department of Engineering Science has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September–October 2023 were two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.

In The Conversation: A robot that you ride like a horse is being developed. It will stretch current limits of engineering.

Matías Mattamala from the Oxford Robotics Institute writes for The Conversation about the engineering complexities of developing a robotic horse.

Oxford welcomes new Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

Ten new Fellows have joined the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship programme at the University of Oxford. Now entering its third year, the programme is helping to accelerate the next scientific revolution by applying artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to research across the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematical sciences.

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