15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor 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 \u20ac150,000 award will help him develop advanced sensing technologies through smart coating systems.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe 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.
\n \n\n \n \n11 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe 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.
\n \n\n \n \n10 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today announced a \u00a341 million investment (matched with a further \u00a356 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.
\n \n\n \n \n24 June 2025
\n \n \n \nLeading academics from Oxford, Imperial College London, Loughborough, and King's College London launched a \u00a39.5M 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.
\n \n\n \n \n23 June 2025
\n \n \n \nDepartment 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.
\n \n\n \n \n16 June 2025
\n \n \n \nA 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 \u2013 an essential step toward scalable quantum technologies.
\n \n\n \n \n4 June 2025
\n \n \n \nUsing 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\u2013October 2023 were two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.
\n \n\n \n \n1 May 2025
\n \n \n \nMat\u00edas Mattamala from the Oxford Robotics Institute writes for The Conversation about the engineering complexities of developing a robotic horse.
\n \n\n \n \n29 April 2025
\n \n \n \nTen 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.
\n \n\n \n \n24 April 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Department of Engineering Science and NDORMS engineered ultrasound-activated, antibiotic-loaded nanoparticles that disrupt biofilms and deliver drugs directly to infection sites \u2013 advancing non-invasive targeting of infections.
\n \n\n \n \n10 April 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering Science are leading two major projects as part of the UK Government\u2019s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Safeguarded AI programme.
\n \n\n \n \n4 April 2025
\n \n \n \nDr David Bacci from the Oxford Thermofluids Laboratory explains the engineering advancements in the new sixth-generation of jets for The Conversation.
\n \n\n \n \n7 March 2025
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford's ZERO Institute (Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford), dedicated to pioneering research in zero-carbon energy systems, is delighted to announce the establishment of a new PhD/DPhil scholarship funded by the Ezgi and Michele Attisani family foundation. Mr. Attisani, an active tech investor and founder of the world's largest e-sports platform, FACE IT, has donated to support emerging talent in the field of zero-carbon energy.
\n \n\n \n \n26 February 2025
\n \n \n \nA study led by researchers from the Department of Engineering Science has developed an advanced physics-based AI-driven tool to aid traumatic brain injury (TBI) investigations in forensics and law enforcement.
\n \n\n \n \n20 November 2024
\n \n \n \nNuclear robotics and artificial intelligence cluster will link Cumbria and Oxfordshire to accelerate the decommissioning of the country\u2019s nuclear legacy and remove people from harm.
\n \n\n \n \n6 November 2024
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford is to share in a \u00a350 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.
\n \n\n \n \n25 October 2024
\n \n \n \nDr 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.
\n \n\n \n \n18 October 2024
\n \n \n \nAssociate 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.
\n \n\n \n \n30 September 2024
\n \n \n \nThe 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.
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