18 September 2024
\n \n \n \nAt 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.
\n \n\n \n \n14 August 2024
\n \n \n \nA research team led by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge have created new \u2018origami-inspired\u2019 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.
\n \n\n \n \n12 June 2024
\n \n \n \nFour 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.
\n \n\n \n \n11 June 2024
\n \n \n \nAs the international community gathers this week to discuss Ukraine\u2019s post-war recovery, a new analysis led by the University of Oxford demonstrates that Green Steel should be top of the agenda.
\n \n\n \n \n21 May 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor 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.
\n \n\n \n \n21 May 2024
\n \n \n \nLeading 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.
\n \n\n \n \n8 May 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor 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.
\n \n\n \n \n27 March 2024
\n \n \n \nSCGC-FIRST is a major new award scheme to develop novel ideas and nascent research from Oxford\u2019s laboratories into environmental sustainability solutions for the global chemicals industry. The four chosen projects exemplify innovation and promise to accelerate sustainable technology development.
\n \n\n \n \n25 March 2024
\n \n \n \nDr Sara Keller, from Oxford University\u2019s Department of Engineering Science, has been awarded a 2024 Rising Talent Award from the L\u2019Or\u00e9al-UNESCO For Women In Science programme. The initiative recognises exceptional early career women scientists in the UK and Ireland.
\n \n\n \n \n25 March 2024
\n \n \n \nDr 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.
\n \n\n \n \n22 March 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers 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.
\n \n\n \n \n21 March 2024
\n \n \n \nFor the new frontier of offshore wind power, the focus is on floating wind turbines \u2013 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.
\n \n\n \n \n6 March 2024
\n \n \n \nThirteen early career researchers from Oxford were finalists at this year\u2019s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.
\n \n\n \n \n5 March 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers 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.
\n \n\n \n \n1 March 2024
\n \n \n \nThe new cohort of Turing Fellows will tackle science and innovation challenges, and support our work in skills and public engagement
\n \n\n \n \n28 February 2024
\n \n \n \nA consortium of European partners spanning research, battery cell manufacturing, testing and system providers has launched the EU Horizon DigiBatt Research Project.
\n \n\n \n \n8 February 2024
\n \n \n \nA profile of Professor Lionel Tarassenko (Department of Engineering Science) and his work in machine learning and AI.
\n \n\n \n \n31 January 2024
\n \n \n \nA new Parliamentary report spearheaded by Oxford University researchers has urged the UK Government to introduce a national heat resilience strategy to prepare the UK for the widespread impacts of a warming world.
\n \n\n \n \n10 January 2024
\n \n \n \nA study led by the Department of Engineering Science has used the power of machine learning to overcome a key challenge affecting quantum devices. For the first time, the findings reveal a way to close the \u2018reality gap\u2019: the difference between predicted and observed behaviour from quantum devices.
\n \n\n \n \n15 December 2023
\n \n \n \nWhile the lithium-ion batteries in disposable electronic cigarettes are discarded after a single use, they can continue to perform at high capacity for hundreds of cycles, according to new research from the University of Oxford and UCL, supported by The Faraday Institution.
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