Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
@oxengsci.bsky.social
100 years of educating great engineers and research at the cutting edge
It may be called Blue Monday, but campus is feeling anything but 💙
So good to welcome our students back today. Yuelin Zhang captures the mood perfectly as the term begins.
So good to welcome our students back today. Yuelin Zhang captures the mood perfectly as the term begins.
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It may be called Blue Monday, but campus is feeling anything but 💙
So good to welcome our students back today. Yuelin Zhang captures the mood perfectly as the term begins.
So good to welcome our students back today. Yuelin Zhang captures the mood perfectly as the term begins.
Dr Yangchen Pan has received a £450k EPSRC New Investigator Award to research more sustainable ways to train and maintain large AI models - balancing performance with lower energy and environmental costs.
Read more🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/hvusgsajxd
Read more🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/hvusgsajxd
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Dr Yangchen Pan has received a £450k EPSRC New Investigator Award to research more sustainable ways to train and maintain large AI models - balancing performance with lower energy and environmental costs.
Read more🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/hvusgsajxd
Read more🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/hvusgsajxd
⏰ Final days to apply
MSc Robotics
Application Deadline is 28 January.
If you’re thinking about robotics, AI, and intelligent systems, this is your moment.
👉 Hurry. Apply now: https://f.mtr.cool/katphreuoo
MSc Robotics
Application Deadline is 28 January.
If you’re thinking about robotics, AI, and intelligent systems, this is your moment.
👉 Hurry. Apply now: https://f.mtr.cool/katphreuoo
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
⏰ Final days to apply
MSc Robotics
Application Deadline is 28 January.
If you’re thinking about robotics, AI, and intelligent systems, this is your moment.
👉 Hurry. Apply now: https://f.mtr.cool/katphreuoo
MSc Robotics
Application Deadline is 28 January.
If you’re thinking about robotics, AI, and intelligent systems, this is your moment.
👉 Hurry. Apply now: https://f.mtr.cool/katphreuoo
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Congratulations to engineering alumna Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB, appointed next CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She takes up the role in Feb 2026, leading the Academy’s Strategy 2030.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-dame-tamara-finkelstein-dcb-is-new-raeng-ceo
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-dame-tamara-finkelstein-dcb-is-new-raeng-ceo
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Congratulations to engineering alumna Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB, appointed next CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She takes up the role in Feb 2026, leading the Academy’s Strategy 2030.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-dame-tamara-finkelstein-dcb-is-new-raeng-ceo
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/alumna-dame-tamara-finkelstein-dcb-is-new-raeng-ceo
Prof Chao He named a 2025 MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 (Asia-Pacific) for research advancing control of light, with applications in photonic computing & healthcare.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/wmynxgfjzs
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/wmynxgfjzs
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Prof Chao He named a 2025 MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 (Asia-Pacific) for research advancing control of light, with applications in photonic computing & healthcare.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/wmynxgfjzs
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/wmynxgfjzs
Applications for UNIQ close Tues 13 Jan.
Open to UK state-school students studying Maths & Physics (A level or equivalent), UNIQ Engineering offers hands-on experience across robotics, 3D printing & structural design - plus insight into UG life at Oxford.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/vsqdwyoxfs
Open to UK state-school students studying Maths & Physics (A level or equivalent), UNIQ Engineering offers hands-on experience across robotics, 3D printing & structural design - plus insight into UG life at Oxford.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/vsqdwyoxfs
January 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Applications for UNIQ close Tues 13 Jan.
Open to UK state-school students studying Maths & Physics (A level or equivalent), UNIQ Engineering offers hands-on experience across robotics, 3D printing & structural design - plus insight into UG life at Oxford.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/vsqdwyoxfs
Open to UK state-school students studying Maths & Physics (A level or equivalent), UNIQ Engineering offers hands-on experience across robotics, 3D printing & structural design - plus insight into UG life at Oxford.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/vsqdwyoxfs
£2.4m NIHR funding for AID-KT - a 5-year programme developing and clinically testing explainable AI to support kidney transplant decisions.
From AI models to real-world healthcare impact.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/ssimykxfim
From AI models to real-world healthcare impact.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/ssimykxfim
January 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM
£2.4m NIHR funding for AID-KT - a 5-year programme developing and clinically testing explainable AI to support kidney transplant decisions.
From AI models to real-world healthcare impact.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/ssimykxfim
From AI models to real-world healthcare impact.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/ssimykxfim
DPhil Haruna Inuwa named Social Impact Champion 2025 by Sharda University. From Fitila Impact Hub to research on energy insecurity & low-carbon hydrogen, his work advances equity and resilience.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/pzapiuunra
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/pzapiuunra
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
DPhil Haruna Inuwa named Social Impact Champion 2025 by Sharda University. From Fitila Impact Hub to research on energy insecurity & low-carbon hydrogen, his work advances equity and resilience.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/pzapiuunra
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/pzapiuunra
How do robots learn to navigate and decide on their own?
Explore the MSc in Autonomous Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme at the intersection of AI and engineering.
Deadline 18 January
Apply now: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#AutonomousSystems
Explore the MSc in Autonomous Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme at the intersection of AI and engineering.
Deadline 18 January
Apply now: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#AutonomousSystems
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
How do robots learn to navigate and decide on their own?
Explore the MSc in Autonomous Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme at the intersection of AI and engineering.
Deadline 18 January
Apply now: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#AutonomousSystems
Explore the MSc in Autonomous Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme at the intersection of AI and engineering.
Deadline 18 January
Apply now: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#AutonomousSystems
A fresh year, new questions, and bold ideas ahead ✨
Wishing everyone a bright and inspiring 2026!
#HappyNewYear #Inspiration #NewIdeas #FreshStart
Wishing everyone a bright and inspiring 2026!
#HappyNewYear #Inspiration #NewIdeas #FreshStart
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
A fresh year, new questions, and bold ideas ahead ✨
Wishing everyone a bright and inspiring 2026!
#HappyNewYear #Inspiration #NewIdeas #FreshStart
Wishing everyone a bright and inspiring 2026!
#HappyNewYear #Inspiration #NewIdeas #FreshStart
Dr Danny Coles’ study identifies 426 sites worldwide suitable for tidal stream turbines, helping clarify tidal power’s potential in future electricity supply.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-research-assesses-how-much-power-tidal-streams-could-deliver
#TidalEnergy #OxfordResearch
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-research-assesses-how-much-power-tidal-streams-could-deliver
#TidalEnergy #OxfordResearch
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Dr Danny Coles’ study identifies 426 sites worldwide suitable for tidal stream turbines, helping clarify tidal power’s potential in future electricity supply.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-research-assesses-how-much-power-tidal-streams-could-deliver
#TidalEnergy #OxfordResearch
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-oxford-research-assesses-how-much-power-tidal-streams-could-deliver
#TidalEnergy #OxfordResearch
Prof Natalia Ares has been named one of the #Quantum100, recognising those shaping the future of quantum science & tech worldwide 🌍
Her work sits at the intersection of quantum + AI and what's next for computing.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/clnzozwcln
Her work sits at the intersection of quantum + AI and what's next for computing.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/clnzozwcln
December 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Prof Natalia Ares has been named one of the #Quantum100, recognising those shaping the future of quantum science & tech worldwide 🌍
Her work sits at the intersection of quantum + AI and what's next for computing.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/clnzozwcln
Her work sits at the intersection of quantum + AI and what's next for computing.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/clnzozwcln
How do robots learn to navigate, decide, and act on their own?
Explore the MSc in Autonomous #Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme.
Deadline-18 January: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Watch the video
Explore the MSc in Autonomous #Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme.
Deadline-18 January: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Watch the video
MSc in Autonomous Robotics at the Oxford Robotics Institute
What does it take to design robots that can operate independently in real-world environments?This video introduces the MSc in Autonomous Robotics at the Univ...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
How do robots learn to navigate, decide, and act on their own?
Explore the MSc in Autonomous #Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme.
Deadline-18 January: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Watch the video
Explore the MSc in Autonomous #Robotics, a hands-on, research-led programme.
Deadline-18 January: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Watch the video
Can sound help back pain? 🔊
Oxford & Imperial researchers show how focused ultrasound can trigger the formation of a spinal disc implant from an injected material, controlling when & where it forms.
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/yJ5wd...
Oxford & Imperial researchers show how focused ultrasound can trigger the formation of a spinal disc implant from an injected material, controlling when & where it forms.
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/yJ5wd...
When sound becomes a treatment for back pain🔊
YouTube video by Oxford Engineering
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Can sound help back pain? 🔊
Oxford & Imperial researchers show how focused ultrasound can trigger the formation of a spinal disc implant from an injected material, controlling when & where it forms.
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/yJ5wd...
Oxford & Imperial researchers show how focused ultrasound can trigger the formation of a spinal disc implant from an injected material, controlling when & where it forms.
🔗 youtube.com/shorts/yJ5wd...
From festive fizz to real-world impact
This video explains cavitation: the physics behind champagne bubbles and cutting-edge medical research. Created by Dr Sara Keller & Dr Veerle Brans 🧪🥂 #FestivePhysics
youtube.com/shorts/_bpB9...
This video explains cavitation: the physics behind champagne bubbles and cutting-edge medical research. Created by Dr Sara Keller & Dr Veerle Brans 🧪🥂 #FestivePhysics
youtube.com/shorts/_bpB9...
What Do Champagne Bubbles and Medical Research Have in Common? 🍾🔬
YouTube video by Oxford Engineering
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
From festive fizz to real-world impact
This video explains cavitation: the physics behind champagne bubbles and cutting-edge medical research. Created by Dr Sara Keller & Dr Veerle Brans 🧪🥂 #FestivePhysics
youtube.com/shorts/_bpB9...
This video explains cavitation: the physics behind champagne bubbles and cutting-edge medical research. Created by Dr Sara Keller & Dr Veerle Brans 🧪🥂 #FestivePhysics
youtube.com/shorts/_bpB9...
Dr Victor Choi wins Best Pitch at Conception X 2025! His startup AURApeutics tackles AMR with ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-victor-choi-wins-best-pitch-at-conception-x-2025-demo-day
#ConceptionX #DeepTech #AMR
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-victor-choi-wins-best-pitch-at-conception-x-2025-demo-day
#ConceptionX #DeepTech #AMR
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Dr Victor Choi wins Best Pitch at Conception X 2025! His startup AURApeutics tackles AMR with ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles.
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-victor-choi-wins-best-pitch-at-conception-x-2025-demo-day
#ConceptionX #DeepTech #AMR
Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-victor-choi-wins-best-pitch-at-conception-x-2025-demo-day
#ConceptionX #DeepTech #AMR
Snowflakes aren’t just festive ❄️
They follow the same physics we use to model cryogenic fluids, cleaner fuel storage and carbon removal.
Explained by DPhil student Freddie Lunn 🎄🔬
youtube.com/shorts/kNoj7...
#STEM #Engineering #Physics #WinterScience
They follow the same physics we use to model cryogenic fluids, cleaner fuel storage and carbon removal.
Explained by DPhil student Freddie Lunn 🎄🔬
youtube.com/shorts/kNoj7...
#STEM #Engineering #Physics #WinterScience
What Do Snowflakes Have to Do With Cryogenic Engineering? ❄️🔬
YouTube video by Oxford Engineering
youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Snowflakes aren’t just festive ❄️
They follow the same physics we use to model cryogenic fluids, cleaner fuel storage and carbon removal.
Explained by DPhil student Freddie Lunn 🎄🔬
youtube.com/shorts/kNoj7...
#STEM #Engineering #Physics #WinterScience
They follow the same physics we use to model cryogenic fluids, cleaner fuel storage and carbon removal.
Explained by DPhil student Freddie Lunn 🎄🔬
youtube.com/shorts/kNoj7...
#STEM #Engineering #Physics #WinterScience
A Christmas tree with a difference 🎄📸
Decorated with student photos, this festive reminder serves as a poignant reminder that community sits at the heart of our department.
#CampusChristmas #StudentCommunity #OxfordUniversity
Decorated with student photos, this festive reminder serves as a poignant reminder that community sits at the heart of our department.
#CampusChristmas #StudentCommunity #OxfordUniversity
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A Christmas tree with a difference 🎄📸
Decorated with student photos, this festive reminder serves as a poignant reminder that community sits at the heart of our department.
#CampusChristmas #StudentCommunity #OxfordUniversity
Decorated with student photos, this festive reminder serves as a poignant reminder that community sits at the heart of our department.
#CampusChristmas #StudentCommunity #OxfordUniversity
Design autonomous robots for real-world environments 🤖
Oxford’s MSc in Autonomous Robotics combines research-led teaching, hands-on projects, AI & ML, and world-class facilities.
📅 Deadline is 18 Jan 2026
Apply now → https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Oxford’s MSc in Autonomous Robotics combines research-led teaching, hands-on projects, AI & ML, and world-class facilities.
📅 Deadline is 18 Jan 2026
Apply now → https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Design autonomous robots for real-world environments 🤖
Oxford’s MSc in Autonomous Robotics combines research-led teaching, hands-on projects, AI & ML, and world-class facilities.
📅 Deadline is 18 Jan 2026
Apply now → https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Oxford’s MSc in Autonomous Robotics combines research-led teaching, hands-on projects, AI & ML, and world-class facilities.
📅 Deadline is 18 Jan 2026
Apply now → https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
Global recognition at IDWS 2025🏆
DPhil Students Omar Daoud (Winner) & Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Finalist), from the Sustainable Water Engineering group, were recognised in the Global Prize for Innovation in Water💧
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/bjbnxpgrtg
DPhil Students Omar Daoud (Winner) & Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Finalist), from the Sustainable Water Engineering group, were recognised in the Global Prize for Innovation in Water💧
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/bjbnxpgrtg
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Global recognition at IDWS 2025🏆
DPhil Students Omar Daoud (Winner) & Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Finalist), from the Sustainable Water Engineering group, were recognised in the Global Prize for Innovation in Water💧
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/bjbnxpgrtg
DPhil Students Omar Daoud (Winner) & Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Finalist), from the Sustainable Water Engineering group, were recognised in the Global Prize for Innovation in Water💧
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/bjbnxpgrtg
🎄 Christmas has arrived at the department!
Festive cheer is everywhere, from Reception to HR to Student Administration, and almost everyone's desk. Shows how little sparkle goes a long way ✨
#ChristmasAtWork #FestiveVibes
Festive cheer is everywhere, from Reception to HR to Student Administration, and almost everyone's desk. Shows how little sparkle goes a long way ✨
#ChristmasAtWork #FestiveVibes
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🎄 Christmas has arrived at the department!
Festive cheer is everywhere, from Reception to HR to Student Administration, and almost everyone's desk. Shows how little sparkle goes a long way ✨
#ChristmasAtWork #FestiveVibes
Festive cheer is everywhere, from Reception to HR to Student Administration, and almost everyone's desk. Shows how little sparkle goes a long way ✨
#ChristmasAtWork #FestiveVibes
Want to build real robots at Oxford? Train at the Oxford Robotics Institute using cutting-edge platforms and labs for #quadrupeds, #drones, manipulators, and more.
⏳ Apply by 18 Jan: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#OxfordRoboticsInstitute #Robotics
⏳ Apply by 18 Jan: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#OxfordRoboticsInstitute #Robotics
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Want to build real robots at Oxford? Train at the Oxford Robotics Institute using cutting-edge platforms and labs for #quadrupeds, #drones, manipulators, and more.
⏳ Apply by 18 Jan: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#OxfordRoboticsInstitute #Robotics
⏳ Apply by 18 Jan: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-autonomous-robotics
#OxfordRoboticsInstitute #Robotics
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Felix Leach, Associate Professor of Engineering Science @oxengsci.bsky.social, is at the forefront of efforts to transform the transportation sector’s impact on the climate.
Learn more about his career and how his research is fuelling the drive to zero emission transport.
https://bit.ly/4o5fq4l
Learn more about his career and how his research is fuelling the drive to zero emission transport.
https://bit.ly/4o5fq4l
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Felix Leach, Associate Professor of Engineering Science @oxengsci.bsky.social, is at the forefront of efforts to transform the transportation sector’s impact on the climate.
Learn more about his career and how his research is fuelling the drive to zero emission transport.
https://bit.ly/4o5fq4l
Learn more about his career and how his research is fuelling the drive to zero emission transport.
https://bit.ly/4o5fq4l
Reposted by Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
'This whole-body sensitivity is what will distinguish the next generation of soft robots from today’s rigid machines.'
To learn in the way humans do, robots need bodies that feel, argues @oxengsci.bsky.social's Prof Perla Maiolino ⬇️
To learn in the way humans do, robots need bodies that feel, argues @oxengsci.bsky.social's Prof Perla Maiolino ⬇️
The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots
To learn in the way humans do, robots need bodies that feel.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
'This whole-body sensitivity is what will distinguish the next generation of soft robots from today’s rigid machines.'
To learn in the way humans do, robots need bodies that feel, argues @oxengsci.bsky.social's Prof Perla Maiolino ⬇️
To learn in the way humans do, robots need bodies that feel, argues @oxengsci.bsky.social's Prof Perla Maiolino ⬇️