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

£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

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

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

A fresh year, new questions, and bold ideas ahead ✨ 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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

🎄 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

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

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

'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 ⬇️

The #IBME Bellhouse BioEngenuity Keynote Lecture brought together engineers, clinicians, and early-career researchers to explore MRI, AI, and brain injury research. Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/ibme-hosts-second-bellhouse-bioengenuity-keynote-lecture #BioEngenuity #BiomedicalEngineering

From the North Pole to the lab bench 🎅 Robots learning complex tasks with less data could shape the future of personalised manufacturing. ’Tis the season for innovation ✨ https://youtube.com/shorts/b1UhBWrEzg0?feature=share #Robotics #AIResearch

Why is human touch so hard for robots to copy? Assoc Prof Perla Maiolino sheds light on the science behind touch, artificial skin and robots that can “feel”. Read more in the article: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/the-science-of-human-touch-and-why-it-s-so-hard-to-replicate-in-robots

'Break it to make it' work. 🔧✨ Our latest Engineering in Practice Series session, led by Jude Pullen, had students fully engaged, exploring, rebuilding, and loving every moment. 👉 Watch the energy! #EngineeringInPractice #EngineeringLife #BreakItToMakeIt #STEMTok #CampusLife #EngineeringInPractice

Oxford hosted Nobel Laureate Prof Stan Whittingham for the inaugural John Goodenough Lecture ⚡️🔋 He reflected on 50 years of lithium-ion battery innovation and the challenges shaping our energy future. Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/profess... #TheZEROInstitute #EnergyStorage #NetZero

Big news! Professor @davidhowey.bsky.social has been named an IEEE Fellow (2026) - an honour awarded to <0.1% of members each year.👏 Recognised for major contributions to battery modelling, diagnostics & management ⚡🔋 More🔗 https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-david-howey-selected-as-ieee-fellow

Women leading the future of engineering 💡 Oxford × Cambridge joined forces for the annual OxBridge Women in Engineering event - spotlighting research in AI, data science + emerging tech. Collaboration that inspires. Read more🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/women-i... #OxBridge #STEM @jesusoxford.bsky.social

The UK’s new TechFirst initiative boosts doctoral stipends to £31k/year for eligible students in AI, robotics and more 🧬 Oxford’s AIMS, Intelligent Earth, EngBio + RAINZ CDTs are among those set to benefit, investing in skills that will shape tomorrow’s tech. 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/governm...

Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt (@compscioxford.bsky.social) is the new Chair of AI Oxford Research 🎉 This builds on Oxford’s AI momentum led by Professor Anne Trefethen, who’s driving University-wide access to AI tools + training. 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/profess... #AI #OxfordAI

Hello December ❄️ Tree’s up! 🎄✨ #Oxmas #Christmas #ChristmasTree youtube.com/shorts/c2BI1...

Bacteria on the P-FLO organoid and biofilm on an advanced model show how treatments work under real UTI conditions, emphasizing the importance of advanced models in addressing #AMR 🦠 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/addressing-antimicrobial-resistance-through-advanced-uti-models

The 13th Oxford Energy Day poster competition was a great success, congratulations to the winners! Please visit www.energy.ox.ac.uk/events/event... to view the posters @oxengsci.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social

Meet the ZERO Institute’s 2025 Thesis Award winners. Brilliant postgraduate research driving the zero-carbon transition forward.🌱 Congrats to all! 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/zero-in... #EnergyTransition #ClimateResearch

Preparing for Oxford interviews? Angus, current 2nd year, has some advice to keep you motivated and focused as December approaches. Good luck to all applicants! 🎓 youtube.com/shorts/Y4cJN... #OxInterviews #OxfordInterviews

Oxford researchers will lead a new £6M BBSRC-funded project nature’s “quantum compass” to uncover, how animals sense Earth’s magnetic field and turn this knowledge into innovative biotechnologies. 🧭 #QuantumBiology #BBSRC #OxfordResearch Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-pro...

Oxford breakthrough: engineers show that light can do stable, digital-style maths. A leap toward faster, low-energy photonic computing. 💡⚡ 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/breakth... #Photonics #Optics #FutureOfComputing

A brilliant Oxbridge seminar last Friday at the Digital Hub, @jesusoxford.bsky.social celebrating women leading in data science, ML and AI. Inspiring talks and powerful conversations. youtube.com/shorts/cB-jZ... #WomenInEngineering #AI #MachineLearning

Congrats to Dr Yingyu Yang for winning 3rd Place Best Oral Presentation at #MICCAI2025 👏 Her research is using AI to make fetal heart screening simpler and smarter. 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-ying... #OxfordEngineering #WomenInSTEM

What if reading a clock cost more energy than running it? ⏱⚡ Oxford researchers found that measuring a quantum clock’s ‘ticks’ uses up to a billion times more energy than the clock itself - and may be what gives time its direction. 🤯 (Martyna Sienkiewicz 📸) 🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/reading...

Our librarian Matthew Henry has co-authored a systematic review on apnoea duration in preterm neonates, with colleagues in @paediatrics.ox.ac.uk @oxengsci.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk Published #OpenAccess in Nature Pediatric Research

Oxford researchers are building next‑gen human pain models using stem cells and organoids. A news project aims to explore the mechanisms of chronic pain and validate findings against clinical data. Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-... #PainResearch #ChronicPain #HumanHealth #Neuroscience

A snapshot from last year’s Engineering Horizons Lecture in the stunning Savoy Place ✨ Next week: we’re back - and going quantum ⚛️ #QuantumFuture #OxfordEngineering youtube.com/shorts/X-PUX...

Implantable devices that draw energy from your body’s sugars - A £2.1 million project led by the University of Bath with @ox.ac.uk's Prof Tim Denison and partners is developing glucose-powered bioelectronics to improve long-term health care. #GLUTRONICS Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/new-21-...

No wires. No motors. No brains. Oxford researchers have built air-powered robots that move, sense & sync - all without code🤖 Read more🔗 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-... Credit: Prof Antonio Forte and Dr Mostafa Mousa. youtu.be/c4xBUzGbbtE #OxfordEngineering #SoftRobotics #AI #FluidicRobots

Prof Tim Denison on brain implants, epilepsy & Parkinson’s - just one way engineering transforms lives. Watch his taster lecture for #NationalSTEMDay 🎥 #OxfordEngineering #BiomedicalEngineering youtube.com/shorts/fMvSr...

Kudos to our DPhil student Sindhu Balachandra Hegde on receiving a prestigious Google PhD Fellowship in Machine Perception! 🎓🌍 Her research helps machines interpret human gestures and lip movements. 🔗 Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-... #OxfordEngineering #AI #MachinePerception #Google

Kudos to Prof Philip Torr and Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt on being among the 2025 Schmidt Sciences #AI2050 Fellows! Prof Torr explores #ComputationalHistoriography to interpret human history with #AI, and Christian focuses on #AIsafety and security. Read more: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/two-oxf...

Engineering isn’t just hard hats and nuts & bolts, it’s about solving problems that transform lives. This #NationalEngineeringDay, meet our researchers driving life-saving healthcare tech, sustainable infrastructure, assistive robotics and clean energy innovations 👩‍🔬👨‍💻

Welcoming the third cohort of Optiver Foundation Scholars to Oxford!🎉 Women from 6 countries are now pursuing Master’s degrees in STEM through this fully funded programme 🌍💡 Applications for 2026/27 now open: eng.ox.ac.uk/news/third-c... #WomenInSTEM #OxfordSTEM #Scholarships

Kudos to Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt on being awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship to tackle #GenerativeAI threats in multi-agent security. His work strengthens digital trust and helps safeguard society from AI-driven risks. 👏 Read more 👉🏻 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

Professor Dame Molly Stevens has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine – one of the highest honours in medical science. Congratulations, Professor Stevens!👏  🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/jhoncuddou