Department of Engineering Science

The Department of Engineering Science at Oxford is the only unified department in the UK which offers accredited courses in all the major branches of engineering - our students develop a broad view of the subject much appreciated by employers, but can also choose from a very wide range of specialist options. Every year the Department of Engineering Science, one of the largest departments in the University, produces around 160 new engineering graduates. They go off to a huge variety of occupations - into designing cars, building roads and bridges, developing new electronic devices, manufacturing pharmaceuticals, into healthcare and aerospace, into further study for higher degrees and in many other directions. Some of our graduates also develop their managerial, financial or entrepreneurial skills, and go into commerce, financial services, or start their own companies. We see 60 to 70 students each year take higher degrees, either MSc or DPhil by research, and since October 2006 a number take a taught MSc course in Biomedical Engineering. We have a substantial research portfolio, including much that is directly supported by industry. In the Department there are no barriers between the different branches of engineering, and we are involved in a great deal of multi-disciplinary research collaborating with groups in other departments from Archaeology to Zoology. This broad view of engineering, based on a scientific approach to the fundamentals, is part of the tradition that started with our foundation in 1908 - one hundred years of educating great engineers, and researching at the cutting edge!

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Title	Description	People	Date
Design and Testing of Advanced Tidal System Turbine Arrays	Richard Willden MEng PhD, Professor of Engineering Science, EPSRC Fellow, gives a mini-lecture as part of the 2019 annual Lubbock lecture event.	Richard Willden	9 July, 2019
Thermally Induced Lateral Buckling of Subsea Pipelines	Chris Martin BE, MA DPhil, Professorial Research Fellow, Fellow of Mansfield College, gives a mini-lecture on the 2019 Lubbock event.	Chris Martin	9 July, 2019
2019 Maurice Lubbock Lecture: Engineering at the crossroads: Lessons from History and a 21st-Century Vision from Across the Channel	Where is engineering going? Revolutions in knowledge, new challenges such as those raised by the digital revolution and the environmental crisis call for innovation in engineering education and professional practice.	Sophie Mougard, Antoine Picon	9 July, 2019
Bubble Acoustics: from listening to the ocean to cleaning medical devices and fighting antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance.	By understanding how bubbles make sound, we can listen to the ocean, and track the >1 billion tonnes of atmospheric carbon that transfers between atmosphere and ocean annually when ocean waves break and trap atmospheric gas under the sea.	Timothy Leighton	5 June, 2018
The Awesome Acoustic Bubble	A mini lecture recorded as part of the Maurice Lubbock Memorial Event	Ronald Roy	5 June, 2018
The Use of Ultrasound Mediated Cavitation to Enhance the Delivery of Cancer Therapies	A mini lecture recorded as part of the 44th Maurice Lubbock Memorial Event	Robert Carlisle	5 June, 2018
The Jenkin Lecture - Metamaterials: beyond conventional	Professor Ekaterina Shamonina delivers the 2017 Jenkin Lecture.	Ekaterina Shamonina	4 October, 2017
Nanomaterilas in Revolutionising Diabetes Diagnostics	Sam Attias, Winner of the OEA 4th Year Project Presentation Prize gives a talk on his 4th year research project on the application of nanomaterials as a potential non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring method for type-1 diabetes.	Sam Attias	4 October, 2017
Update on 2020 Vision	After three years as Head of Department, Lionel Tarassenko gives an update on progress towards the 2020 Vision for the Department.	Lionel Tarassenko	4 October, 2017
Will future communications technologies lead to cyber wars or a better world?	Communications technology has enabled massive social change over the past decades. However, the many benefits that we enjoy are accompanied by challenges - cyber security, inadequate coverage, the ease of spreading fake news,	Naomi Climer	22 May, 2017
Wireless Communications Using Light	In this lecture, Dominic O'Brien introduces the field, the challenges, and the promise for the future of this area of research.	Dominic O'Brien	22 May, 2017
Network Complexity and the Internet of Things	In this talk, Justin Coon explores the issue of complexity in the IoT from a fundamental perspective and provide some insight into what this means for practical deployments in the future.	Justin Coon	22 May, 2017
The Jenkin Lecture - Engineering Tomorrow's Therapies	Professor Constantin Coussios (Magdalen), Professor of Biomedical Engineering, gives the 2016 annual Jenkin Lecture, on 17th September 2016.	Constantin Coussios	21 September, 2016
Digital health	Professor Lionel Tarassenko CBE FREng FMedSci (St John’s), Head of the Department of Engineering Science, gives a lecture for the department of Engineering Science Alumni Weekend on September 17th 2016.	Lionel Tarassenko	21 September, 2016
Space Engineering at Harwell	Dr Anna Orlowska, Science, Technology and Facilities Council gives a talk on the Space Engineering at Harwell.	Anna Orlowska	1 June, 2016
Hypersonic to Hypervelocity Spacecraft Heat Transfer	Professor Matthew McGilvray gives a talk on heat transfer issues involved in space flight re-entry.	Matthew McGilvray	1 June, 2016
Cooling the Mid-Infrared Instrument	Paul Bailey, University of Oxford, gives a talk about cooling one of the instruments on the James Webb Telescope.	Paul Bailey	1 June, 2016
Paving the Path for Human Space Exploration: The Challenges and Opportunities	The 42nd Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture: ‘Paving the Path for Human Space Exploration:The Challenges and Opportunities’ presented by Lauri N. Hansen, Director of Engineering, NASA Johnson Space Centre.	Lauri N. Hansen	1 June, 2016
Splashing, sloshing and stealth – offshore hydrodynamics writ large	Professor Paul Taylor, University of Oxford gives a short talk as part of the 41st Maurice Lubbock lecture series in the Department of Engineering Science.	Paul Taylor	26 May, 2015
Development of the UK’s fastest wind tunnel – a UK/Australia endeavour	Professor Matthew McGilvray, University of Oxford and Professor Richard Morgan, University of Queensland give a talk at the Department of Engineering Science as part of the 41st Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture programme.	Matthew McGilvray, Richard Morgan	26 May, 2015
Rise of the Machines	Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Professor and ARC Federation Fellow at the University of Sydney, gives the 41st Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture.	Hugh Durrant-Whyte	26 May, 2015
Medtronic Lecture 2010	'Biophysical Methods of Drug Delivery'. Professor Mark R. Prausnitz gives the 2010 Medtronic lecture in the Engineering faculty.	Mark R Prausnitz	6 July, 2011
Medtronic Lecture 2011	'Model Based Strategies for Biomedical Image Analysis'. The 2011 Medtronic Lecture, given at the Engineering department, University of Oxford. Presented by Professor James Duncan PhD.	James Duncan	5 July, 2011
Medtronic Lecture 2009	The 2009 Medtronic Lecture in Biomedical Engineering was presented by Professor Roger G. Mark, MD, PhD entitled: "Integrating Data, Models, and Reasoning in Critical Care".	Roger Mark, Stephen Mahle	22 July, 2009
Lecture 15: Engineering for Sustainable Development	Professor Roland Clift, CBE on "Engineering for Sustainable Development".	Roland Clift	19 August, 2008
Lecture 14: Innovation, Spin-out Companies and Nanotechnology	Professor Peter Dobson on "Innovation, Spin-out Companies and Nanotechnology".	Peter Dobson	12 August, 2008
Lecture 13: Designing for Strength: A Century of Solid Mechanics Research in Oxford	Professor Carlos Ruiz on "Designing for Strength: A Century of Solid Mechanics Research in Oxford".	Carlos Ruiz	5 August, 2008
Lecture 12: The Centenary Lubbock Lecture	Lord Browne of Madingley, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering "On being an engineer".	John Browne	13 June, 2008
Lecture 11: History of the Department of Engineering Science	Dr Alastair Howatson on the "History of the Department of Engineering Science".	Alastair Howatson	10 June, 2008
Lecture 10: Advances in Biomedical Engineering	Professor Lionel Tarassenko on "Advances in Biomedical Engineering".	Lionel Tarassenko	10 June, 2008
Lecture 8: An Early Structural Engineering Problem: the Oxford Connection	Professor Guy Houlsby on "An Early Structural Engineering Problem: the Oxford Connection".	Guy Houlsby	10 June, 2008
Lecture 7: Engineers at War	Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Christopher Pugsley on "Engineers at War".	Christopher Pugsley	10 June, 2008
Lecture 6: Hydraulic Engineering - How We Use Hydraulics to Solve Real Life Engineering Problems	Dr Jane Smallman on "Hydraulic Engineering - How We Use Hydraulics to Solve Real Life Engineering Problems".	Jane Smallman	10 June, 2008
Lecture 4: "The Greatest Mechanick of this Present Age": Dr Robert Hooke and the Origins of Engineering Science in Oxford	Dr Allan Chapman on '"The Greatest Mechanick of this Present Age": Dr Robert Hooke and the Origins of Engineering Science in Oxford'.	Allan Chapman	10 June, 2008
Lecture 3: Keep it cool! 38 years of gas-turbine research	Professor Martin Oldfield on 'Keep it cool! 38 years of gas-turbine research'.	Martin Oldfield	10 June, 2008
Lecture 1: Introduction to the Jenkin Lecture	Patron of the Centenary, Lord Jenkin of Roding's inaugural Centenary lecture.	Patrick Jenkin	10 June, 2008

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