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. This is not the first time

Bubble Acoustics: from listening to the ocean to cleaning medical devices and fighting antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance.

Jun 5th, 2018 1h 16m

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. The 4

The Awesome Acoustic Bubble

Jun 5th, 2018 33m 11s

A mini lecture recorded as part of the Maurice Lubbock Memorial Event

The Use of Ultrasound Mediated Cavitation to Enhance the Delivery of Cancer Therapies

Jun 5th, 2018 30m 31s

A mini lecture recorded as part of the 44th Maurice Lubbock Memorial Event

The Jenkin Lecture - Metamaterials: beyond conventional

Oct 4th, 2017 54m 45s

Professor Ekaterina Shamonina delivers the 2017 Jenkin Lecture. From invisibility cloaks to perfect lenses, metamaterials (artificially engineered composites) enable manipulation of electromagnetic waves in novel ways, not possible with conven

Nanomaterilas in Revolutionising Diabetes Diagnostics

Oct 4th, 2017 16m

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.

Update on 2020 Vision

Oct 4th, 2017 37m 34s

After three years as Head of Department, Lionel Tarassenko gives an update on progress towards the 2020 Vision for the Department.

Will future communications technologies lead to cyber wars or a better world?

May 22nd, 2017 50m 43s

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 will

Wireless Communications Using Light

May 22nd, 2017 28m 6s

In this lecture, Dominic O'Brien introduces the field, the challenges, and the promise for the future of this area of research. The demand for wireless communications is growing exponentially, and the radio spectrum required to meet this demand

Network Complexity and the Internet of Things

May 22nd, 2017 24h 38m

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. The evolution of wireless communication technology over

The Jenkin Lecture - Engineering Tomorrow's Therapies

Sep 21st, 2016 54m 12s

Professor Constantin Coussios (Magdalen), Professor of Biomedical Engineering, gives the 2016 annual Jenkin Lecture, on 17th September 2016. From applications of fluid mechanics and control engineering to organ preservation, and from ultrasonic

Digital health

Sep 21st, 2016 57m 9s

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. Digital technologies are making a huge im

Space Engineering at Harwell

Jun 1st, 2016 24m 52s

Dr Anna Orlowska, Science, Technology and Facilities Council gives a talk on the Space Engineering at Harwell.

Hypersonic to Hypervelocity Spacecraft Heat Transfer

Jun 1st, 2016 24m 27s

Professor Matthew McGilvray gives a talk on heat transfer issues involved in space flight re-entry.

Cooling the Mid-Infrared Instrument

Jun 1st, 2016 20m 20s

Paul Bailey, University of Oxford, gives a talk about cooling one of the instruments on the James Webb Telescope.

Paving the Path for Human Space Exploration: The Challenges and Opportunities

Jun 1st, 2016 58m 53s

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.

Splashing, sloshing and stealth – offshore hydrodynamics writ large

May 26th, 2015 29m 6s

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.

Development of the UK’s fastest wind tunnel – a UK/Australia endeavour

May 26th, 2015 25m 46s

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.