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fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 81 fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigation of direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Sharifi, Dr R Rafati
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Propulsion and Aerodynamic Control of a Spin-stabilised Circular Planform UAS

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JP Potts, Dr AA Alhinai, Dr SA Agha
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unsteady Flow and Surface Loading Around a Wall-Mounted Porous Cylinder in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

Supervisory Team. Dr Elias Arcondoulis, Professor Phillip Joseph and Professor Philip Nelson. This project investigates the fundamental unsteady flow physics and surface-loading mechanisms acting on wall-mounted porous cylinders subject to turbulent boundary layers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Arcondoulis
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Computing for Computational Fluid Dynamics and Applications

Supervisors. Prof Dimitrios Angelakis d.angelakis@southampton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Angelakis
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Vortex Dynamics in Ultracold Quantum Mixtures

Project to start Oct 2026. Applications accepted until position is filled. In a quantum many-body system the interactions between the constituent microscopic particles lead to emergent macroscopic phenomena. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Wilson
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Numerical Investigation and Uncertainty Quantification of Composite Flexible Risers

  Research Group: Polymers and Composites
Pipelines, traditionally constructed from steel, form the backbone of the oil and gas industry, facilitating crucial transportation in both onshore and offshore operations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multi-Fidelity Digital Twins and Machine Learning for the Scale-Up of Flow Processes (Ref: SF-JO-2026/4)

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop multi-fidelity digital twin frameworks, integrating physics-based models and machine learning, to enable reliable scale-up of flow processes (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Direct numerical simulation of polymeric-fluid flows

Polymers and turbulence are two of the most difficult problems in statistical physics. In the past, the study of polymeric liquids was divided in two categories. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial intelligence for environmental fluid dynamics modelling

Supervisory team. Dr Gustavo de Almeida and Dr Sergio Maldonado. This exciting PhD project explores the use of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to model complex environmental flows. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G A M de Almeida
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Droplet Impacts with Functional Surfaces

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P D Hicks, Dr Y Tanino
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Propeller-Wing Wake Interactions for Urban Air Mobility Systems

  Research Group: Bio-Inspired Fluid-Structure Interaction Laboratory
Would you like to continue your academic journey with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering? A 3.5-year fully funded PhD studentship (competition-funded) is available in the group of Dr Chandan Bose within the Aerospace Engineering division, School of Metallurgy and Materials, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Bose
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital hydraulic fluid power technologies

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for the following fully funded PhD project. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Pan
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data-driven Approaches to Viscoelastic Flow Control

Many liquids in industry and biology are viscoelastic (like paints, blood, saliva, and DNA suspensions among many others), displaying a mixture of both viscous and elastic properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Beneitez, Dr J King
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Synchronization of turbulent channel flow

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
Chaos may seem like complete disorder, but even chaotic systems can sometimes fall into step — a phenomenon called chaos synchronisation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Li, Dr A P Willis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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