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fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 82 fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Bioinspired morphing for novel propulsor design

RVC Supervisor(s). Professor Richard Bomphrey, Professor James Usherwood. External Supervisor Prof Adrian Thomas (University of Oxford). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Bomphrey, Dr J Usherwood
 21 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Real-Time Urban Wind Simulation and Data Reduction for Environmental Hazard Assessment

This PhD project will investigate fast computational approaches for modelling urban airflow and environmental hazard assessment in complex city environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MCS Camps Santasmasas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT)Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From Anatomy to Risk: Fast Digital Twins for LAA Thrombosis Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

PhD project description. Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly increases the risk of stroke, yet current risk scores such as CHA₂DS₂ VASc rely solely on comorbidities and demographics, and ignore patient specific LAA anatomy and haemodynamics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G.M.B Bosi
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigation of wake dynamics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine farm layout in urban environment

Summary of the proposed research . Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) also have an omnidirectional design characteristic, allowing these turbines to extract wind from any direction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Islam
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) integration with CCUS and NET ZERO Innovation applications for depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers

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 Jadhawar, Dr J Gomes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Microscale Mechanisms: The Influence of Particle Geometry on Aerodynamic Resuspension

Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD studentship starting in Autumn 2026 as part of the EPSRC CDT in Aerosol Science. Project Overview. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M. D. W. Davies Wykes, Dr R. T. Thomas, Dr E. K. Kruger
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Silent Owl Flight: Noise Generation by Turbulent Flows over Flexible Aerofoil Trailing Edge

Are you passionate about the reduction of aircraft noise? Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research that will lead to silent airfoil design?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Predictive modelling and control of low-cost droplets for micro-engineering

Advances in manufacturing science have resulted in unprecedented research and development in the design of ‘micro-swimmers’. microscopic entities that navigate fluid environments by converting some form of energy–e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N D Desai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Resilient design of submerged infrastructure under complex hydrodynamic conditions

Supervisory Team. Dr Gustavo de Almeida and Dr Sergio Maldonado. This project investigates hydrodynamic interactions between environmental flows, submerged infrastructure, and sediments to enhance the resilience of critical structures such as bridge piers and offshore energy foundations. 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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Development of physics-constrained reduced order models of thermally driven flows

Project description. Thermally driven turbulent flows in engineering and geophysical systems, are highly dimensional, nonlinear, and multi-scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Soria, Dr V Kitsios
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Patient-Specific Modelling of Intraoperative Infusion Dynamics Using Time-Resolved MRI

We are offering a fully funded PhD scholarship to develop patient- and tissue-informed models of intraoperative gadolinium (Gd) infusion dynamics using a unique, time-resolved intraoperative MRI dataset from a human clinical trials study. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Gray, Dr M Palombo, Dr L Beltrachini, Dr D Gallichan
 19 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Nature-Inspired Hydrogen Fuel Cell Architecture for Aerospace Propulsion

About the project. Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship within the UK EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Aviation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RN Navaratne, Prof M Pera-Titus
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal Modelling of Personalised Haemodynamics in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Supervisory Team. Dr Caglar Ozturk, Dr Mihaela Paun and Prof Nick Curzen. Heart failure affects millions, yet personalised treatments remain limited. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ozturk
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

This project will develop advanced computational and experimental tools to support the safe, efficient, and scalable manufacture of materials critical to UK and European security, with a particular focus on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) - a relatively novel and increasingly important class of process equipment attracting growing industrial interest across multiple sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Windows-Yule
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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