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fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 81 fluid flow PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Machine Learning for Air-breathing Hypersonic Propulsion

This PhD project is to develop and apply Machine Learning (ML) to address the aerodynamic problems associated with air-breathing hypersonic propulsion systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Claus
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models (Ref: AURA26-CL2)

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
 Supervisor: Prof C Lloyd
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of a Multi-Scale Optimisation Framework for Nanoparticle-Enhanced Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems

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 J Gomes, Dr V Vaziri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Application of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Oil and Gas Production Systems

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 R Rafati, Dr A Sharifi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Study of Hydrodynamics and Interfacial Electrochemistry in Next-Generation Membraneless Fuel Cells

Current fuel-cell technologies suffer from major limitations associated with the use of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs), including high material cost, fuel crossover, membrane degradation, water management challenges, and lack of long-term operational stability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Anastasiou, Dr M Perez-Page
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Quantum Supersolids: Solitons, Vortices, and Nonlinear Dynamics (PROMENTD_U27EMPSFM)

Primary Supervisor:  Dr. Davide Proment. A supersolid is one of the most intriguing recently realised phases of quantum matter, simultaneously exhibiting the crystalline structure of solids and the frictionless flow of superfluids. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Proment
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC supported EngD: Thermodynamics of Aerosols: Understanding VLE & Phase Transitions for Aerosolised Systems

Consumer products in the form of aerosols comprise product bases, with a range of physical and chemical properties blended with propellant(s) in a range of base. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Leeke
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship - Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero - Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Wastewater-to-Resource Systems

This PhD project targets a key challenge in sustainable process engineering. translating microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) technology from lab-scale innovation to robust, industrial deployment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RL Law, Dr E Heidrich
 23 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Printing the un-printable: Machine Learning-driven 'Active' Slot-die Coating for the Precision Manufacture of Complex Functional Materials

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JR Howse, Dr M J Jones, Prof G Panoutsos, Dr M Keimer
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Analytical and computational studies of complex liquid-film flows (Ref: MA/DT-SF1/2026)

In this project, we plan to investigate numerically and analytically interfacial dynamics of liquid films in the presence of additional complexities such as surfactants, evaporation and externally applied electric fields. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Tseluiko
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of a relevant cocultured cell skins models to understand the development of biofilms in wounds

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
Bacteria colonize skin but in general, do not form biofilms when the skin is intact; however, bacteria do form biofilms in wounds which delays healing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Pluen, Prof A McBain, Dr CT Tapeinos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An intensified, modular absorption carbon capture approach for dispersed small- to medium-scale industrial emitters

Project Summary. Join a new PhD research programme developing an innovative approach for efficient, modular absorption-based CO₂ capture for dispersed emitters. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Rezk, Dr E Tandis, Dr A Alaswas
 15 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Modelling stroke progression and treatment in the brain

Ischaemic stroke, the disease that occurs when a clot blocks a large blood vessel in the brain, causing brain tissue to die, remains a common cause of death and a leading cause of disability. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof SP Payne
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling of liquid-fueled rotating detonation engines for gas-turbine applications

Supervisory Team. Professor Ralf Deiterding. Using a rotating detonation engine (RDE) as gas turbine combustion chamber could increase engine efficiency dramatically. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Deiterding
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Near-wall domain decomposition for turbulence modelling based on RANS-LES

For many years, the resolution of the near-wall turbulent layer is a hot topic in fluid dynamics. Near-wall turbulence modelling is a computationally expensive problem. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Utyuzhnikov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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