News: 2025

Name: Rhiannon Nicholls Thesis Title: The formation of large-scale vortices on Jupiter and Saturn School/Faculty: CDT in Fluid Dynamics, School of Computer Science Supervisors: Dr....

Thesis title: The Influence of Stratification and MHD Effects on Vortex Formation On Giant Planets School/Faculty: EPSRC CDT in Fluid Dynamics, School of Computer Science...

LIFD funded visit to the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology LIFD members Dr Tom Robshaw (TJR) and Dr Timothy Hunter (TH) have...

Re-designing Beehives - Derek Mitchell and Harvey Thompson Honeybees (Apis Mellifera) are vital pollinators, with ~30% of agriculture depending on pollination. Honeybees have adapted successfully...

The Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics Celebrates Five Years of World-Leading Research and Innovation We are pleased to announce the launch of the Leeds Institute...

We are pleased to launch the LIFD Early Career Researcher Mentoring Scheme. The aim of the LIFD mentoring scheme is to provide the opportunity for...

Prof Tim Hunter, Chemical and Process Engineering, Deputy Director LIFD Background My background is in colloid science and minerals engineering from my time in Australia....

Thesis title: Coupled Mass and Heat Transfer in Multiscale Flows Using a Generalized Multiphase Modelling Approach School/Faculty: School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of...

EU Horizon Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchange Grant (GRID Project) As the UK coordinator, Dr Chen has been awarded the GRID (Geotechnical Resilience through Intelligent Design,...