LIFD is the Centre for Fluid Dynamics research and teaching at the University of Leeds
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Celebrating 5 Years of World-Leading Fluid Dynamics Research @FluidsLeeds
⭐️Driven national influence
⭐️Delivered global impact
⭐️Reinforced leadership in education
⭐️Forged & strengthened strategic partnerships
⭐️Inspired the next generation
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Registration is now open for the International Multiphase Flow Technology Forum (IMFTF-2026) at the University of Leeds. lnkd.in/eda_CK82
Abstract submission closes on 5th March 2026.
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Following the success of the recent LIFD John Fox Annual Lecture, we can now announce the poster competition winners as Katerina Kyrkou in first place and Chris Jackson second. View the posters here: fluids.leeds.ac.uk/2026/02/1…
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January 2026 LIFD Newsletter can now be read here: sway.cloud.microsoft/b4VmqrV…
Key items:
- 2nd ERCOFTAC Milton Van Dyke Flow Visualization Competition
- Using AI for weather prediction in West Africa
- IMFTF abstract submission – deadline extended
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LIFD John Fox Annual Lecture 2026: Fluid Dynamics and Net Zero 4th Feb linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
16 Dec 2025
Are you an early-career researcher looking for your next opportunity?
UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships offer up to £250,000 for research into a range of intelligence and defence topics, plus mentorship, training and more: raeng.org.uk/ukicpostdoc
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
Want to find out more about Journal of Nonlinear Waves? Head over to
👉 cup.org/48Jb3Go
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15 Dec 2025
Microparticles in a 3D vortex flow are excluded from the vortex core as size increases. Small particles follow a Burgers vortex-like self-similar motion; larger ones deviate due to inertia and finite-size effects, as shown by experiments and simulations.
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
🫁How does ventilation affect SARS-CoV-2 exposure indoors?
New findings from the @PROTECT_NCS National Core Study explore ventilation rates in rooms with mixing ventilation.
📖Read more: sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid…
#COVID19 #IndoorAirQuality #Ventilation #PROTECTStudy
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Congratulations to Phil Livermore and Chris Davies on award of NERC grant to investigate new model of Earth's magnetic field
fluids.leeds.ac.uk/2025/11/2…
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Our early career researcher spotlight for November features EPSRC CDT in Future Fluid Dynamics at Leeds student Abhimanyu Gaur
fluids.leeds.ac.uk/2025/11/2…
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Today's @JFluidMech seminar starts at 4:00 PM (GMT):
· Title: Perspectives on viscoplastic fluid flow
· Speaker: Duncan Hewitt
cassyni.com/events/3ugH1SWXT…
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
5 Nov 2025
Your path into engineering matters! Share your journey during Tomorrows Engineers Week and help young people dare to discover the many ways into tech & engineering careers. 📥 Toolkit: engineeringuk.com/teweek/#to… #TEWeek25
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
6 Nov 2025
New Volume of Journal of Fluid Mechanics available on Cambridge Core cup.org/3WHdMdK
New Volume = New Cover
📸 Insights into the mechanics of pure and bacteria-laden sessile whole blood droplet evaporation Roy D, Joseph SM, Dewaangan KK, et al.
doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.107…
ALT Cover of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 1021, published on 25 October 2025 by Cambridge University Press. The cover features a detailed microscopic image of a bacteria-laden sessile whole blood droplet, with interpretation by Joseph L. Bull and others.
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5 Nov 2025
👀 Spotted: MPs and policy advisors engaging with our new #Engineers2030 report and signing the pledge board to advocate for the needs of engineers and the engineering sector.
Engineers 2030 outlines 10 recommendations for “catalytic changes” to develop an engineering education and skills system fit for the future: raeng.org.uk/news/engineers-… #NationalEngineeringDay
ALT Two individuals holding up the Engineers 2030 pledge board at a parliamentary event on National Engineering Day.
ALT Three professionals at the Engineers 2030 parliamentary event on National Engineering Day holding a book titled "AI-Z of Engineering," smiling for the camera in a tented venue.
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
5 Nov 2025
🔔 Applications for the Graduate Student Poster Session at the AWM Workshop at the 2026 SIAM Annual Meeting are due next week!
📅 Deadline: Nov 15, 2025
🔗 Apply here: mathprograms.org/db/programs…
For more info on the workshop: awm-math.org/wp-content/uplo….
#AWM #SIAM #WomenInMath
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6 Nov 2025
Congratulations to Lorenzo Gavassino, 2026 APS Valley Prize winner, who, in 2022, solved a problem that had puzzled physicists in relativistic fluid dynamics for decades. go.aps.org/4qHuWp9
ALT Physicist Lorenzo Gavassino, recipient of the 2026 APS Valley Prize, stands beside a whiteboard filled with equations and diagrams, holding a marker and smiling toward the camera.
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
4 Nov 2025
The first seminar in the 2025/26 Fluid Mechanics Webinar Series is coming up:
Title: Onsager’s "ideal turbulence" theory
Speaker: Gregory L. Eyink
Time: Thur 4:00 PM (GMT) on November 6
More info and RSVP via Cassyni cassyni.com/s/fmws
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
28 Oct 2025
This Halloween at MathsCity, uncover the light you cannot see with the University of Leeds' Indoor Air Research Group thermal imaging camera - revealing ghostly handprints, hidden heat and invisible science. #maths #Halloween #mathscity #Leeds
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
31 Oct 2025
During JET Decommissioning and Repurposing (JDR) we have discovered that, unfortunately, JET is haunted by the ghosts of past plasmas.
It's called BOO-sion Energy! 👻
Happy #halloween 🎃
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Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics (LIFD) retweeted
30 Oct 2025
Adding leading-edge vortex shedding to inviscid models of thin falling plates restores realistic dynamics, capturing fluttering, tumbling, and other motions observed in experiments and direct numerical simulations.
Read the PRFluids Editors’ Suggestion: go.aps.org/4nsWDiE
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