Calling all curious minds!

Be Curious Live, the University's free, family-friendly open day, returns on Saturday 18 May 2024.

Find out more and book tickets: leeds.ac.uk/becurious

In the run-up to #BeCurious on 18 May – a highlight of the calendar at University of Leeds – Public Engagement Officer Celine Roblin-Robson speaks with event producers to discover how we’re breaking down barriers to ensure we can truly offer access to all 🔽

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Ahead of applications opening on 19 June for Advance HE's Aurora leadership programme for women, colleagues can sign up for upcoming briefing sessions for applicants and line managers to find out more about Aurora. ▶️ bit.ly/uol-aurora

Join us on Wednesday afternoon for a free online webinar around managing professional relationships on your #PhD !

To 3D print with fiber-infused liquids, we need to understand how these drops form, break-up, and splash. That's the subject of this research poster, which shows drops of a fiber suspension forming and pinching off along the top of the image.

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Many plants control the curvature of their leaves by selectively pumping water into cells that line the outer surface. This swelling triggers bending. Engineers created their own version of this structure.

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Today we are delighted to welcome a team from DESNZ Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for a knowledge exchange and networking session to develop closer collaboration between researchers and policy makers to support the transition to net zero (1/2) #FairEnergyFutures

Funded PhD project up for grabs with Prof Nik Kapur and colleagues University of Leeds, in partnership with AkzoNobel, 'Sustainable delivery of materials through spray coating'

Deadline: 30 April
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Our Virtual Open Day is TODAY! 17 April, 11-12 , looking forward to talking about all things fluid dynamics and CDT fluid-dynamics.leeds.ac.uk/events/virtual…

Looking forward to presenting at #ASIC2024 on low-cost AQ sensors & environmental justice, as part of the session 'Building the case for change by combining sensor data with other evidence bases' chaired by Ethan McMahon, Rebecca Garland, & Profesto

asic.aqrc.ucdavis.edu/2024-schedule #AQRC

Reminder! 🚨
The Physical Review Journal Club returns April 30th with author Jin-Qiang Zhong discussing their recently published Physical Review Fluids paper 'Model for the dynamics of the large-scale circulations in two-layer turbulent convection'. Register online!

Attention #Teachers !
Spark curiosity in your high-schoolers with our #onlinecourse !
Explore 🌍Earth's secrets and learn about the impact of human activity on our planet.
An eye-opening journey awaits! Enrol now: bit.ly/3tto3MW 📚
#Geography #EnvironmentalScience

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel, Practical Engineering takes a look back at the construction and operation of this incredible piece of infrastructure.

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'LIFD – 5 years of fluids and looking to the future' by LIFD Director Steve Tobias now available to watch on LIFD's YouTube channel-
youtu.be/VTGwAZU3SMg

The impact of climate change on weather patterns means the UK may experience more wildfires, impacting landscapes, habitats and climate goals.

Find out more about wildfires, how their impacts can be mitigated, and the upcoming Wildfire Action Plan: post.parliament.uk/research-brief…

Calling all Leeds Researchers! This Friday is our first #MachineLearning and #Humanities community event, Digital Leeds! Come along for a discussion, a chance to network and collaborate, and a free lunch. All disciplines/career levels are welcome. eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-leed…

A reminder that our free online webinar around managing relationships during your PhD is coming up on 24 April! Register at the link below and get access to the recording if you can't make the live date. #phd

Before the Concorde even began regular flights, protests over its sound levels caused the U.S. and many other countries to ban overland commercial supersonic flight. Those restrictions have stood for fifty years.

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Brightly colored paints and inks mix and flow in artist Roman De Giuli's 'Color Show.' De Giuli typically creates this fluid art in thin layers atop paper. He's a master of the form, manipulating surface tension gradients to create streaming flows.

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Includes fluid dynamics of atmosphere and convection - the best bit! Including projects with the Met Office . Please share widely with good students.