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Fluids and Soft Matter Physics
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at — is one of the largest and most active physics departments in the UK. We have a long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research, and have interests in most areas of contemporary research. The Department ha…
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Department of Physics and Astronomy · Physical sciences
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at — is one of the largest and most active physics departments in the UK. We have a long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research, and have interests in most areas of contemporary research. The Department has a strong presence in a number of — -based centres for multidisciplinary research: — Institute, the — Institute, the — Centre for Non-Linear Dynamics, and the — Institute. In addition, the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire is a part of the department. The Fluids and Soft Matter group studies the behaviour and instabilities of complex material systems, from bubble flows to soft tissues, encompassing both curiosity-driven and industrially-relevant phenomena. Current themes include interfacial instabilities in analogues of rigid and compliant porous media, soft microfluidics, wetting and drying, yielding and flow in complex materials, inertialess sedimentation, buckling in metamaterials and biomimetic studies of respiratory flows and blood rheology. The group houses the laboratories of the — Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics (MCND). Founded in 2000 by the Departments of Physics and Mathematics to ally quantitative experimental investigations, with cutting edge approaches in mathematical and numerical modelling of complex systems. MCND builds on — 's outstanding pedigree in fundamental fluid mechanics to provide a modern, multidisciplinary training environment of high international profile, which is unique in the UK. The postgraduate research environment is well funded and world-class as demonstrated by our ranking in REF2021. Supervision is provided by academic staff, who are leaders in their fields, with independent pastoral back-up. Transferable skills training is available and there are some school teaching opportunities. For more information about research themes within the department please visit our themes page or view available projects within the department on our Postgraduate Research projects page .
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The standard academic entry requirement for this PhD is an upper second-class (2:1) honours degree in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent) OR any upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at merit in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent). Other combinations of qualifications and research or work experience may also be considered. Please contact the admissions team to check
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