There's just a couple of weeks left to go to get abstracts submitted for the "Advanced in Computational Optimisation Methods" session at #ICNAAM2026. If you'd like to join us in Crete this September all the details can be found at: icnaam.org/dates-of-imp...

Two iconic vehicles side by side at Aerospace Bristol last weekend

Normal registration for ICNAAM 2026 in Crete (September 2026) ends on July 1st. We'll be running a session on Advances in Computational Optimisation. Would love to see you there! icnaam.org/registration/

What a joy to see our #Aerospace grads returning to us outlining how their studies with us at @swanseauni.bsky.social has set them up in their career. Welcome back Bryony!

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Fusion Engineering

Supporting delivery of the UKAEA Foster programme, helping prepare the future Fusion Engineering workforce

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Fully funded PhD opportunity in our School @swanseauni.bsky.social working in materials for smart vehicles: www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Mechanical/Materials Engineering Science: Electro-active and magneto-active elastomers for smart vehicle applications (RS970) - Swansea University

We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

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Wrapping a fantastic trip with our academic partner Harbin Engineering University in China - they looked after myself and Prof Laura Roberts really well! Now back to @swanseauni.bsky.social

Next stop… Harbin, China

This September I'll be chairing a session at ICNAAM2026 (taking place in Crete) on "Advances in Computational Optimisation Methods". If you work in this space and looking for a friendly, international conference to share your work you can find more details at: icnaam.org/planned-sess...

Our latest paper coming out of the Applied CFD & Optimisation group within the Zienkiewicz Institute @swanseauni.bsky.social has been featured in Science Daily. We explore the relationship between human designers and AI: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with ...

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Keep an eye out for me on the new documentary series "Planes that changed history" airing this Sunday (15th) on National Geographic and later in the year on DisneyPlus #PTCH #AtomicTV #ZincMedia #NatGeo youtu.be/5AudNCZ0pag?...

Iconic Aircrafts | Planes That Changed History | National Geographic UK

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Our latest publication which explores how the view of engineering students has evolved, particularly through the pandemic, with regards to their perceived preferred roles within a team... now available online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Perceived Belbin team roles of first year university students studying aerospace engineering: a multi-year study

Effective teamwork is critical in engineering and engineering degree programmes are designed to encourage, develop and allow students to demonstrate this transferable skill. This is particularly tr...

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At the UK Hypersonics Network kick-start workshop where @swanseauni.bsky.social ‘s Dr Zhaoxin Ren is setting out the vision for the Reactive Flows & Propulsion Physics Special Interest Group

Our latest publication, working with colleagues in @swanseauni.bsky.social #CompSci on human-AI collaborative approaches for design is now available: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

From Metrics to Meaning: Time to Rethink Evaluation in Human–AI Collaborative Design | ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems

As AI systems increasingly shape decision making in creative design contexts, understanding how humans engage with these tools has become a critical challenge for interactive intelligent systems resea...

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Had a great time at a "Back to the Future" edition of @quantum-sauce.bsky.social delivering a talk "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!" exploring my work in designing land speed record cars and spaceplanes using AI and the principles of evolution. Science + Art + Beer = Mind Expansion

Great Scott! A time-travelling trilogy of talks at @oldwoollen.bsky.social for #BackToTheFuture night! Kudos to @cern.bsky.social scientist Dr Kristin Lohwasser, aerodynamics ace @profbenevans.bsky.social & steampunk sensei Dr Robbie MacAllister! & thanks to our #Farsley crowd Next up: Christmas!

Our brilliant team working in Mechanical Engineering at @swanseauni.bsky.social on the “50% for the Future” project have created this super helpful video explaining why females are underrepresented in #Engineering and what we can all do to help turn this around youtu.be/LkD1xOeITfg

50% for the Future - An overview of the Hybrid Outreach Approach from the "How to Guide"

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Was great to welcome so many keen and enthusiastic #FutureEngineers to @swanseauni.bsky.social #BayCampus at the weekend to learn about our range of degree programme offerings

Today, Dr Walton and I caught up with ex-PhD student Dr David Naumann at Airbus in Manching, Germany to talk #CFD, optimisation and high speed intakes

Celebrating the 1st birthday of the @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInstitute #Data #AI #Modelling

Was great to celebrate Dr Igor Sazonov's retirement, after 23 years of service at Swansea University with colleagues from the Aerospace Department and beyond.

Leadership team of @swanseauni.bsky.social School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 2021 - 2025

Just under a fortnight to go until our annual 'Swansea University Space Research Symposium'. Tickets are free (but limited in number) and can be claimed at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swansea-un...

Swansea University Space Research Symposium 2025

Join us at Swansea University for a deep dive into the fascinating world of space research!

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Still, even months on after the dust has settled, I find it desperately sad that #ReactionEngines ran out of money. What they were working on, and so close to achieving, was so impressive... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What happens when a high-tech project fails?

Workers at Reaction Engines felt they were close to completing a revolutionary jet engine.

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Some gliders flew better than others... #LoopTheLoop

Well done to our brilliant team of #Aerospace academics and technical staff who have delivered out year 1 rocket propelled glider design project this week

We have the brilliant Dr Wei Tan from @qmul.ac.uk with us at @swanseauni.bsky.social #ZienkiewiczInst this afternoon sharing his work on mechanics modelling and #AI

Fully funded (UK student) PhD scholarship available to come and work in my group with Dr Xi Zou, exploring how we can exploit data-driven machine learning techniques for #CFD approaches based on the Boltzmann equation to be applied to rarefied, hypersonic flows. www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Computational Engineering: Fully Funded EPSRC Studentship-AI accelerated discontinuous Galerkin solver for Boltzmann-BGK equation for rarefied, hypersonic flows (RS817) - Swansea UniversityMenu

We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

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This is my view for today, which means I must be teaching… boundary layer theory #EGH303

The Swansea University Space Research Symposium is back for 2025! Open to all... it will be a great opportunity to learn about the space related research going on across the University and with our industry partners. To book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swansea-un...

Swansea University Space Research Symposium 2025

Join us at Swansea University for a deep dive into the fascinating world of space research!

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