aerospace engineering research at bristol is organised via cross-faculty research groups with interests spanning four key areas: - fluid flow and aerodynamics - bristol composites institute (bci) - dynamics and control - robotics. this work is supported by at least 50 academic staff, more than 70 research staff and over 240 postgraduate students, plus a highly experienced administrative and technical support team. aerospace engineering is a specific discipline involving experimental, numerical, theoretical and computational research which is later applied to aerospace-related problems, for example, fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, wind turbines and uavs. all postgraduates would expect to publish in high-quality journals and present at international conferences. hence, research programmes are aimed at independent and self-motivated applicants.