NWTF CONFERENCE 2025 

THE EXCHANGE, BIRMINGHAM 

2nd - 3rd April 2025



About the conference

The NWTF Conference 2025 provides an opportunity for industry and academic researchers to share results, new techniques, and ideas for the future of wind tunnel testing and data exploitation.

We aim to provide a venue for wide-ranging discussions in an inclusive cross-sectoral environment. The range of topics will include but isn’t limited to:

  • Wind tunnel testing and outcomes/impact
  • Novel experimental techniques
  • Exploitation of wind tunnel data
  • Joint experimental & CFD research and impact
  • New methods of determining free stream properties of wind tunnels
  • How to progress the TRL scales
  • NWTF+ wind tunnels and upgrades or repairs to existing wind tunnels
  • Industry and academia collaborations
  • NWTF initiatives




The majority of the talks will be selected from abstracts allowing a range of emerging research to be presented from junior and senior researchers.

Email academic.conferences@contacts.bham.ac.uk if there are additional topics you would like included.

About National Wind Tunnel Facility 

The NWTF consists of 22 state-of-the-art wind tunnels distributed across 12 UK universities, with an administrative hub at Imperial College London. The facilities are open to all industry and academic researchers and to date have supported thousands of projects. The NWTF also provides community support through knowledge sharing events, training workshops, a database of experts and expertise, an experimental database to support the CFD community and group research projects. 

Find out more at www.NWTF.ac.uk and sign up to our newsletter here