EPCC
@epcc.bsky.social
EPCC, part of the University of Edinburgh, is the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre, leading in High Performance Computing, AI and Data Science expertise.
EPCC and the University of Edinburgh will close today, returning on Monday 5 January 2026. We wish all our colleagues, students and friends a happy, peaceful holiday!
December 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
EPCC and the University of Edinburgh will close today, returning on Monday 5 January 2026. We wish all our colleagues, students and friends a happy, peaceful holiday!
EPCC has the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager for the UK AI Factory Antenna
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/491r4HA
Applications Consultants
Closes 15 Jan
edin.ac/4j0dXeq
Join us at the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre!
Collaboration Manager for the UK AI Factory Antenna
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/491r4HA
Applications Consultants
Closes 15 Jan
edin.ac/4j0dXeq
Join us at the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre!
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
EPCC has the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager for the UK AI Factory Antenna
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/491r4HA
Applications Consultants
Closes 15 Jan
edin.ac/4j0dXeq
Join us at the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre!
Collaboration Manager for the UK AI Factory Antenna
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
Closes 14 Jan
edin.ac/491r4HA
Applications Consultants
Closes 15 Jan
edin.ac/4j0dXeq
Join us at the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre!
The CHARTED Flexible Fund supports the professional development of digital Research Technical Professionals, enabling them to attend external opportunities such as conferences and training courses. Applications to the fund are now invited: edin.ac/49ahcf0
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The CHARTED Flexible Fund supports the professional development of digital Research Technical Professionals, enabling them to attend external opportunities such as conferences and training courses. Applications to the fund are now invited: edin.ac/49ahcf0
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My PhD student Gabriel had a busy time at #SC25 and has written up his experiences, especially presenting a couple of papers leveraging #MLIR for #FPGAs. One at the LLVM workshop on a Fortran+OpenMP flow for #Xilinx #FPGAs and another at H2RC workshop on a Fortran intrinsics flow for AI engines
EPCC PhD student Gabriel Rodríguez Canal attended #SC25 in St Louis, USA, as a Student Volunteer. His experiences included chairing a workshop session and presenting his research. Read Gabriel's review of his trip and the benefits of the event on our website: edin.ac/4rUGYMC
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
EPCC is hiring!
We have the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
edin.ac/491r4HA
Closing date for both posts is 14 January 2026.
We have the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
edin.ac/491r4HA
Closing date for both posts is 14 January 2026.
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
EPCC is hiring!
We have the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
edin.ac/491r4HA
Closing date for both posts is 14 January 2026.
We have the following vacancies:
Collaboration Manager
edin.ac/4oZHnuw
Applications Developers
edin.ac/491r4HA
Closing date for both posts is 14 January 2026.
EPCC PhD student Gabriel Rodríguez Canal attended #SC25 in St Louis, USA, as a Student Volunteer. His experiences included chairing a workshop session and presenting his research. Read Gabriel's review of his trip and the benefits of the event on our website: edin.ac/4rUGYMC
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
EPCC PhD student Gabriel Rodríguez Canal attended #SC25 in St Louis, USA, as a Student Volunteer. His experiences included chairing a workshop session and presenting his research. Read Gabriel's review of his trip and the benefits of the event on our website: edin.ac/4rUGYMC
The Collaborations Workshop 2026 will take place from 28–30 April in Belfast (hybrid). This year's theme is strengthening the research software community. Join us!
- Early bird registration closes 31 Dec.
- Submissions for contributions close 16 Jan.
edin.ac/3L7sB74
- Early bird registration closes 31 Dec.
- Submissions for contributions close 16 Jan.
edin.ac/3L7sB74
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Collaborations Workshop 2026 will take place from 28–30 April in Belfast (hybrid). This year's theme is strengthening the research software community. Join us!
- Early bird registration closes 31 Dec.
- Submissions for contributions close 16 Jan.
edin.ac/3L7sB74
- Early bird registration closes 31 Dec.
- Submissions for contributions close 16 Jan.
edin.ac/3L7sB74
Reposted by EPCC
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social is calling for proposals to develop a #European Benchmarking Framework for #HPC & #Quantum Computing!
Help define metrics for performance, energy efficiency & more.
Submit your application before March 24, 2026.
Details: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-l...
Help define metrics for performance, energy efficiency & more.
Submit your application before March 24, 2026.
Details: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-l...
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social is calling for proposals to develop a #European Benchmarking Framework for #HPC & #Quantum Computing!
Help define metrics for performance, energy efficiency & more.
Submit your application before March 24, 2026.
Details: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-l...
Help define metrics for performance, energy efficiency & more.
Submit your application before March 24, 2026.
Details: www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-l...
Reposted by EPCC
📢 We are inviting our subcommunities to design their subcommunity's logo by modifying The Carpentries logo! This would be a wonderful way for our subcommunities to visually “brand” their identity and activities. 🌎
More information is outlined in our recent blog post: carpentries.org/blog/2025/12...
More information is outlined in our recent blog post: carpentries.org/blog/2025/12...
Design your subcommunity's logo by modifying The Carpentries logo!
Dear Community,
We would like to encourage our local, regional and special interest Carpentries subcommunities that do not yet have a subcommunity logo to design one! A logo is a wonderful way for our...
carpentries.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📢 We are inviting our subcommunities to design their subcommunity's logo by modifying The Carpentries logo! This would be a wonderful way for our subcommunities to visually “brand” their identity and activities. 🌎
More information is outlined in our recent blog post: carpentries.org/blog/2025/12...
More information is outlined in our recent blog post: carpentries.org/blog/2025/12...
Two new PhD opportunities are available at EPCC as part of the VECTA programme. This £17m EPSRC Strategic Prosperity Partnership is developing the modelling capabilities to virtually design and certify the next generation of aircraft engines. edin.ac/4oWIB9Q
edin.ac
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Two new PhD opportunities are available at EPCC as part of the VECTA programme. This £17m EPSRC Strategic Prosperity Partnership is developing the modelling capabilities to virtually design and certify the next generation of aircraft engines. edin.ac/4oWIB9Q
The Research Software Maintenance Fund supports projects that improve sustainability, reduce technical debt and enhance community engagement.
A call for Expressions of Interest will open on 28 Jan 2026 for projects starting after Oct 2026. edin.ac/3YtRz3A
A call for Expressions of Interest will open on 28 Jan 2026 for projects starting after Oct 2026. edin.ac/3YtRz3A
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Research Software Maintenance Fund supports projects that improve sustainability, reduce technical debt and enhance community engagement.
A call for Expressions of Interest will open on 28 Jan 2026 for projects starting after Oct 2026. edin.ac/3YtRz3A
A call for Expressions of Interest will open on 28 Jan 2026 for projects starting after Oct 2026. edin.ac/3YtRz3A
A new partnership between the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and EPCC will enable closer collaboration between the two organisations, with a focus on the effective delivery of large-scale compute infrastructure to inform national approaches.
edin.ac/4a8bHiX
edin.ac/4a8bHiX
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new partnership between the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and EPCC will enable closer collaboration between the two organisations, with a focus on the effective delivery of large-scale compute infrastructure to inform national approaches.
edin.ac/4a8bHiX
edin.ac/4a8bHiX
EPCC's refreshed Cirrus service for academia and industry has launched! It offers new resources for CPU-based HPC use and increases the flexibility of the service. There are now more ways to interact with Cirrus too. Read more in Andy Turner's article: edin.ac/4pwKPhq
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
EPCC's refreshed Cirrus service for academia and industry has launched! It offers new resources for CPU-based HPC use and increases the flexibility of the service. There are now more ways to interact with Cirrus too. Read more in Andy Turner's article: edin.ac/4pwKPhq
#TeamEPCC has been chosen to compete in the onsite ISC26 Student Cluster Competition! The team of five EPCC MSc students and one Edinburgh Napier University Graduate Apprentice will compete in Hamburg in June. We wish the team sucess! edin.ac/3KCT8ck
#ISC26_SCC #ISC26
#ISC26_SCC #ISC26
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#TeamEPCC has been chosen to compete in the onsite ISC26 Student Cluster Competition! The team of five EPCC MSc students and one Edinburgh Napier University Graduate Apprentice will compete in Hamburg in June. We wish the team sucess! edin.ac/3KCT8ck
#ISC26_SCC #ISC26
#ISC26_SCC #ISC26
Our Fundamentals of HPC System Administration course provides essential skills for this specialised area of HPC service provision. Applications for the next run, to be delivered mid-January to May, are open now. This course is available online only.
edin.ac/4a5d0zc
edin.ac/4a5d0zc
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Fundamentals of HPC System Administration course provides essential skills for this specialised area of HPC service provision. Applications for the next run, to be delivered mid-January to May, are open now. This course is available online only.
edin.ac/4a5d0zc
edin.ac/4a5d0zc
Thinking about on-campus study with EPCC? Learn about post-graduate life at the University of Edinburgh in this online session with a member of the University student recruitment team and a current postgraduate student.
Online, 13:00–14:30, Wed 17 Dec: edin.ac/44Kl4Sg
Online, 13:00–14:30, Wed 17 Dec: edin.ac/44Kl4Sg
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Thinking about on-campus study with EPCC? Learn about post-graduate life at the University of Edinburgh in this online session with a member of the University student recruitment team and a current postgraduate student.
Online, 13:00–14:30, Wed 17 Dec: edin.ac/44Kl4Sg
Online, 13:00–14:30, Wed 17 Dec: edin.ac/44Kl4Sg
The Christmas countdown has begun at the Advanced Computing Facility! Can you spot our cow mascot?
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Christmas countdown has begun at the Advanced Computing Facility! Can you spot our cow mascot?
Our colleagues are part of two sessions this afternoon at #CIUK25:
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our colleagues are part of two sessions this afternoon at #CIUK25:
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
- Overview of the NetworkPlus Programme
- From ExCALIBUR to DRI, linking the UK's compute programmes.
They're also at the stands for CAKE and ARCHER2-Cirrus. Come and say hello! edin.ac/4pR8dpL
Attending #CIUK25? Our colleagues are looking forward to meeting you! Find us at the stands for ARCHER2-Cirrus and the CAKE Network Plus.
EPCC at #CIUK2025:https://edin.ac/4pR8dpL
EPCC at #CIUK2025:https://edin.ac/4pR8dpL
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Attending #CIUK25? Our colleagues are looking forward to meeting you! Find us at the stands for ARCHER2-Cirrus and the CAKE Network Plus.
EPCC at #CIUK2025:https://edin.ac/4pR8dpL
EPCC at #CIUK2025:https://edin.ac/4pR8dpL
Our team are on their way to Manchester today to prepare for #CIUK2025. If you're attending too, drop by the ARCHER2 & Cirrus stand. You'll also find us at the stand of the CAKE Network + and active across the programme: edin.ac/4pR8dpL
#CIUK25
#CIUK25
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our team are on their way to Manchester today to prepare for #CIUK2025. If you're attending too, drop by the ARCHER2 & Cirrus stand. You'll also find us at the stand of the CAKE Network + and active across the programme: edin.ac/4pR8dpL
#CIUK25
#CIUK25
EPCC operates the Somerville research cloud, which hosts two critical services supporting UK science exploitation of LSST. You can read more in @markgbeckett.bsky.social's article on our website: edin.ac/4oaXoNV
What's Janet and why is it important for UK astronomy? 🔭 This video by @jisc.bsky.social introduces the UK’s national research and education network. Agata Rożek & @markgbeckett.bsky.social from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social explain why it's crucial for the Rubin LSST.
www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-12...
www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-12...
The UK network enabling cosmic discovery
www.lsst.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
EPCC operates the Somerville research cloud, which hosts two critical services supporting UK science exploitation of LSST. You can read more in @markgbeckett.bsky.social's article on our website: edin.ac/4oaXoNV
Want to get the edge on AI and data innovation? Subscribe to the Edinburgh International Data Facility newsletter and join our LinkedIn group!
Newsletter subscription: edin.ac/49QhI3J
LinkedIn group: edin.ac/4ry0f6s
Newsletter subscription: edin.ac/49QhI3J
LinkedIn group: edin.ac/4ry0f6s
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Want to get the edge on AI and data innovation? Subscribe to the Edinburgh International Data Facility newsletter and join our LinkedIn group!
Newsletter subscription: edin.ac/49QhI3J
LinkedIn group: edin.ac/4ry0f6s
Newsletter subscription: edin.ac/49QhI3J
LinkedIn group: edin.ac/4ry0f6s
The ARCHER2 calendar image for December is "Leading-edge vortex instability over a plunging swept wing" by Alexander Cavanagh, Autonomous Systems and Connectivity, University of Glasgow. More info on the ARCHER2 website: edin.ac/3K5obNP
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The ARCHER2 calendar image for December is "Leading-edge vortex instability over a plunging swept wing" by Alexander Cavanagh, Autonomous Systems and Connectivity, University of Glasgow. More info on the ARCHER2 website: edin.ac/3K5obNP
Going to #CIUK25? Join the Women in HPC Breakfast for:
- Inspiring early-career tech talks
- Introductions to the UK’s WHPC Chapter & Affiliate community
- Networking with peers and colleagues
- A relaxed start to the day with breakfast provided .
5 December, 8:30–10:30am. See edin.ac/46S9CEy
- Inspiring early-career tech talks
- Introductions to the UK’s WHPC Chapter & Affiliate community
- Networking with peers and colleagues
- A relaxed start to the day with breakfast provided .
5 December, 8:30–10:30am. See edin.ac/46S9CEy
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Going to #CIUK25? Join the Women in HPC Breakfast for:
- Inspiring early-career tech talks
- Introductions to the UK’s WHPC Chapter & Affiliate community
- Networking with peers and colleagues
- A relaxed start to the day with breakfast provided .
5 December, 8:30–10:30am. See edin.ac/46S9CEy
- Inspiring early-career tech talks
- Introductions to the UK’s WHPC Chapter & Affiliate community
- Networking with peers and colleagues
- A relaxed start to the day with breakfast provided .
5 December, 8:30–10:30am. See edin.ac/46S9CEy
The Connect4 project, led by EPCC, has proposed changes to UK national Trusted Research Environments that will work towards federated access to cross-sector sensitive data. Read about this work on our website: edin.ac/485399O
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Connect4 project, led by EPCC, has proposed changes to UK national Trusted Research Environments that will work towards federated access to cross-sector sensitive data. Read about this work on our website: edin.ac/485399O