Want to know what we have in store for the research community in 2026? Head over to our blog for a forward look from each of our teams in RIT.

Quantum Computing Without A Quantum Computer: online talk, Wednesday 18 February, 15:00–16:00. Join Oliver Brown, EPCC Quantum Group lead, for an introduction to quantum computing, followed by a discussion about how HPC facilities like ARCHER2 can emulate quantum computers. edin.ac/40e6bF3

Reminder that if you are a Humanities or Social Science researcher interested in applying to the fund, we highly recommend attending the upcoming webinar on the 17th!

We've recently opened up a new comms channel - you can now find us and connect with us on LinkedIn!

Catch up on all the latest news from Research IT in our bumper February newsletter! News of the launch of a new #GreenComputing group, a look at what's coming up in 2026, an update on the R user group and more!

It's important for our team to keep up to date with the latest developments in the HPC and supercomputing fields. Our Director, Robert Haines, and Platform Engineer, Abhijit Ghosh, recently attended the worlds largest supercomputing conference #SC25.

A new special interest group has been launched at the University! If you are a researcher or PGR with an interest in #GreenComputing then head to the CaDiR Teams space to engage with other researchers from across the University.

If you write software in any sort of research capacity then the SSI want to hear from you! You may be a PGR writing code to run on our HPC facility, you may be technical staff writing a piece of code for an instrument in a lab - how ever much you write, please complete the survey!

Join the Universty #R user group on the 26th March for a talk on "tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R". Full details of how to join are on the R user group Teams site.

Today 2-3pm, join our virtual drop-in session! If you have a problem or query about anything research IT related, pop into our virtual session to speak direct to a member of our team. They can solve many issues there and then!

It's going to be a busy year in Research IT this year - isn't it always! Find out what we have in store for the research community this year including the relaunch of our Condor Pool, the creation of a research data engineering team and more!

Meet Sian Bladon from the School of Health Sciences who is one of the group leads for the University #R user group. Discover how she got involved in the group and what the plans are for the group over the next 12 months.

📅 Tomorrow (11th) at 2-3pm we have our virtual help session. Join at any time to speak to a member of our team about anything research IT related. If you have problems with research software, data storage, running jobs on our HPC system or anything else, come and have a chat!

Did you miss our bumper newsletter last week? The research community is back in full swing with the launch of a #GreenComputing group, a forward look to 2026, a highlight on our R user group and much more!

Discover what Research IT got up to at one of the world's largest HPC events and what this means for the University research community.

Remember if you are a Humanities or Social Scientist who is thinking of applying to the Research Software Maintenance fund, the webinar is taking place on 17th! There is also a general webinar on the 11th open to everyone. If you'd like some help with your application, get in touch!

Don't struggle to get your research done! Join our virtual help sessions and get instant help from one of our experts. They can help with research software, running jobs on our HPC system, issues with your own code, research data and much more!

Save the date! The University R user group have announced their next meeting on the 26th March where the speaker will be @cararthompson.bsky.social, data visualisation consultant, who will be presenting on "tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R" buff.ly/XI8viI5

We have a busy 2026 coming up in Research IT! Find out what's coming over the next 12 months for the UoM research community.

If you have some software that could benefit from updating and expert input then have a look at the call from the SSI. They are particularly looking for submissions from the #Humanities and #SocialSciences. If you're thinking of applying, get in touch with us for a chat!

Find out more about the University #R user group and keep up to date with their activities. They've just announced their first meeting of 2026 - see their channel for details!

Our Director, Robert Haines, and Abhijit Ghosh (Platforms) recently attended #SC25, one of the largest HPC conferences in the world. They report back on the workshops they attended, the UoM presence on the UK Universities exhibition stand and what this means for UoM researchers.

Want to know what we're up to in 2026? We asked each of our three teams what they are looking forward to this year and what this means for the UoM research community.

There are several ways you can keep in touch with Research IT. We have our website, newsletter, BlueSky (obviously!) and now we're trying out LinkedIn. if you'd like to give us a follow that would be very much appreciated!

If you missed our last virtual help session, put the 11th in your diary! At the last session our team solved issues with #R, did a code review and answered queries about Dropbox and edge compute. No matter what your research IT issue, we can help!

A reminder that the @softwaresaved want to hear from you! Anyone who writes software for research (no matter what your job title is) is encouraged to complete their survey.

Remember that if you use #R, #Python or #C++ in your research there are dedicated user groups open to all researchers & staff at the University. Ask questions of your peers, get the latest news from the communities and find out more about events and training.

They're looking for submissions from the #Humanities & #SoSS areas in particular and are holding a dedicated webinar for them on the 17th. If you are interested in applying please get in touch with us for a chat and find out how we can contribute our services and expertise.

Last weekday of the month and the last time of looking back at our top 10 news stories of the last 12 months. What was your favourite ?

Did you know that there is a range of special interest groups and user groups open to UoM researchers, PGRs and staff? They can all be found in one handy place in the CaDiR Teams space! Find our more about the R group in this interview with Sian Bladon from School of Health Sciences

We know that there is a vibrant active #Python community at UoM thanks to the popularity of our Python articles and the Python user group - uom.link/CADIR-Python Have you completed the survey?

BlueSky is great for short announcements but if you are looking for something a little more substantial, head to our LinkedIn page! We've been busy connecting with other groups and organisations across the UK to advertise training events, opportunities etc for our research community

The @softwaresaved.bsky.social are looking for anyone who writes research software to complete their survey. You don't have to have a job title of research software engineer, just be involved in the creation of software that's used for research!

If you are thinking of applying then we're happy to have a chat with you about your application. The call was heavily over-subscribed last time so remember that we're here to help by contributing our services and expertise to make your application the best it can be.

Today at 2-3pm our virtual help session is taking place. Don't struggle with a research IT related issue, come along and get instant help from members of our team. Open to all University staff, researchers and PGRs! research-it.manchester.ac.uk/events/drop-...

Do you use #R in your research? Do you have questions about how to use it? Would you like to connect with other researchers to find out how they use it? Are you looking for examples of best practice? Join the University R club - Sian Bladon explains why!

Reminder that we have our virtual help session tomorrow 2-3pm. No appointment required, just join online for a 1-2-1 chat with a member of our team about anything Research IT related. We can help with software, data storage, highly restricted data, extra computational power & more! buff.ly/PeSc24C

If you write software as part of your research then have a read of the latest newsletter from the RSE Society. There are interest groups, mentoring opportunities, the international RSE survey and more.

We still have a few places left on our upcoming "Intro to version control using #Git" on the 10th. It's a great way to learn to look after all your code versions and no prior experience is required. Open to all UoM staff, researchers and PGRs. buff.ly/DaxqxkH

Have you seen our round up of our top 10 articles from the last 12 months? Our community really likes "how to" articles and we'll look at doing someone more of these in the coming months. Is there anything you would like to see us focus on?

This is open to all society members and it doesn't cost much to join the society if you haven't already. The society is open to anyone who writes software used in research including researchers, PGRs and PS staff.

We're never normally short of applicants when we advertise new Research Software Engineering positions and our Year In Industry scheme is always popular but you can never do too much outreach! Some of our RSEs have been out and about spreading the word about RSE as a career.

Our special interest and user groups couldn't happen without the input of the research community. We had a chat with Sian Bladon from the School of Health Sciences wo helps out with the longstanding #R user group.

We've put together our most read news stories of the last 12 months to see what has caught the eye of the UoM research community. The verdict? You really like #Python and "how to" blog posts! Is there anything you'd like to see us write about over the next 12 months? Let us know!

Our RSEs have been working with a local company and the Turing Innovation Catalyst programme to make the most of AI.

We still have some places left on our "Introduction to version control using Git" on the 10th Feb. Ideal to learn how to keep control of different versions of your code, to revert back to a previous version or to compare versions or share your code. Open to all staff & PGRs. buff.ly/DaxqxkH

ARCHER2 training: Data Analysis & Visualisation in Python (23–24 Feb). Python is a general-purpose programming language that is useful for writing scripts to work effectively & reproducibly with data. This course requires no programming experience. edin.ac/4sTLPhI

Our next drop-in help session is the 28th 2-3pm. Members of our team will be online to have a chat with you about any research IT issues you have. Quite often they can fix issues there & then so if you find yourself with an urgent issue, come along! Full details of how to join at buff.ly/PeSc24C

The University R user group is one of many in the CaDiR space which exists to bring together researchers and PGRs who use R. It's open to people of all levels and provides a supportive environment for all. In this article meet Sian, one of the researchers who leads the group.

The University #Python user group are looking for suggestions as to activities over the coming months. Is there anything you would like to see from the group? Training? Events? Let them know as there is some funding available! buff.ly/OECDgVU