EPCC at Doors Open Day: 10am-2pm, Sunday 28 September 2025. Take a virtual tour of the Advanced Computing Facility! We're part of Doors Open Day at the Bayes Centre this Sunday. Come and see what a supercomputer looks like up close! edin.ac/3WC12EP

"Better Architecture, Better Software, Better Research." Neil Chue Hong writes about work to bridge the gap between Research Software Engineering and Software Engineering Research: edin.ac/4gK5fjp

Collaborations Workshop 2026: registration open (28-30 April 2026, Belfast/hybrid). Organised by the Software Sustainability Institute, CW26 will be an immersive unconference with active collaboration, dynamic discussion, and hands-on problem-solving. Register now with Eventbrite: edin.ac/4msRsyP

Unified Shared Memory (USM) models simplify accelerator programming. In his article, Paul Bartholomew shares his research into the cost of using them: edin.ac/4mqsfFf

It is great to work with Nick on this project. I'll also present details on SHAREing on that event.

Submissions are now open for #ISC26 workshops and tutorials. WORKSHOPS Workshops with Proceedings: closes OCT 20, 2025. Regular Workshops: closes DEC 10, 2025. TUTORIALS Full Submission: closes Dec 11, 2025. Full details: isc-hpc.com/submissions

EPCC's Nick Brown will be giving his talk "CAKE: Driving Knowledge Exchange for the UK’s DRI" at the 7th Annual UK HPC & AI Conference (Oct 14 at 12:30 BST, Leicester, UK). Register for FREE: bit.ly/3K97NeH #HPC #AI

Coming up next week! Our "Getting Started with R for Research" course offers a clear, beginner-friendly start to R and RStudio with practical data wrangling. 📆 Thurs 25 Sept & 2nd October 🔗 https://edin.ac/4n8pM2W

📣 Still time to register for our WEBINAR TOMORROW: Research Applications & Workflows 📅 19 Sept 11am CEST  ➡️ presentation of our upcoming white paper  ➡️ interactive session to gather your experience & recommendations https://bit.ly/45l7RQI @eurohpc-ju.bsky.social  @itcooperativesurf.bsky.social

EPCC colleagues will be speaking at these HPC in Focus events at the University of Edinburgh: Oct 2 - Josephine Beech-Brandt (EPCC HPC services) Oct 9 - Eleanor Broadway (WHPC & CAKE); Magdalena Drafiova (Edinburgh International Data Facility). edin.ac/3zHXCch

Congratulations to our three colleagues who each won an award at #RSECon25! Two prizes were collected for research posters, and the inaugural Green RSE Award went to Andy Turner. Well done everyone. edin.ac/46oQWfe

EPCC Director Mark Parsons will speak at the #ScotSoft2025 event for professionals & leaders in digital technologies (25 Sep, Edinburgh). Mark's talk '£750m for a Supercomputer?!' will discuss the UK's Next National Supercomputer, to be hosted by EPCC: edin.ac/3IjNJ8I

EIDF drop-in sessions offer a unique opportunity to explore innovative data services and resources that can greatly benefit your research and business activities. Next session: 10-11:15am, September 23, 2025. Sign up now! edin.ac/4pfNBrK

Since 2001 our one-year postgraduate MSc in HPC has attracted students from across the world. EPCC's David Henty talks to Linnea Gilius, who has been working at EPCC since completing her MSc in 2024, about her experience of moving from the USA to study with us. edin.ac/4lYXWoT

The Mapping Change project is the first to semantically structure Historical Gazetteers of Scotland at article level. The work by EPCC's Rosa Filgueira & PhD candidate Lilin Yu transforms unstructured OCR into reusable, semantically explorable resources: edin.ac/4mWfH9U

RSECon25, the conference for Research Software Engineering, kicks off at the University of Warwick today. EPCC is a bronze sponsor, and we'll have a stand in the main foyer of the Occulus building. Come and say hello! We'll also be busy across the programme: edin.ac/46pIpd9 #rsecon25

The large-scale electrical and mechanical infrastructure works at the Advanced Computing Facility are progressing well. To see what's been happening, take a look at Friday's update by Paul Clark, EPCC's Director of HPC Systems: edin.ac/46o8n0C

This was super fun! Thanks to @nickbrown-hpc.bsky.social for the invitation and @epcc.bsky.social for hosting a lovely conference!

With over 20,000 attendees, the #BigBangFair is the UK’s biggest free STEM event for young people and it's a fantastic opportunity for us to talk about supercomputing to the next generation. Here two colleagues give their inside view: edin.ac/41Fez1I

@micheleweiland.bsky.social kicking off the social reception for IEEE #CLUSTER 2025, and thanks to #HPE sponsoring the event @epcc.bsky.social

Preparations for the IEEE #CLUSTER 2025 evening reception are underway, @edinburghuni.bsky.social looking great as usual @epcc.bsky.social

Some great talks lined up today for IEEE #CLUSTER 2025 in Edinburgh today @epcc.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social #HPC

@rosambadia.bsky.social kicking off the second day of the IEEE #CLUSTER 2025 conference technical program with a keynote focussing on designing scalable digital twins @epcc.bsky.social #HPC

@epcc.bsky.social PhD student Chao Tang presenting his poster on Hyperspectral Imaging at Scale with Parallel DNN-based Regularization in Radio Astronomy, in conjunction with @heriotwattuni.bsky.social at IEEE #CLUSTER 2025 in Edinburgh

The IEEE #CLUSTER 2025 general co-chairs Taisuke Boku from CCS Tsukuba and @micheleweiland.bsky.social from @epcc.bsky.social kicking off the conference this morning

Last chance to join this FREE workshop with some of the leading experts in the field. Don't miss out! Register now to explore the EIDF Cerebras Service on Sep 4: Hybrid registration: edin.ac/3HAjIBi In-person registration: edin.ac/46YpAPa

The Green DiSC certification scheme, which is designed to help computational researchers reduce the environmental impact of their work, has awarded its first certifications.The next round of applications will open on November 19, 2025: edin.ac/47qsnkq

#IEEECluster25 is underway in Edinburgh today and we're ready for a packed four days! Programme schedule: edin.ac/477oekX

September's ARCHER2 calendar image is "Global sea-surface waves" by Dr Lucy Bricheno, Marine Systems Modelling @noc.ac.uk. This animation shows how wind-driven ocean waves grow and move over the sea surface. edin.ac/3HXUJYO

The £750m UK Next National Supercomputer will be hosted by EPCC and is expected to launch in 2027. In his Universities UK article, EPCC Director Prof. Mark Parsons explains why supercomputers are vital for research and discovery, from designing aircraft engines to drug discovery: edin.ac/45XUwwO

Our new NetDRIVE Champions will build on EPCC’s work to reduce carbon emissions across the UK digital research infrastructure. They will join the NetDRIVE network, shaping an ambitious, practical & inclusive pathway to Net Zero. edin.ac/47bLyOK

We’re getting ready to host IEEE Cluster in Edinburgh next week. Among the highlights will be keynotes from Natalia Vassilieva (Cerebras Systems); Rosa Badia (@bsc-cns.bsky.social) and Garth Wells (University of Cambridge). Talk abstracts: edin.ac/41qm0K9

It's a busy time at EPCC as we prepare for the first ever total power down of the Advanced Computing Facility. EPCC's Director of HPC Systems explains why we are taking this essential action, which will include the pausing of all our HPC services for the duration of the outage. edin.ac/4lPKTGq

🟥 We are inviting applications to join the reviewer pool for Round 1 of the RSMF. Reviewers will assess ~12 applications (19 Sept–10 Oct), join online panels (13–14 Oct), commit ~2–3 working days, and receive a fee of £340.

Our August 2025 Newsletter is out now! We've got updates on #RSECon25, our AGM, Trustee Elections and Community Survey. Plus announcements from @us-rse.bsky.social and @softwaresaved.bsky.social. society-rse.org/august-2025-...

ISC High Performance is seeking researchers in HPC and related domains such as AI, Cloud Computing & Quantum to review submissions to the #ISC26 Contributed Programme. Apply at edin.ac/4mz7Z5o

Don't miss out! This free workshop is designed to ensure AI researchers maximise the benefits of using the CS-3 Service of the Edinburgh International Data Facility. Sign up today!

📣 11-days and counting until remote registration for RSECon25 closes Check out the exciting programme : rsecon25.society-rse.org/programme/ Register at : rsecon25.society-rse.org/registration/ #rsecon25 #rse #conference #warwick

Did you know that in Beijing the days when air pollution cleared were celebrated as “blue skies” days? EPCC's Kirsty Pringle debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe to discuss the the global history of air pollution as part of the ongoing Provocateurs series: edin.ac/3HK5fmn

AI Events coming up in 2025! 📅 Here are some of the many AI events to look forward to in 2025. Did we miss any events? Share your recommendations in the comments below! 👇

The Edinburgh International Data Facility’s Cerebras Service is a remarkable innovation in AI and computing. Register now for our free exclusive workshop to learn more (Sep 4, Edinburgh & hybrid). edin.ac/3V4a0dp

Upcoming community sessions (in UTC) carpentries.org/community/ev... 📣 Welcome Session with The Carpentries 19 Aug 13:00/22 Aug 9:00 📣 Community Session Host Onboarding 19 Aug14:00 📣 HPC Carpentry Community Call 21 Aug 11:00/21:00 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Carpentries Community Call 22 Aug 13:00

New article: Improving carbon literacy around HPC services. EPCC's Andrew Turner discusses the background to a new lesson that is available now as part of the Carpentries Incubator & HPC Carpentry. edin.ac/3HoyScS @carpentries.carpentries.org

Nominations for the Research Software Community Forum close on 5 September 2025. See link below.👇

SSI Fellowship Programme 2026: applications now open. Software Sustainability Institute Fellows are important ambassadors for good practice in research software. Find out more at the introductory webinar on Thursday, 21 August 2025. Full details: edin.ac/4fBFUaP

Learn something new, upskill or meet your professional development goals with a short course at the University of Edinburgh. 📈💡📚 Explore our new website and find a course for you today! shortcourses.ed.ac.uk

Applications for the #CIUK2025 Cluster Challenge are now open! The winning team will go on to represent CIUK in the #ISC26 Virtual Student Cluster Challenge. See the CIUK website for full details: edin.ac/3HoFtUD.

Register now for AI Forum 03 (19 August, Edinburgh). This in-person gathering brings together people from across the AI ecosystem, including policymakers, founders, academics and civil society, who are passionate about securing the UK's AI future. lu.ma/bp8qx9om

Event: The Sudlow Review - Uniting the UK's Health Data: Implications for Scotland. Hybrid event, August 21, 4–7pm GMT+1. This Usher Connects event will explore the future of health and care data research in Scotland and across the UK. Register now: edin.ac/4lSLEyJ