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ARCHER2 supercomputer delivers £8 for every £1 spent
ARCHER2, the UK national supercomputing service operated by EPCC, has delivered an eightfold return on investment to the economy, a report reveals.
Quantum computing research turbocharged by funding boost
A UK Government investment of £20million for the University of Edinburgh’s Quantum Software Lab will accelerate the development of this technology.
PhD research: Multimodal story generation using generative AI for contextualised mathematics education
EPCC PhD student Kejia Zhang gives an overview of his work, which aims to develop a learning system, named MathsTale, that integrates narrative, visual, and mathematical concepts t
EPCC joins taskforce to accelerate convergence between HPC, Big Data and AI in Europe
Professor Jano van Hemert, EPCC Director of Data Services, has been appointed co-lead of the Big Data Value Association's Task Force on HPC, Big Data, and AI - joining Jeanette Nilsson (RISE) and C
Enhancing the efficiency of the DataLoch data service
January 2026 marked the latest roll out of enhancements to DataLoch: NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh's health and social care data service.
'Step-change' for UK's digital horsepower
A major new compute investment could accelerate the progress of astronomers exploring the mysteries of the universe, chemists searching for cancer-killing drugs, and historians analysing archives.
Opening a real-time window to our vast and ever-changing skies
As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory issues its first live alerts of changes detected in the night sky, a UK innovation is allowing us to observe millions of astronomical events as they unfold.
Understanding weather and climate dynamics using high-resolution global cloud resolving models
EPCC's Evgenij Belikov writes about the challenges of refining the resolutions of global cloud resolving models, a key component for advancing understanding of atmospheric physics and dynamics at t
ARCHER2 Celebration of Science 2026: programme now available!
Taking place from 19-20 March 2026 in Edinburgh, this annual event will bring the ARCHER2 user community together again to celebrate their impactful scientific achievements on the UK National Super
UKRI-funded Metascience Fellow to rethink AI and wicked problems
In January Batool Almarzouq joined EPCC and the Software Sustainability Institute as a UKRI-funded AI Metascience Fellow.
2026 EPCC Summer School in High Performance Computing: apply now!
This two-week residential programme in High Performance Computing (HPC) in Edinburgh will comprise hands-on practical training and the opportunity to apply new skills in a real-world context.
Global network puts spotlight on quantum software
Scientists from around the world have come together to form the Quantum Software Alliance, highlighting the critical role that quantum software and applications will play as quantum computing enter
Research Software Maintenance Fund: information webinars
The Software Sustainabaility Institute will host two free online webinars to support applicants, share information and answer questions related to the Research Software Maintenance Fund Round 2.
Workshop: Green software use on HPC
This workshop introduces environmental sustainability principles in the context of high performance computing systems.
Raising programmer productivity for stencil-based workloads on Cerebras WSE
Research to be published at ASPLOS’26 demonstrates the potential benefits of Cerebras’ Wafer Scale Engine architecture for scientific computing.
SSI Research Software Maintenance Fund: Call for Expressions of Interest now open
The Software Sustainability Institute's Research Software Maintenance Fund underpins the long-term maintenance of existing research software.
Join ScotRSE's first in-person meeting
Building a network of Research Software Engineers across Scotland.
Scholarships available for EPCC MSc in HPC programmes 2026/2027
Applications for our John Fisher Scholarships, worth up to £16000 each, must be made by March 2, 2026.
ARCHER2 Celebration of Science
The annual ARCHER2 Celebration of Science brings the user community together to celebrate their scientific achievements on the UK National Supercomputing Service.
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Research themes
We conduct research at the leading edge of High Performance Computing and Data Science.
ARCHER2
ARCHER2 serves as the UK’s National High Performance Computing system and facilitates world-class science for UK researchers.
Masters' programmes
EPCC offers a suite of two linked Masters' programmes.
PhD study
EPCC offers a unique setting for in-depth research and excellent connections into industry to provide further opportunities for our students and graduates.
Advanced Computing Facility
The Advanced Computing Facility is the High Performance Computing data centre of EPCC.
On-demand HPC service
Direct, secure access to EPCC’s High Performance Computing platforms delivering the highest levels of performance.