HPC in Focus

Explore High-Performance Computing in a series of online and in-person events.

A series of events focusing on High-Performance Computing (HPC) taking place both online and in person. Discover more about research infrastructure, services and support available to researchers at The University of Edinburgh. From discussion sessions and experts’ insights to hands-on training and networking opportunities, this series has something for everyone, regardless of your role, job function and level of expertise.

The sessions are open to all. The duration and format of the events varies across the series and all the information is available below.

Key points

What is being covered? Information about the infrastructure offered by UoE and hands-on training.

What is the format? Many formats. From 1 hour to all-day activities, depending on the event.

Who can book? The sessions are open to all, researchers, PGRs and staff supporting research

Who are the speakers? The speakers are a mixture of IT Staff, Professional Services and Research staff with expertise on HPC.

Schedule, Information & Booking Links





1. INFORMATION SESSION - What HPC Services does the University offer?
Online via MS Teams, 15:00-16:00
Join IT experts from the College of Science & Engineering and colleagues from Digital Research Services and EPCC for an information session on IT Infrastructure available at the University of Edinburgh. This session aims to present the facilities and support mechanisms available, initiate a dialogue and facilitate the exchange of ideas between IT staff, research leads and service users at the College of Science & Engineering.

Speakers:
Josephine Beech-Brandt, Director of HPC Services, EPCC
David Fergusson, Head of Research Services Section, ISG
02/10/2025 - Presentations
2. HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION - ARCHER2 HPC Carpentry – Part 1 (HPC Shell)
In-Person, Charteris Land, Room 4.04, 10:00 - 16:00
This two-day course introduces High Performance Computing (HPC) and how to access remote advanced computing facilities via the command line. The first day will introduce how to use the shell in an HPC context. The second day will cover how to use HPC systems effectively. We will use ARCHER2, the UK's National Supercomputer. When using the link below, please specify whether you want to attend only one of the two days of training. Participants must bring a laptop.

Presenter:
TBD
23/10/2025 - Book your place


3. HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION - ARCHER2 HPC Carpentry – Part 2 (HPC Intro)
In-Person, Charteris Land, Room 4.04, 10:00 - 16:00
This two-day course introduces High Performance Computing (HPC) and how to access remote advanced computing facilities via the command line. The first day will introduce how to use the shell in an HPC context. The second day will cover how to use HPC systems effectively. We will use ARCHER2, the UK's National Supercomputer. When using the link below, please specify whether you want to attend only one of the two days of training. Participants must bring a laptop.

Presenter:
Kevin Stratford, Senior Research Fellow, EPCC
30/10/2025 - Book your place
4. HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION - How to work on Eddie
In-Person, Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), Room 1.52, 10:00 to 16:00
This session course is designed for new users of the Eddie cluster which is part of the Edinburgh Compute and Data Facility (ECDF). It gives a description of the hardware and software environment on the compute cluster, and an overview of supporting facilities offered by ECDF. The course introduces the job submission system and general environment on Eddie, parallel programming concepts and shows how one can run a job simultaneously on more than one processor. This course is run on the Eddie compute cluster. Staff, visitors and research postgraduate students have access to Eddie by default. Prerequisites: Eddie is a Linux cluster, so basic Unix skills and familiarity with the command line are required in order to be able to make the most of this course. We strongly recommend attendees with no prior Unix experience complete The Carpentry course before attending: http://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/

Presenter:
Mike Wallis, Support Team Lead, Information Service Group
06/11/2025 - Book your place

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