Applications are open for HPC Champions, a new SHAREing and HAI-End programme for dRTPs. The first cohort focuses on performance analysis: a self-paced learning journey, then the VI-HPS Tuning Workshop at Durham, 17-20 May 2027. Travel and accommodation funded. Closes 23 Nov.

The DiRAC Research Image Competition 2026 is now open! Submit images from your research in two categories: 🔬 Particle & Nuclear Physics 🌌 Astronomy, Cosmology & Solar/Planetary Science Category winners each get a £250 Amazon voucher. Apply: dirac.ac.uk/research-ima...

Opportunity for DiRAC community members: UKRI has opened applications for its 2026 Policy Internships scheme. Applications close 8 September 2026. Internships run from January 2027. Full details and eligibility: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

UKRI policy internships 2026

An opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month internship at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations, undertaken as part of the existing doctoral stude...

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DiRAC Director, Mark Wilkinson and RSE Team Co-Lead, Simon Burbidge spotted at ISC High Performance 2026 in Hamburg this week. #ISC2026 #HPC #DiRAC

There's a week left to apply to our latest Innovation Placement with VAST Data.

@dirac-hpc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

DiRAC is partnering with VAST Data on a fully funded 6-month Innovation Placement for DiRAC PhD students. Work spans LLM-powered agents, RAG pipelines, and vector databases, using VAST Data's platform alongside NVIDIA NIM endpoints. Applications close 27th May 2026. dirac.ac.uk/innovation_p...

DiRAC's 2025–26 Science Highlights are live — 64 new articles from facility scientists spanning astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, nuclear physics, and solar & planetary science. Filter by field or machine to explore. 👉 dirac.ac.uk/science-high...

DiRAC is partnering with VAST Data on a fully funded 6-month Innovation Placement for DiRAC PhD students. Work spans LLM-powered agents, RAG pipelines, and vector databases, using VAST Data's platform alongside NVIDIA NIM endpoints. Applications close 27th May 2026. dirac.ac.uk/innovation_p...

@icc-durham.bsky.social @durhamphysics.bsky.social researchers are part of the FLAMINGO project, which has released one of the largest datasets in cosmology! This gives scientists worldwide a new way to explore how the Universe evolves 👉 tinyurl.com/339vteyc @dirac-hpc.bsky.social, @ukri.org

Astronomers have released one of the largest cosmological simulation datasets ever — 2.5 petabytes of virtual universe data, run on DiRAC's COSMA8 supercomputer and now open to all. Full article at our website: dirac.ac.uk/facility_upd...

We host the COSMA 8 supercomputer so scientists can test their theories about the origins of the Universe using high-powered computer simulations 👉 tinyurl.com/3k2a486k COSMA is part of @dirac-hpc.bsky.social funded by @ukri.org /Science and Technology Facilities Council @icc-durham.bsky.social

Abstract submissions are now open for the 8th HPC-AI Advisory Council UK Conference, Leicester, 13–14 October 2026. "HPC-AI: From Marketing to Reality - What Works? What Doesn't? What's Next?" Abstract deadline: Monday 18 May Abstract submissions and registration: dirac.ac.uk/hpc-ai-advis...

Huge congratulations to DiRAC user Dr Sahl Rowther, postdoc at the University of Leicester, who presented his groundbreaking research at the prestigious STEM for Britain competition at the Houses of Parliament yesterday! Read the full article on our website: dirac.ac.uk/facility_upd...

In our latest Featured Project, Davide Vadacchino and the TELOS collaboration explore one of physics' biggest questions: what lies behind the Higgs particle? Find out more at dirac.ac.uk/featured-pro...

Applications to our latest NHS Innovation Placements have been extended to 9am 4th March 2026. Hear a testimonial from a past NHS placements participant and apply now at dirac.ac.uk/innovation-placements

@dirac-hpc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

There are currently 2 new NHS Innovation Placements open for application to PhD students. Apply now at our website by 18th February. dirac.ac.uk/innovation-p...

There are currently 2 new NHS Innovation Placements open for application to PhD students. Apply now at our website by 18th February. dirac.ac.uk/innovation-p...

Last Thursday saw a packed day of talks from DiRAC consortium scientists and technical teams, facility news, and DiRAC Training Academy updates – plus plenty of time to catch up with the DiRAC community and our industry partners.

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with VDURA, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with Spectra, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with HPE, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with Fsas, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with Dell Technologies, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with DDN, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

Mark Wilkinson is representing DiRAC at the 19th CHPC annual conference in Cape Town, SA. Dr Mlungisi Cele - Director-General for Science, Technology and Innovation in South Africa - formally opened the event, kicking off 3 days of talks and discussions around the theme of "From Data to Decisions".

DiRAC Day would not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. We are delighted to be partnering this year with Cornelis Networks, one of our DiRAC Day 2025 Gold Sponsors!

There are just 2 weeks to go to DiRAC Day 2025! The programme is now live on our website, detailing many of the exciting talks from our science and technical communities. Registration closes on the 4th December. With places limited, book now to avoid disappointment: dirac.ac.uk/dirac-day-20...

End of a successful week at #SC25 in Louis. Thank you to everyone we met for the interesting discussions and safe travels home. See you next year for #SC26!

There are just 4 weeks to go before our biggest event of the year! We're excited to have the DiRAC community come together to share their research, network, and talk all things HPC. To secure your place for the event, register at our website by the 4th December: dirac.ac.uk/dirac-day-20...

It's the last few days to apply to our latest Innovation Placement with HPE and become immersed in the world of hybrid classical-quantum computing. Applications close at 9am on Monday 10 November.

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Our latest Innovation Placement in Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing, in collaboration with HPE, is now open to applications until 10 November 2025. Apply at our website: dirac.ac.uk/innovation_p...

New on the DiRAC website: Glasgow researchers harness Tursa to decode the language of proteins Read the full article at our website: dirac.ac.uk/facility_upd...

Our latest Innovation Placement in Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing, in collaboration with HPE, is now open to applications until 10 November 2025. Apply at our website: dirac.ac.uk/innovation_p...