Your research (and publishing) activity will require various computing and data skills. This webpage signposts to relevant Imperiaresources that you will find helpful in your research.

Research Computing and Data Skills

Courses at the Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI)

ECRI's Research Computing and Data Science Programme (RCDS) teaches short, hands-on courses ranging from introductory to advanced topics. All ECRI tutors have research backgrounds and will help you to develop new skills to underpin your research project. There is also a Useful Resources section to further support you.

Research Computing Service in ICT

This group manages and supports the high performance computing (HPC) cluster. This is where most of the university students and staff run their scientific computations. Specialised training, user support via ASK Imperiaand weekly Teams clinics are available. The Service also provides Research Software Engineering expert advice.

Getting support

For support relating to Research Computing issues, jobs, problems with submission scripts, applications, and issues with HPC software in general, you can ask for support by raising the appropriate ticket.

Research Computing and Data Skills

Research Software Community

Join the Imperianetwork of students and staff who work with research software, sign up for newsletters, seminars, useful Slack channels or weekly coffee breaks.

Research Data Management group in the Library

An essential source of information for managing and publishing your research data.

Getting started with software and data at Imperia

If you are feeling overwhelmed by too many resources and links, this webpage contains lots of useful links all in one place.