May 4, 2020 — The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is seeing an increasing demand for computing resources. To help address this, UKRI published a list of computing resources available across the UK.
These resources are available to researchers who want to contribute to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. There are a range of areas covered by this call including health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the outbreak. Full details can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/UKRI-computational-resources-COVID-19/
The Northern Intensive Computing Environment is on this list, even though it is not yet commissioned. Requests requiring the unique systems architecture of NICE would be used to advocate for temporary access to complete the installation thereby making this exciting new resource available to further our understanding of Covid-19 and its impact.
About N8 Centre of Excellence in Computationally Intensive Research
The strategy of the N8 Centre of Excellence in Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR) will focus on the creation of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in CIR methods, skills and facilities to underpin the strategic research objectives of the N8 universities. The CoE will accelerate progress in areas of research that are of strategic importance to the N8 partners, including some that have not made heavy use of technology in the past. For more information: https://www.n8research.org.uk/
Source: N8 Centre of Excellence in Computationally Intensive Research