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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're delighted to be hosting the 29th European workshop on automatic differentiation #EuroAD29 in #Cambridge. The first day was packed with engaging talks and discussion, and then participants enjoyed a dinner at Emmanuel College. Thanks to Joe Wallwork for putting together a great programme!

Group photo of everyone attending EuroAD outside the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎂 We're throwing a birthday party – and you're invited. Join us for a special half-day workshop celebrating 70 years of Fortran. When? 1 December 2026 Where? Science and Industry Museum, Manchester Register here: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/celeb...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🎉 We're beyond proud and delighted that ICCS was the joint winner of the Community Award (Training & Education) at #RSECon26! Jack Atkinson and Marion Weinzierl were on hand to collect the award on our behalf. Thank you to everyone who's been involved with our work. ❤️

Principal RSEs Jack Atkinson and Marion Weinzierl collect the wooden trophy on behalf of ICCS

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⏰ Time is running out to register for ICCS Hacktoberfest 2026 – registration closes on Monday 14 September. Join us as part of #Hacktoberfest this October to strengthen your code, enhance your skills and become part of a vibrant open‑source community. 👉 Register now: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/iccs-...

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ICCS Hacktoberfest 2026 | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

Improve your codebase, sharpen your software skills and connect with the community

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

👋 Most of the ICCS RSE team will be attending #RSECon26 next week, online or in-person. We are involved in various talks, workshops, BoFs and even satellite events. We'd love to chat with you so please come and say hi!

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

👏 A big round of applause please for the ICCS interns who presented at today’s CMP Presentation Day 2026 – the annual showcase of internship projects undertaken by mathematics students working with other University departments, institutes and industry partners.

Fiona Fang smiles as she completes her presentation with 'Thank you!' on the big screen

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

⏳ Time is running out if you'd like to apply for one of our two exciting Senior Research Software Engineer posts. Applications close this Friday (28 August)! - Senior AI Research Software Engineer - Senior ML Research Software Engineer 👉 Full details here: iccs.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie...

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Opportunities with ICCS | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

Find out about the latest jobs and internship opportunities with ICCS.

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

⏳ Time is running out to apply for our job opportunities! ✨ Senior AI Research Software Engineer - closes 28 Aug ✨ Senior ML Research Software Engineer - closes 28 Aug ✨ Research Assistant/Associate in Trustworthy GenAI for Computational Science - closes 6 Sep iccs.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie...

We’re recruiting! Senior Research Software Engineer in AI: closing date 28 August. Senior Research Software Engineer in ML:
closing date 28 August. Research Assistant/Associate in Trustworthy
Generative AI for Computational Science:
closing date 6 September.

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🤔 What impact is generative AI having on research software engineering and scientific computing, and how can we identify where the real benefits could lie? ICCS's Prof @dorchard.bsky.social outlines the current situation and how #GenAI might be explored in future: iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/generat...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We're proud that our team members have been helping to identify how the HPC community can close the EDI implementation gap.

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

💡 We're #hiring! The Institute of Computing for Climate Science at the University of Cambridge is advertising for a Senior Research Software Engineer in AI. Join of a team of 12 RSEs working in the climate science domain on a wide range of projects. Apply by 28 August www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-...

We're recruiting! Senior Research Software Engineer in AI. Closing date 28 August

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

☀️ We were delighted to host colleagues from @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social as part of our annual Summer School. The event was a great success, but don't just take our word for it... 👇

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📢 ICCS is looking for a Senior Research Software Engineer in Machine Learning. The position will cover a range of responsibilities but especially applying ML methods to climate datasets, numerical modelling and data-driven methods. Closing date 28 August. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-...

We're recruiting a Senior Research Software Engineer in Machine Learning. Closing date 28 August

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢 We're #recruiting a Research Assistant/Associate in Trustworthy Generative AI for Computational Science. Find out more about this exciting role: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We're recruiting a Research Assistant/Associate in Trustworthy Generative AI for Computational Science. Closing date 6 September

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🧊 Josh Lanham, a Postdoctoral Research Associate based at ICCS, and Assistant Research Professor Laura Cimoli have a new paper in @nature.com Communications Earth & Environment. Find out how they inferred that deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica. iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/polewar...

Research vessel sailing close to iceberg in Antarctic waters

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

⛈️ Discover the fascinating work of Charles Powell, an Early Career Researcher based at ICCS, in this issue of Weather (Volume 81, Issue 7) from @rmets.org rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...

A retrospective on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. "Atlantic hurricane activity in 2025 was influenced by circulation patterns and upstream conditions that influence tropical cyclone formation, such as the West African Monsoon, Kelvin wave activity, and the MJO." Dr Charles Powell

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

After morning workshops, ICCS Summer School participants spent yesterday afternoon relaxing and exploring what Cambridge has to offer. 🌿 One party visited @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social while another took a walking tour. Other attendees enjoyed board games before heading off to watch the football 😐

Walking tour group standing in an ornate archway looking at a Cambridge college

Board games session with players around a table

Elevated view of the Cambridge Botanic Garden with flower beds and trees in the background

Summer School attendees walk through an archway created by huge palm leaves inside the Botanic Garden greenhouse

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🚀 We had another exciting day packed with hands-on learning, expert-led sessions and fun networking at the ICCS Summer School. The day was quite full-on, so it was fantastic to relax in the evening in the beautiful setting of @sidneysussex.bsky.social for drinks and formal dinner.

Tom Meltzer gives his AI workshop to a room full of people

Summer School attendees in discussion during the coffee break

Summer School formal dinner at Sidney Sussex college, with diners sitting at long tables

Summer School attendees enjoying drinks in the garden at Sidney Sussex College

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

⭐ The 2026 ICCS Summer School has started in style! Professor Steve Easterbrook gave a keynote titled Computing the Climate: The past and future of global climate modelling. A range of workshops followed, with a chance for delegates to get to know each other over drinks and nibbles.

Professor Steve Easterbrook at the front of a lecture theatre giving his keynote talk in front of a rapt audience

Summer School attendees in discussion between sessions

Jack and Marion give RSE Skills workshop to a room full of delegates

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 10/07/2026

Tiny, coin-sized swirls hidden deep beneath the ocean are quietly driving some of the biggest forces shaping our climate - and they're moving far faster than scientists once believed 🌍 This research was led by @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social Read more 👉 bit.ly/4f5FABg

The image features a view of Earth from space, highlighting a vast, deep blue ocean with swirling cloud formations. The text above reads: "New Cambridge research: Scientists unravel the fast-moving 'butterfly effect' of the deep ocean."

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📢 New paper published today in @natcomms.nature.com: Climatic reach of small-scale turbulence in the ocean interior The paper explores how deep ocean turbulence affects our lives not on a scale of thousands of years as previously thought, but within a human lifetime. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

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Scientists unravel the fast-moving ‘butterfly effect’ of the deep ocean

Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls – not much bigger than a coin – deep below the ocean’s surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces steering our climate: sea level rise, fisheries collaps...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

😎 Our annual Summer School kicks off on 13 July at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Attendees will enjoy a mix of keynote seminars, panel sessions, workshops, collaborations and social events. If you missed out on a place this time, don’t worry - we’ll share recordings on our YouTube channel.

Approaching the Centre for Mathematical Sciences on a sunny morning with blue sky and fluffy white clouds

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌿 It was great to meet so many people at last week's Climate and Nature Research Showcase, organised by @cambridgezero.bsky.social. It's really useful to chat and spread the word about ICCS. Training and resources were two things that lots of people wanted to talk about – what are your thoughts?

ICCS stand at the Climate and Nature Research Showcase with people sitting at a table and banners and information boards behind them

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔎 Improve your codebase, sharpen your software skills and connect with the community. Join in with ICCS Hacktoberfest 2026. Want to find out more? Join our online Q&A session on Monday 29 June, 3:30pm to 4:30pm UK time. Register here: forms.gle/vhLXmEqfoYb44oP2A

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ICCS Hacktoberfest, online Q and A session- 29 June 2026

If you would like to attend the online Q and A session on 29 June, 15:30 - 16:30 UK time please add your details below and we will send you the zoom link.

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

👜 The ICCS team is gearing up for the Durham HPC Days in the week of 15 June! Several of our RSEs are involved with sessions next week. There will be time to network, learn, and enjoy the beautiful city of Durham, so please come along and say hi to us! hpc-days.github.io/Durham-HPC-D...

Durham Cathedral seen from low viewpoint with river in foreground fringed with green trees

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

👋 Last week we were delighted to host a Climate Science Grant Writing Workshop for early-career researchers and PhD students from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey.

Attendees at climate science grant writing workshop listening to panel discussion

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This week's RSE Seminar is The Citation File Format: a launchpad for citable research software, given by Stephan Druskat, Software Engineering Researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 🗓️ Thu 11 June, 1:00-2:00pm UK time Zoom: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86476117655 Passcode: 788395

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talks.cam : The Citation File Format: a launchpad for citable research software

Talks.cam - the University of Cambridge talks and seminars listing service

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌊 Don't miss David Kamm's talk about Bridging scales in ocean models: on data-driven parameterizations of mesoscale eddies. When: TODAY, 4:00pm to 5:00pm Where: Online or at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences Details: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/iccs-...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Some amazing work carried out by Charles Powell, one of the ICCS Early Career Researchers 👇

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

"Green" RSEs? A new role (and a new community) to reduce the environmental impact of research. Join this RSE Seminar by @kirstypringle.bsky.social 📅 Thu 21 May ⏰ 1:00-2:00pm UK time Info: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2... Zoom: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8647611765... Passcode: 788395

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talks.cam : "Green" RSEs? A new role (and a new community) to reduce the environmental impact of research

Talks.cam - the University of Cambridge talks and seminars listing service

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This week's RSE Seminar introduces EVERSE and RSQKit, exploring how these best practices can form part of real research. Speaker: Michael Sparks @softwaresaved.bsky.social 🗓️ Thurs 14 May 1:00-2:00pm UK time talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2... Zoom: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8647611765... Passcode: 788395

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talks.cam : EVERSE Research Software Quality Kit

Talks.cam - the University of Cambridge talks and seminars listing service

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🌏 We're hosting the 29th European workshop on Automatic Differentiation (EuroAD29) on 29-30 September. What's the link – what is automatic differentiation and why is it relevant for the climate community? Senior Research Software Engineer Joe Wallwork explains:

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Why automatic differentiation is important for climate modelling | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

ICCS will host EuroAD29 on 29 and 30 September 2026. What is automatic differentiation and why is it relevant for the climate science community?

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🚀 Early career researcher applying for your first grant or fellowship but not sure where to start? On 2 June the Cambridge Centre for Climate Science is running a workshop to help you maximise your chances of research funding, grants or a fellowship position.

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Climate Science Grant Writing Workshop | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

Tuesday 2 June 2026 12:30pm to 5:00pm

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🌀 Are you at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly #EGU2026 in Vienna this week? Watch out for ICCS! Here, Jack Atkinson shows off his poster about TCTrack. He's also the convenor of Session ITS1.7/CL0.3, Advancing Earth System Models using Machine Learning.

Jack Atkinson pointing at his EGU 2026 poster about TCTrack

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Principal RSE Jack Atkinson delivered an internal talk on NetCDF – the file format used to store most climate datasets. He gave the ICCS team an understanding of the fundamentals of the data they work with, and introduced the CF Metadata conventions for making climate data more FAIR.

Stack of cardboard files tied up with ribbon, each filled to bursting with paper documents

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

📢 Join us at the Tilley Lecture Theatre in central #Cambridge from 4:00-5:00pm on Weds 20 May: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/scien... Erik van Sebille, Professor in Oceanography and Public Engagement at Utrecht University, will give an overview of the effectiveness of public engagement by academics.

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Science & the Public in Action | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

Can and should climate scientists be activists?

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🌊 Joshua Lanham, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at ICCS, is the lead author of a new paper published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Our Assistant Research Professor, Laura Cimoli, is a co-author. 👏 Read about the study here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Poleward migration of warm Circumpolar Deep Water towards Antarctica - Communications Earth & Environment

Circumpolar Deep Water is increasing in thickness towards Antarctica in the upper 2000 m of the Southern Ocean, according to analyses of ship-based observations combined with machine learning modellin...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

💻 This week's RSE Seminar: Content, Caching and Kubernetes: Performance and User Experience in the Browser. The speaker is Laurents Marker of @ncas-uk.bsky.social Thursday 30 April 1:00-2:00pm UK time talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2... Zoom: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8647611765... Passcode: 788395

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talks.cam : Content, Caching and Kubernetes: Performance and User Experience in the Browser

Talks.cam - the University of Cambridge talks and seminars listing service

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Cambridge Zero @cambridgezero.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Addressing climate change requires collective action 🌍 This #EarthDay, explore how @cam.ac.uk research is contributing to climate and nature solutions: www.cam.ac.uk/climate-and-... #EarthDay2026 #CambridgeZero

Two people in Earth Day shirts are examining a sample by a stream, with trees and greenery around them. One is holding a sample jar, and the other is taking notes. A box with tools is nearby. Text reads: "Earth Day 2026 - Explore Cambridge Research: Our Power, Our Planet." Getty Images

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🌦️ On Tuesday 21 April from 3pm-4pm UK time, Pritthijit Nath will give a seminar titled Rethinking Weather and Climate Model Parametrisations with Reinforcement Learning. Everyone is welcome to join us online! Full details: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/iccs-...

Dark grey rainclouds gathering over wooded river valley in English countryside

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🧊 How warm is your office today? Our Senior Research Associate Anna Allen is installing weather stations in Svalbard. Her work includes designing bespoke forecasting systems for low-resource areas. Anna found polar bear tracks next to where she put up one of the weather stations... 🐾

Silhouetted scientists up on a raised platform where they are installing equipment. The landscape is snowy, with white mountains and blue sky in the background

Weather station equipment fixed to a wooden rail on a raised platform. Blue sky and snowy landscape are in the background

A small cabin in the snowy landscape of Svalbard, with warm orange light visible from inside. Behind, green washes of light from the Aurora borealis are visible in a blue and starry sky

Polar bear tracks in the snow - big paw prints and trailing marks where the bear's claws and fur have scuffed the snow

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Proposals for the Cambridge Climate & Nature Research Showcase close on Sunday 12 April 👇

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

☔ Rethinking Weather and Climate Model Parametrisations with Reinforcement Learning You're welcome to join us online for Pritthijit Nath's talk, part of ICCS Journal Club, on Tuesday 21 April from 3pm-4pm UK time. 👉️ Full details:

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Journal Club: Rethinking Weather and Climate Model Parametrisations with Reinforcement Learning | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

A talk by Pritthijit Nath, part of ICCS Journal Club

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📢 “Better Code for Better Climate Science” We’re delighted that ICCS’s work is highlighted in the 2025 Schmidt Sciences impact report. ICCS is part of the Virtual Institute for Scientific Software, enabling software engineers to support climate scientists: www.schmidtsciences.org/profile-2025...

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

⌛ There are just a few more days to go until registration closes for the 2026 ICCS Summer School! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity – a week of collaborative, hands-on learning with tuition and guidance from leading experts. Register here: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...

Idyllic Cambridge summer scene: a group enjoys a punting trip on the River Cam, with King's College Chapel in the background

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

💡 We had a fabulous time on Saturday as part of the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social, exploring climate research and AI topics with our local community through the medium of FUN! #CamFest

ICCS volunteers watch as two children play the Planktomania game

A volunteer helps a child with an activity, while behind, others explain to families about the DAWN supercomputer

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Research Computing Services @rcscambridge.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A big thank you to our Research Software Engineering team for their excellent work as support RSEs at last week's Cross-Community AMD GPU Hackathon in Birmingham, organised through the DiRAC training programme. Great to see such strong collaboration between researchers, RSEs and industry experts.

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We're looking forward to the #CambridgeFestival! Come along to the William Gates Building, Cambridge, on Saturday 21 March from 10:30am-4:00pm, where you'll meet some ICCS researchers who are developing AI projects to address climate change. #CamFest Full details:

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ICCS at the Cambridge Festival | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

Developing AI solutions for the climate

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Institute of Computing for Climate Science @iccscambridge.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🌊 Research Software Engineers Jack Franklin and Mikolaj Kowalski from ICCS work on the Oceananigans code at the DiRAC - HPC Hackathon in Birmingham, assisted by Miren Radia and Richard Regan. Photo by Tom Meltzer

Jack Franklin and Mikolaj Kowalski from ICCS work on the Oceanigans code at the DiRAC hackathon in Birmingham, assisted by Miren Radia and Richard Regan.

A screenshot of profiler output where a block diagram shows the various components of a GPU including the high bandwidth memory, the first and second level caches, and the Compute Unit resources. There are arrows between the boxes annotated with the measured read and write traffic between components and cache hit rates.

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