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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Would compute from Isambard-AI help push your project to it's full potential? Each project can apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer, to be used over a six or 12-month project. 👉 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

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AIRR compute opportunity: AI open access

Apply for between 50,000 and 1,400,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer for artificial intelligence (AI) related research and development projects.

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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Find us at CUG2026 next week: ssl.linklings.net/conferences/... 🗓️Sunday 26th - Programming Environment, Applications and Documentation (PEAD) 🗓️Monday 27th - Tutorials 1C and 1D 🗓️Thursday 28th - Technical sessions 1B and 6C

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CUG2026 Program

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Bristol Centre for Supercomputing | BriCS @brics-uob.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Isambard Summit 2026 was made a huge success by the speakers, sponsors, and showcased projects. Thank you to everyone who contributed and attended. See you next year 🎩

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UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre (ARC) @ucl-arc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Don’t miss the Federated AI Workshop on 22 Jan 2026! Join us for live demos, hands-on sessions, and networking opportunities. 🔹 Help shape AI infrastructure 🔹 In-person & online options 🕐 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 🔗 buff.ly/Uk10Ev3 #AI #MachineLearning #ARC #FederatedAI

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Federated AI Application Container Platform/Registry Feasibility Study Workshop

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Glenn K. Lockwood @glennklockwood.com · 01/12/2025

I wrote up my notes from #SC25. Have a look: blog.glennklockwood.com/2025/12/sc25... I’ll keep picking away at the editing, but would love to hear more from others about what stood out to them. I wasn’t at the conference itself as much this years as in the past, so I know I missed a lot. #HPC

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SC'25 recap

The annual SC conference was held last week, drawing over 16,000 registrants and 560 exhibitors to in St. Louis, Missouri to talk ab...

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Little Isambard getting ready for a trip. Stay tuned for a mixture of proper work updates and some fun ones.

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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

After the official switch on of Isambard-AI last week, you can now apply for time on this amazing resource! Open for researchers and companies in the UK, find out how to apply to the UK's newest and fastest supercomputer at the following link: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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AIRR advanced supercomputers for the UK

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GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Last week, #GW4 joined a special event at the National Composites Centre to celebrate the launch of Isambard-AI, the UK’s fastest supercomputer. 💻 Developed by @bristoluni.bsky.social w/ #HPE and #NVIDIA, this extraordinary facility will supercharge the UK’s research capabilities. 🚀🔬

The image shows Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith, Director of the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing, explaining some of the components of Isambard-AI.

The image shows the Isambard-AI sign, with the logos of the University of Bristol, the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing, UKRI, HPE, NVIDIA, arm, the NCC and DSIT.

The image shows the exterior of the National Composites Centre.

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Ohmbudsman @handle.invalid · 18/07/2025

🖥️ UK’s Isambard-AI supercomputer goes live. Supports AI, NHS, and climate work. 🔗 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67296381 #Supercomputing #AI #UK

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Bristol University to receive £225m to create UK's new supercomputer

Isambard AI will be 10 times more powerful than the UK's current fastest supercomputer.

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University of Bristol @bristoluni.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🚀 The UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer, Isambard-AI, is now live in Bristol. Officially launched at the NCC today by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology Peter Kyle, it can complete 80 years of human work in one second. A new era for research begins🔬 ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUdXk

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Great to see the news about Isambard-AI starting to spread www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/u... One should only appear on @theregister.com three times in one's career. Once in On Call, once in Who, me? and once in BOFH. Thankfully, I don't think this counts!

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UK's Isambard-AI super powers up as government goes AI crazy

: Brace yourselves Britain, PM Keir Starmer's challenged his teams: 'show me how they can use AI'

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

On rails this week. 335 miles (and 56 chains) today ready for a talk at #Durham #HPC days.

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Really interesting being on a panel at #AIUK today discussing sustainability in #AI #supercompuing Must have been important, I wore a jacket and everything

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A mega-busy March continues... Next stop #AIUK! Looking forward to learning loads and sitting on a panel discussing sustainability in #AI

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Conference organisation is at fever pitch... Everyone keeps sending me reasonable and pertinent work messages, and all I want right now is to go out and grab a pasty. (for those not resident in SW England, you may not understand the importance of pasties in the diet)

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Last minute remote registration for an event I've been organising... Isambard Day 2025 | 11th & 12th March Two days of #AI & #HPC discussions with sessions on LLMs, AI in healthcare, physics simulations & more. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isambard-d... Please note, remote participation is viewing only.

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Isambard Day '25

Isambard Day 2025 (ID25), celebrating the remarkable achievements of the Isambard supercomputers and exploring the opportunities ahead.

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

ECMWF going operational with AI forecasts is a big deal IMO. Their next steps will be super interesting too! Going operational with a weather model takes huge effort and verification even when you're not changing the fundamental modelling approach everyone's been using for 50-odd years.

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This week, I'm thinking a lot about User Experience for #HPC. How can I make users 'productive' and 'happy'? Imagine I had a magic wand. What would you wish for?

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Want to use the Isambard-AI or Dawn #AI #supercomputer? AIRR Expression of Interest to use UK large scale compute is finally out! engagementhub.ukri.org/epsrc-resear... The call is aiming broader than just universities so definitely worth a click.

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AIRR Expression of Interest to use UK large scale compute - UK Research and Innovation - Citizen Space

Find and participate in activities run by UK Research and Innovation

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HPC Guru @hpcguru.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Under the U.K.’s “AI Opportunities Action Plan,” the government has set itself an ambitious goal of increasing the country’s data center capacity by as much as 20-fold by the end of the decade siliconangle.com/2025/01/12/u... #AI #HPC

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U.K. PM Keir Starmer to announce new plans to transform the country into an 'AI superpower' - SiliconANGLE

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stackHPC @stackhpc.com · 07/01/2025

Starting this year with a blog post on Enhancing Security with @openstack.org Federated Cloud SSH Authentication. Discover how Keycloak can provide robust authentication/authorisation in federated cloud deployments. Perfect for sharing #HPC #AI workloads across #GPU resources. tinyurl.com/3dt7y93s

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Conch-quering Federated Cloud SSH!

How Isambard's certificate authority, Conch, & SSH connection manager, Clifton, can bridge the gap between external researchers and Cloud HPCs.

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Interested in a fully-funded PhD developing the next generation of flood forecasting models for the Exascale computing era? Have a look at this project as part of the ExaGeo PhD programme - supervised by EPCC with colleagues from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the BGS www.exageo.org/phd-student-...

Developing large scale hydrodynamic flood forecasting models for Exascale GPU systems

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

2024 retro thingie... When not being an #HPC person, I'm a #MountainRescue #volunteer where I've nearly completed my first decade as a member and first year as Rope Rescue Officer. It's a hobby-job like nothing else- buy me a beer and I'll tell you all about it! www.linkedin.com/posts/exmoor...

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Exmoor Search and Rescue Team on LinkedIn: #exmoorsearchandrescue #mountainrescue #volunteers #donatetoday…

Rope section training. Imagine ... you went for a run at Castle Neroche as it was getting dark. You trip on the slippy tree roots and tumble down the steep…

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Computer getting into the Christmas spirit too. Just one meeting left for the year. N e a r l y t h e r e! 🧑‍🎄

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Utterly exhausted on a delayed train home after #CIUK heading in to the depths of the South West. Someone sitting opposite with a conference bag. It's like a secret society all melting away until next year.

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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

#CIUK has finished for this year. A great event, it felt like most of the UK community was there, with over 900 attendees! Exciting to exhibit Isambard-AI, Isambard 3 and the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS). Huge thanks to all our team for their hard work pulling this together #HPC #AI

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A pleasure to be excitable about #HPC and user experience at the #CoSeC meeting yesterday as a warm up to #CIUK

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Interesting thread on AI weather forecasting and whether climate change might cause problems. Added to the reading list.

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GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

GW4 Isambard 3 #Supercomputer is officially online🎉🧠 ! Part of a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, alongside partners HPE, NVIDIA and Arm, Isambard 3 will push the boundaries of science. 🔗 buff.ly/4g7HtMK

Isambard 3 Supercomputer: Image Credit: Christy Nunns/University of Bristol

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Slides done, announcement ready. Will CrossCountry trains get me there before my talk starts?! It's going to a hectic and very #HPC three days at #CIUK. Really looking forward to it.

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

#HPC eye candy… the modular data centre for Isambard-AI gets lifted into position. The Great British weather is very pretty but certainly a mischief! Find the BriCS team at #CIUK next week to find out more about the Isambard supercomputers 🎩

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Interesting write up on #HPC benchmarking, covering several viewpoints. @hpcnotes.bsky.social getting liberally quoted. Can't say I personally agree with this though: "For science, LINPACK measures the time-to-science and value extracted from hardware." www.hpcwire.com/2024/11/25/w...

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Why Supercomputer Benchmarking Is So Important

SC2024 had a few sessions talking about the importance of benchmarking systems. The relevance of LINPACK — which is used to rank the Top500 — has been a hot topic […]

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Delivery at work today. Very impressive working around the Great British weather while I've been tucked up at home writing documentation.

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Tom Deakin @tomdeakin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

📣🌦️ Come and join me and the team in porting Weather/Climate codes to GPUs. We're hiring a post-doc Research Associate/Senior Research Associate position to help get ocean models running on GPUs in a portable way with OpenMP and the PSyclone DSL.

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Simon McIntosh-Smith @simonmcs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

It's #SC24 week, so what better time for the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) to assemble the 5MW data centre for Isambard-AI. Of course we have typical UK winter weather to contend with, i.e. wind, rain, and today even snow. Fantastic support from HPE and Contour makes this possible #HPC

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HPC Guru @hpcguru.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

#UK will fall behind #supercomputer rivals, head of axed £800mn project warns Mark Parsons, who led #exascale venture in @epcc.bsky.social, says it would be a ‘disaster’ if funding is not restarted Paywall: www.ft.com/content/a8be... #HPC #SC24 via @rogerhighfield.bsky.social

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UK will fall behind supercomputer rivals, head of axed £800mn project warns

Mark Parsons, who led exascale venture in Edinburgh, says it would be a ‘disaster’ if funding is not restarted

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Glenn K. Lockwood @glennklockwood.com · 19/11/2024

Surprise! It’s Microsoft’s new four-socket AMD CPU with HBM node. 6.9 TB/s of STREAM bandwidth to a ton of Zen 4 cores. #SC24

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

More #HPC toys in the post 😍 The amount of compute (and power) going in to this for Isambard-AI is hard to get your head around.

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Richard Gilham @rjjgilham.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Come and work with our amazing team and amazing supercomputers. Vacancies just up at the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... I love working here. Apply at your earliest convenience- don't leave it until the deadline!

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