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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 13h

5 years unpicking VITT, the rare clotting disorder linked to COVID vaccines. New findings on c-Mpl signalling & a viral trigger (CMV), powered by securing data on @unibirmingham.bsky.social BEAR. blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/10...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

How do multiple long-term conditions affect pregnancy? Dr Megha Singh & team are using BEAR's secure computing to analyse millions of UK pregnancy records via CPRD - shaping better, co-produced maternity care. @unibirmingham.bsky.social blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/10... #Pregnancy #Birmingham

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Hannah Trivett @hannahtriv.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Take a read of my latest blog piece for the BlueBEAR blog on how I used the university’s HPC to study the gut microbiome and resistome of patients living with liver cirrhosis #metagenomics #microbiome #genomics #HPC #cirrhosis #scicomm #ECR #blog

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Inside every battery, ions and electrons are on the move. Discover how researchers are using BlueBEAR @unibirmingham.bsky.social to model processes and design the next generation of energy storage materials. @scanlond81.bsky.social blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08... #BatteryResearch #HPC #BlueBEAR

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can next-generation gravitational-wave observatories reveal black holes from the Universe’s first stars? Using BlueBEAR HPC @unibirmingham.bsky.social, researchers explored how. blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/09... #GravitationalWaves #HPC #Astrophysics

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From prototype to proof of concept! Discover how collaboration with research software engineers helped transform an exploratory molecular data project into a documented, reproducible and scalable platform for future research @unibirmingham.bsky.social blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/09...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Using BlueBEAR HPC, @hannahtriv.bsky.social in the @halllab.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social analysed hundreds of GB of metagenomic data, revealing microbial changes and antimicrobial resistance patterns in liver disease. blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08... #Microbiome #Genomics #HPC #BlueBEAR

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Could wearable sensors detect altitude sickness before trekkers notice symptoms? Researchers analysed data from 200+ Everest Base Camp trekkers and found early physiological signs of acute mountain sickness using wearable technology at @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

👋 A warm welcome to Ryan McGouran, who has joined the Advanced Research Computing team as our new Senior Research Infrastructure Engineer (Cybersecurity)! Great to have you on board, Ryan! 🎉 #Infrastructure #Cybersecurity #HPC #BEAR ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Can wearable sensors spot altitude sickness before trekkers realise they’re getting ill? Dr Kelsey Joyce shares how data collected from trekkers to Everest Base Camp was combined with research computing to investigate early signs of mountain sickness: blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08... ^YZ

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From Everest Base Camp to Birmingham: can wearable sensors predict altitude sickness? – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We’re hiring! 🚀Advanced Research Computing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social is recruiting a DevOps & Automation RSE. Join our award-winning team in supporting BEAR services, powering world-class research! Apply now: blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08... #HPC #RSE ^DC

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We’re recruiting! Permanent Grade 7 Research Software Engineer (DevOps and Automation) – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What happens at an R Project Sprint? Join the UoB R User Group on 2 Sept to hear contributors report back from R Project Sprint 2026 and join optional co-working afterwards. 📍 PHTA, University of Birmingham + online ☕ 15:00 | 🎤 15:30 | 🤝 16:30 info: blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08... #RSprint2026 ^JS

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We're delighted to welcome Rebecca Cross to ARC team as Baskerville Operations and Resource Manager! 🎉 We look forward to working with Rebecca and wish her every success in her new role supporting the Baskerville service and its user community. #HPC #BaskervilleNCR ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Python to the rescue! Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed PIRAN, a new open‑source Python tool making advanced space weather and radiation belt modelling more accessible, collaborative, and reproducible. @unibirmingham.bsky.social blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/08...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

From head to tail, AI is helping researchers see sperm cells in a whole new way! Using fine-tuned computer vision models and HPC ay @unibirmingham.bsky.social, this project advances more accurate sperm segmentation for reproductive health research. 🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/07...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📢 We're delighted to welcome James Tripp to ARC as our newest Research Software Engineer! Wishing you a fantastic start—we're excited to have you on the team and look forward to working with you. Welcome aboard! 👋 #RSE #HPC #ARC ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

TidyTuesday is back! 📅 July 21 • ⏰ 15:00 • 📍 Elm House The University of Birmingham R User Group is hosting a hands‑on R workshop exploring a real TidyTuesday dataset. Open to staff and PGRs — beginners + experts welcome. Refreshments provided. #tidytuesday ^JS

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

SeqProFT is a smarter, more efficient way to predict protein function from sequence alone. Using BlueBEAR GPUs and LoRA @unibirmingham.bsky.social , it matches or beats larger models with far less compute. Read more: blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/07... #Bioinformatics #AI #HPC #DeepLearning

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming Elliot Wright to ARC! 🎉 Elliot starts today as our latest AIS Graduate Engineer. Wishing him a great first day and every success in the role! ^YZ #hpc #ARC

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

👋 Welcome to Jack Sullivan, who joined REDG on 1 July as our new Senior Engagement and Training Coordinator for Baskerville NCR! Many of you may already know Jack as a former BEAR Champion. We're delighted to have him on the team! 🎉 ^YZ #hpc #baskerville #ARC

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What if you could "see" planets millions of miles away by catching their tiny timing mistakes? That's transit timing variations @unibirmingham.bsky.social . Read how computational power unlocks multi-planet dynamics: blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/07... #Exoplanets #Astronomy ^AKG

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🥇 Congratulations to Team The BEAR Metal Coders, the winner of #BEARChallenge2026! 🎉 Each team member will receive a tablet as their prize. A well-deserved victory! 🏆 #BEARChallenge2026 has successfully come to an end. Thank you to all participants and partners!👏^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🥈 Congratulations to Team Four Cores One Queue for finishing in 2nd place at #BEARChallenge2026! The team demonstrated outstanding teamwork and problem-solving throughout the competition and will receive Lenovo goodie bags. Fantastic work! 🎉 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🥉 Congratulations to Team BEARly Third Class for securing 3rd place in #BEARChallenge2026! A fantastic performance across all challenges. As a reward, the team will receive ARC goodie bags. Well done on an excellent achievement! 🎉

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🏆We're honoured to welcome Adam Tickell, the Vice-Chancellor of the @unibirmingham.bsky.social to #BEARChallenge2026. The Vice-Chancellor gives a short talk after presenting prizes to our teams and ARC staff, celebrating their achievements over these three days. ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We're delighted to welcome Professor Andrew Morris, Director of Baskerville NCR, Chair of the RCMC, and Professor of Computational Physics. Andrew delivered a fascinating talk on lLLMs and coding, exploring how AI is transforming software development and research workflows. #BEARChallenge2026 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

❓ Quiz Time! A fun break from the challenges as teams put their knowledge to the test in our BEAR Challenge quiz. Plenty of laughs, friendly competition, and surprising answers along the way! ^YZ #BEARChallenge2026 🐻🎉

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Participants are hearing from Simon Thompson, the Director Server Portfolio & Strategy from @LenovoHPC about career opportunities, industry insights, and what it's like to work at the forefront of technology and innovation. ^YZ #BEARChallenge2026

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🍕 Lunch time at #BEARChallenge2026! Teams are enjoying a well-earned break with plenty of pizza before the final stretch of the competition. A huge thank you to Intel and Lenovo for sponsoring today's lunch and supporting the event! 🚀^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🖥️ Participants at #BEARChallenge2026 are taking a virtual tour of the Park Grange HPC Data Centre and hearing from AIS staff about careers in research computing. A fantastic opportunity to explore the technology and people behind ARC at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social. ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🚨 FINAL 20-MINUTE COUNTDOWN! 🚨 Challenge 5, the final challenge of #BEARChallenge2026, will close in just 20 minutes. This is the last opportunity to earn points, refine your solutions, and make your mark on this year's competition! 🐻

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

What is High Performance Computing? Participants at #BEARChallenge2026 learned about the fundamentals of HPC from Lenovo, how modern supercomputers are accelerating research and innovation, and the technologies that power today's most demanding computational workloads. ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

⏰ 30 minutes remaining in Challenge 4! The countdown is on. Teams are making their last adjustments, testing solutions, and preparing their submissions before the deadline. One final push for day 2—good luck to everyone! 🚀💻 #BEARChallenge2026 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎉 Challenge 3 is complete! Another challenge conquered by our teams at #BEARChallenge2026. We've seen some excellent ideas, innovative approaches, and outstanding teamwork throughout the session. Congratulations to all participants on their hard work and achievements so far! ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎤 Learning from experience at #BEARChallenge2026! We're delighted to hear from a previous BEAR Challenge participant, James Cornall, as he share his experiences, lessons learned, and career. His insights are invaluable for this year's participants. ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🥪🍎 Time for lunch! Our teams are taking a well-earned break with sandwiches, fruit, cakes, and drinks before getting back to the challenges. Many thanks to Intel and Lenovo for providing today's lunch and supporting #BEARChallenge2026! 🚀💻 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

⏰ 20-minute countdown! Challenge 3 will be closing in just 20 minutes. This is your final chance to refine your solutions, test your ideas, and make those last-minute improvements. Good luck to all teams! 🚀💻 #BEARChallenge2026 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🏆 Challenge 2 Results are in! A huge congratulations to all teams for their fantastic efforts. Challenge 2 showcased some excellent problem-solving, and collaboration. Now it's time to begin Day 2 of #BEARChallenge2026. Let's see what today's challenges bring! 🚀💻 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

⏳ 30 minutes left in Challenge 2! Final push, teams — check your outputs, submit your results, and don’t forget to breathe! #BEARChallenge2026 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎤 We're now joined by NVIDIA for an online session at #BEARChallenge2026! The talk explores the GPUs, software frameworks, and technologies powering next-generation research and AI, alongside insights into career opportunities and pathways in the field. 🚀💻^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🏆 Challenge 1 complete! Every team successfully created their own team logo, showcasing plenty of creativity and teamwork along the way. 🎨💻 Congratulations to all our teams on a fantastic start to #BEARChallenge2026. We can't wait to see what comes next! ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🍕🥤🍎 The lunch is disappearing fast! Teams at #BEARChallenge2026 are taking a well-earned lunch break, stocking up on pizza, drinks, and fruit before the next round of challenges. Many thanks to Intel and Lenovo for helping keep everyone fuelled throughout the day! ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎤 Career talk time! Dr Christine Stawitz, Senior Research Software Engineer and Manager of ARC, is sharing her professional journey and offered valuable advice on building a career in related fields at #BEARChallenge2026 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

⏰ 30 minutes to go until Challenge 1 closes! Make the most of the remaining time, and don't forget to grab some snacks and fuel yourselves up for the challenges ahead. ^YZ🍪☕💪 #BEARChallenge2026

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

And we’re off! 🚀 #BEARChallenge2026 has begun. Best of luck to all the teams taking on this HPC adventure! ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We're signing in teams for #BEARChallenge2026! Everything is set up and we're ready to welcome 10 teams for this year's challenge. Looking forward to a day of problem-solving, collaboration, and a little healthy competition. Good luck to all participants! 🐻💻 ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join the IDAI Research Data Science Spotlight Seminar on 24 June, featuring an introduction to the Research Data Science service and showcases of four interdisciplinary projects from across the University. Register here: forms.office.com/e/kWPV9CL8FC ^YZ #DataScience

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Got questions about using the supercomputer, handling your research data, or getting software support? Come along to our drop-in on 3 June at first floor of Staff House from 11:30am–12:30pm. 🐻The BEAR team will be there to chat and help out! ^YZ #HPC #ResearchSupport

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

De novo protein engineering meets high‑performance computing! Discover how BlueBEAR is helping future‑proof MRI contrast agents in cutting‑edge research from @unibirmingham.bsky.social @uobchemistry.bsky.social 👇 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2026/05...

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