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EPCC, part of the University of Edinburgh, is the UK's first National Supercomputing Centre, leading in High Performance Computing, AI and Data Science expertise.
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EIDF Drop-In review: smarter tools, clearer costs and safer data
During the Edinburgh International Data Facility drop-in session this month, the team shared a range of new developments designed to make it easier for users to plan, apply for, monitor and manage
UK’s £750m supercomputer milestone as turf cut in Edinburgh
Construction on the site of the UK’s most powerful computer has begun. This is a milestone moment as the UK moves a step closer to turbo-charging its capacity for research and innovation.
Celebrating twenty-five years of EPCC’s MSc in High Performance Computing
EPCC has long been a highly-regarded provider of training in high performance computing, and launched its first Masters programme with the University of Edinburgh In 2001.
Free webinar: 'Demystifying AI'
Pilot-UKAIFA, the UK AI Factory Antenna, will kick off its training programme on 25 June with the webinar 'Demystifying AI'.
Meet EPCC at ISC26
If you're attending ISC High Performance 2026, come say hello to our colleagues and find out the latest about EPCC.
Strategy for Post-Exascale: shaping the European Union future of HPC, AI and Quantum
EPCC is a partner in a new European project to build a dynamic vision for the convergence of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum computing systems.
EIDF can make your next project easier to start, manage and secure
Join us for the next EIDF drop-in session on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026, at 10:00 am.
Simulating flow through rocks at unprecedented scale
Researchers at EPCC and Heriot-Watt University have published a paper in the Journal of Computational Science, demonstrating scalable CFD simulations on multi-billion voxel micro-CT image
A new high-resolution dataset for studying near-wall turbulence
A collaboration with Imperial College London and Queen’s University Belfast will improve fundamental turbulence research and the development of better computational models.
EPCC at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
EPCC and the University of Edinburgh are among a group of leading scientific institutions exhibiting at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Exhibition this year.
Air Quality Stripes to feature in London festival
Researchers from EPCC are contributing to a new public festival exploring the links between air quality, health and everyday life through art, science and community engagement.
TeamEPCC at the ISC26 Student Cluster Competition
TeamEPCC, comprising five students from EPCC’s MSc in HPC and one EPCC apprentice from Edinburgh Napier University, will compete in the in-person ISC26 Student Cluster Competition (SCC).
Edinburgh supercomputing history: Meiko T800 Computing Surface
At 3pm on Monday 12 May 1986, the first entry was made in the logbook for the University of Edinburgh's Meiko T800 Computing Surface system, hosted in the University's James Clark Maxwell Building.
Optimising the computational performance of high degree lithospheric field models
The time required to compute a British Geological Survey model has been reduced from six days to one hour following a collaboration with EPCC.
Piloting a Modern Apprenticeship at EPCC
We are always looking for new ways to support early careers in our field, and most recently have piloted a Modern Apprenticeship in Digital Technology.
Call for DRI Knowledge Exchange Fellows
CAKE is searching for Fellows to champion and enable knowledge exchange in an area of the UK Digital Research Infrastructure community. Apply by 19 May 2026.
Want to port scientific codes to a chip the size of a dinner plate?
We've got a fully-funded PhD for that!
Dive deep into data science innovation at the EIDF Town Hall
Join us at the EIDF Town Hall on 5 May, 2026.
The International HPC Summer School 2026
EPCC has had a long association with the International HPC Summer School, and this year our colleagues will again be involved in organising and delivering the programme.
Featured Content
Find out more about key areas of EPCC's work
Research themes
We conduct research at the leading edge of High Performance Computing and Data Science.
ARCHER2
ARCHER2 serves as the UK’s National High Performance Computing system and facilitates world-class science for UK researchers.
Masters' programmes
EPCC offers a suite of two linked Masters' programmes.
PhD study
EPCC offers a unique setting for in-depth research and excellent connections into industry to provide further opportunities for our students and graduates.
Advanced Computing Facility
The Advanced Computing Facility is the High Performance Computing data centre of EPCC.
On-demand HPC service
Direct, secure access to EPCC’s High Performance Computing platforms delivering the highest levels of performance.