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ARCCA Online Research Review 2011

26/09/2011

Image of the ARCCA Machine Room.

The Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA) Research Review is now available online, and provides an overview of some of the world-leading research enabled by Cardiff University's ARCCA Division.


High Performance Computing collaboration launched

23/07/2010

supercomputer chip

An all-Wales supercomputing collaboration has been launched, which will bring advanced computer technology to businesses throughout Wales and promote links between Welsh businesses and Universities.




New supercomputing institute comes to Wales

11/12/2009

supercomputer chip

A new high performance computing (HPC) institute for Wales has been announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).


Condor workshop 2009

01/09/2009

Condor logo

A national Condor Workshop will take place on 16th September 2009 exploring best practice for service provision and examples of research enabled by this technology.



Green Gown Awards

21/04/2009

Green Gown Award 2009 Logo (a pair of green footprints)

The ARCCA SRIF-3 installation has made the final stage short list of six sustainable ICT projects from higher and further education sectors (entries comprised 178 applications from almost 100 institutions).


Advances Wales

31/03/2009

Advances Wales

The Spring 2009 issue of Advances Wales is now published and includes a two-page spread on ARCCA under the Biotechnology section on p20/21.


125th anniversary contribution

16/03/2009

Merlin

Merlin contributes to another successful year.


Intel Multicore training course

10/03/2009

Intel logo

ARCCA is hosting a free three-day Intel training course "Multicore Programming for Academia 2.0", open to delegates from UK universities. This course is aimed at people who will be responsible for not only improving the performance of existing codes but also teaching these techniques to colleagues and students.


Datacentre Awards

14/12/2008

Data Centre Dynamics - Awards Finalists 2008

The ARCCA Datacentre is a finalist in two categories in this year's Datacentre Dynamics 2008 Awards due to its energy efficient design.


BCS IT Industry Award 2008

09/09/2008

BCS IT Industry Award 2008 Finalist Logo

The ARCCA Data Centre, installed by Comtec, is a finalist in this year's BCS IT Standards awards.


Acceptance test completion

20/08/2008

Merlin

The Bull SRIF-3 supercomputer has passed a rigorous set of acceptance tests and is now in full production. Details of this process are now available.



ARCCA Launch

05/06/2008

Official Unveiling of the Cardiff HPC Centre of Excellence Plaque by the Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan AM on the 2nd June 2008. Pictured from Left to Right is Martyn Harrow (INSRV Director), Martyn Guest (ARCCA Director), David Grant (VC Cardiff University), Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan, Didier Lamouche (VP Bull)

Presentations are now available from the Official Opening of the Cardiff HPC Centre of Excellence and the Research Seminar.


HPC SIG Novel Architecture workshop

20/04/2008

supercomputer chip

A meeting of the Novel Architecture Focus Group of the HPC-SIG will be held in the Cubric Seminar Room, School of Psychology, Cardiff University commencing at 10:45am on 25 April 2008.


Signing ceremony

06/02/2008

The signing of the contract.

The official press release from Bull and photographs from the day are now available.


SRIF 3 contract awarded

22/01/2008

The signing of the contract.

A brief overview of how ARCCA came to choose Bull as the High Performance Computer Supplier and the Contract Signing Ceremony held in Cardiff in February 2008.


Major investment in equipment

20/10/2007

supercomputer chip

ARCCA is investing in leading-edge equipment to transform the University's advanced research computing and eResearch programme.


New ARCCA staff

08/10/2007

Professor Martyn Guest

The University has recruited a team of experts to help you with your advanced research computing.


For further information about any of these stories, please contact the ARCCA team.