When you’ve got a promising research idea but lack the engineering bandwidth to make it production-ready, knowing where to turn for help can be challenging. Anas Rana, a researcher from the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Science discovered that partnering with dedicated Research Software Engineers from the Advanced Research Computing Team (ARC) within IT Services, … Continue reading “From Prototype to Proof of Concept: A Research Software Success Story”
Month: September 2026
BEAR infrastructure improvements in 2026
During 2026, there has been major work undertaken on the majority of the BEAR services provided by Advanced Research Computing, which has kept the Architecture, Infrastructure and Systems Group very busy! We understand the past year may have been a frustrating time for BEAR users due to more downtime than usual, but we hope you … Continue reading “BEAR infrastructure improvements in 2026”
We’re recruiting! Grade 9 Principal Research Infrastructure Engineer
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead the Systems Team within our Architecture, Infrastructure and Systems (AIS) group. The AIS group is part of the University of Birmingham’s Advanced Research Computing, one of the UK’s largest research computing teams, with around 50 FTEs. AIS designs and operates its own data centres, network, private … Continue reading “We’re recruiting! Grade 9 Principal Research Infrastructure Engineer”