In this case study we hear from Max Schroeder, a postdoc from the Department of Finance, who has been making use of BlueBEAR to enable his research into developing an economic model that correlates graduates’ observable outcomes with their unobservable skills. Universities tout the development of “graduate skills” as a key outcome of higher education, a promise that’s … Continue reading “Exploring trends in graduate skills using BlueBEAR”
HPC Wire Award 2023 winners!
We are excited to announce that researchers who use our advanced computing facilities have been recognised as award winners in the HPCwire 2023 awards! Advanced Research Computing is very proud to provide the BEAR computing facilities to support life changing research at the University, which has again been internationally recognised in these highly competitive, global … Continue reading “HPC Wire Award 2023 winners!”
We’re recruiting! New DevOps Engineer, Grade 7 role
Join our brilliant Advanced Research Computing group (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/bear) at University of Birmingham (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk), where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and on innovative research projects at a world-class university. The University of Birmingham aspires to establish itself as a World Top 50 university by 2030, and ARC have a key part … Continue reading “We’re recruiting! New DevOps Engineer, Grade 7 role”
October BEAR Newsletter
Welcome to the BEAR Newsletter, bringing you the latest news from the BEAR team (Birmingham Environment for Academic Research), as well as other relevant computing and data-related news from both within the University of Birmingham and outside. It has been great to meet lots of new PhD students and staff at various events including the … Continue reading “October BEAR Newsletter”
We’re recruiting! New Grade 8 Senior RSE&Manager and 5 Grade 8 Senior RSEs
Join our brilliant team at the University of Birmingham‘s Advanced Research Computing department (ARC), where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative research projects at a world-class university. The University of Birmingham aspires to establish itself as a World Top 50 university by 2030, and ARC have a key part to play in … Continue reading “We’re recruiting! New Grade 8 Senior RSE&Manager and 5 Grade 8 Senior RSEs”
Bear On Tour (Professor Andrew Morris)
Our next researcher in the #BearonTour series is Andrew Morris, Professor of Computational Physics in the School of Metallurgy and Materials. His research group uses and develops quantum mechanical techniques for predicting the structure and properties of new materials using a computer. Andrew is also chair of the Research Computing Management Committee, a cross-college group … Continue reading “Bear On Tour (Professor Andrew Morris)”
BEAR on the move!
Keen eyed users of the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) web pages may have noticed that we are in the process of relocating our intranet content to its new home on the university internet. This is due to a university-wide move to relocate all content currently hosted on the intranet. The intranet is becoming increasingly unstable, … Continue reading “BEAR on the move!”
We’re recruiting! New Research Applications Specialist Grade 7 role
Join our brilliant Advanced Research Computing group (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/bear) at University of Birmingham (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk), where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and on innovative research projects at a world-class university. The University of Birmingham aspires to establish itself as a World Top 50 university by 2030, and ARC have a key part … Continue reading “We’re recruiting! New Research Applications Specialist Grade 7 role”
We’re recruiting! Part-time Training Coordinator Grade 6 role
Join our brilliant Advanced Research Computing group at the University of Birmingham, where you will have the opportunity to support training for researchers using our cutting-edge technology, and promote innovative research projects using our facilities at a world-class university. Recent successes and secure funding mean we are growing. In the last year we’ve added Research Software Engineers, Research … Continue reading “We’re recruiting! Part-time Training Coordinator Grade 6 role”
Bear on Tour (Dr Anna Peacock)
Our next researcher in the #BearonTour series is Anna Peacock, Reader in Bioinorganic Chemistry. Anna’s group works at the interface of inorganic chemistry and peptide design in the School of Chemistry. Research portal ORCID Q1 – Tell me about your researchWe aim to design miniature artificial metalloproteins capable of function beyond what biology is capable … Continue reading “Bear on Tour (Dr Anna Peacock)”