@uomresearchit.bsky.social
Research IT provide specialised research services and expertise for the research community at the University of Manchester. This includes research compute platforms, research software engineering and much more. https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/
Our latest newsletter is out now. Headlines include advice on how to keep sensitive data safe if you're using an app to collect it, training opportunities and a round up from special interest groups across the University.
06.03.2026 20:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Huge thank you to @robertmaidstone.bsky.social, Nil, Charlotte, Will and Andrew for leading the activities of the UoM UK Biobank group.
They'll be announcing their next meeting soon so join their channel to be kept in the loop!
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Discover how our Research Software Engineers are working with UoM researchers, GPs and the NHS to tackle the issue of over-prescribing #antibiotics.
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We're pleased to welcome another special interest group to the CaDiR Teams space!
This SIG will look at the environmental impact of research computing at the University.
They've already been posting a wealth of information on green compute activities across the UK and more.
Our next virtual help session is next Wed.
Open to all UoM staff, researchers and PGRs - no appointment required, just join between 2 and 3pm.
Bring your research IT related questions and queries and discuss them 1-2-1 with a member of our team.
Last chance!
Our training survey closes tomorrow so if you are interested in free training from Wolfram in April, then let us know which topics you are most interested in!
Open to all UoM staff, researchers and PGRs.
Learn to do more with #R! Join the University R user group and @cararthompson.bsky.social on the 26th for the "Make it your own: tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R" webinar.
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Our Research Software Engineering team continue to develop their #Agile training and expertise.
If you're interested in an event for your team please get in touch!
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We'd love to see a good response from the research community at UoM so no matter how small the piece of software you write or develop is, please take part!
04.03.2026 10:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We all know how important it is to deal with restricted data in the correct way.
Secure web platforms from our Highly Restricted Data Service can let you collect data using apps in the safest way to protect you and your data.
It's great to have a local support network to help you navigate local idiosyncrasies and this is exactly the case if you use the @ukbiobank.bsky.social
It's a supportive network that can help and they run regular meetings where you can network with other users from across UoM.
We've been offered training by @wolframresearch.bsky.social and we're asking the UoM research community to vote on the suggested topics.
It doesn't matter if you haven't used Wolfram software before, we want to hear from everyone as there is a wide range of generic topics available!
Interested in your environmental impact of your research computing?
Join the newly created Green Compute for Research @UoM group!
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Our Research Software Engineers collaborate with researchers on wide range of projects.
In this case study Andrew Jerrison explains how they worked with the BRIT2 team from @fbmh-uom.bsky.social to help reduce the prescribing of antibiotics.
Later this month Cara Thompson, data visualisation consultant, will be presenting at the University #R user group on "Make it your own: tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R". Full details of how to join are in the group Teams space.
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Without the input of our research leads we wouldn't be able to have such a wide group of special interest and user groups at the University.
Meet Robert who is one of the UK Biobank User group leads and find out how he got involved.
Have you heard that a new special interest group has been launched at the University?
If you are interested in the environmental impact of your research computing then head to the CaDiR Teams site and join in the discussion!
We want to hear from you about what training you would like to see from Wolfram in April. There's a wide range of topics to choose from ranging from #AI to #Python to Parallel Programming!
27.02.2026 08:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A reminder for anyone who writes software as part of their research - please take a moment to fill in the @softwaresaved.bsky.social survey!
26.02.2026 20:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've just posted a case study about this on our website focusing on the great work done by our Research Software Engineers to create the knowledge support system. If you want to know more about the "back end" it may be of interest!
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Join the University R user group on the 26th of March for a webinar from data visualisation consultant @cararthompson.bsky.social on "Make it your own: tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R". Full details in the groups Teams space.
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If you want to see what exciting developments we have in store for the UoM research community in 2026, head to our website!
25.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
⏰ This afternoon at 2pm we have our virtual help session.
No appointment is required - just join online any time between 2-3pm and speak to a member of our team about anything research IT related!
They can help with a wide variety of issues there and then.
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If you are a #GROMACS user and/or interested in #moleculardynamics simulations join us next week for our "What's new in GROMACS 2026.0" #webinar
🗓️ 3 March 2026, 15:00 CET
✍️ bioexcel.eu/cpok
@gromacs.bsky.social
🧑🎓 Would you like to upskill in 2026? Then let us know what training you would like to see in-person from Wolfram!
There's lots on offer including relational databases, parallel programming, time series, neural networks, AI and more. Vote now!
Did you know that we are now also on LinkedIn?
Follow us for case studies, news updates, great examples of how researchers are using our services and much more.
Meet Robert - one of the leads of the University UK Biobank user group.
If you use the UKB in anyway in your research then the user group is for you!
It can help with small queries or local UoM issues and it also shares news about new developments with the database.
⏰ Reminder that tomorrow (25th) we have our virtual help session open to all UoM staff and PGRs
❓ If you have a question or issue about anything research IT please come along and speak 1-2-1 with a member of our team - they can solve many questions there and then!
Our February newsletter was a bumper edition with updates from here in RIT and related news from across the University.
If you want to find out what's going on in Research IT and how we're providing specialised IT for the research community, have a read!
