UoM Research IT

Supporting the University UK Biobank User Group The University special interest and user groups could not happen without the input of the group leads. Meet Dr Robert Maidstone from the School of Biological Sciences who is one of the leads for the…

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.

Green Compute for Research @UoM A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in the environmental impact of research computing at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get…

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!

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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!

Software Sustainability Institute (@softwaresaved.bsky.social) 🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or Spanish.…

A reminder for anyone who writes software as part of their research - please take a moment to fill in the @softwaresaved.bsky.social survey!

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!
research-it.manchester.ac.uk/news/2026/02...

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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Coming up in 2026 from Research IT We didn’t quite make the end of January but there’s never a bad time to look at what's coming up in Research IT. We asked the three departments in Research IT what they are looking forward to this…

If you want to see what exciting developments we have in store for the UoM research community in 2026, head to our website!

⏰ 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

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🧑‍🎓 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!

Connect with Research IT on LinkedIn We’re pleased to share that Research IT has launched a new social media presence on LinkedIn, currently being trialled as part of our ongoing effort to expand how we communicate with our research…

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.

Supporting the University UK Biobank User Group The University special interest and user groups could not happen without the input of the group leads. Meet Dr Robert Maidstone from the School of Biological Sciences who is one of the leads for the…

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.

Drop-in Session - 25 Feb 2026 Use the event link to access the Microsoft Teams session. You can do so using a browser or via the optional downloadable Microsoft Teams client.

⏰ 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!

RIT Feb 2026 Green Compute for Research @UoM

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!

Coming up in 2026 from Research IT We didn’t quite make the end of January but there’s never a bad time to look at what's coming up in Research IT. We asked the three departments in Research IT what they are looking forward to this…

We've got some great news about our popular Condor pool coming up later this year!
Head to our website for a sneak preview of what's coming up.

Green Compute for Research @UoM A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in the environmental impact of research computing at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get…

A new special interest group has been launched at the University.
If you are interested in the environmental impact of your research compute, join in the discussion on their new Teams space!

Connect with Research IT on LinkedIn We’re pleased to share that Research IT has launched a new social media presence on LinkedIn, currently being trialled as part of our ongoing effort to expand how we communicate with our research…

Did you know that we are now on LinkedIn?
Join us for more in-depth news and updates on what's happening in Research IT at the University.

Remember our drop-in help session is next Wed 2-3pm!
No appointment is required - just join online at any point during the hour and speak to a member of our team about anything research IT related - research software, data, data storage, extra compute power, Cloud etc
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We've been offered the opportunity of training for the UoM research community by @wolframresearch.bsky.social and we want to hear your thoughts on what the topics should be. Head to our quick survey and let us know what you would like to hear about!

Supporting the University UK Biobank User Group The University special interest and user groups could not happen without the input of the group leads. Meet Dr Robert Maidstone from the School of Biological Sciences who is one of the leads for the…

Our @ukbiobank.bsky.social user group couldn't run without the guidance an input of the leads of which Robert is one!
Find out more about how he got involved, the activities of the group and how you can get involved !

Coming up in 2026 from Research IT We didn’t quite make the end of January but there’s never a bad time to look at what's coming up in Research IT. We asked the three departments in Research IT what they are looking forward to this…

We have lots in store for the research community at the University over the next few months.
Head to our website to see what's coming up from each of our teams and how this will help you get your research done!

Software Sustainability Institute (@softwaresaved.bsky.social) 🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or Spanish.…

A reminder to complete the SSI survey if you write software or code as part of your research.
It doesn't matter if you are a researcher, PGR, or an RSE - they want to hear from you!

Drop-in Session - 25 Feb 2026 Use the event link to access the Microsoft Teams session. You can do so using a browser or via the optional downloadable Microsoft Teams client.

If you have an issue with research software, trouble running your jobs on our HPC system, aren't sure how to store your research data or any other question that's research IT related, please don't sit and struggle !
Come to our next virtual drop-in session!

Green Compute for Research @UoM A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in the environmental impact of research computing at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get…

Thank you to Ben Parkes, @catdoguofm.bsky.social and @gallego-schmid.bsky.social for leading our newest special interest group!
If you are a UoM researcher interested in the environmental impact of research computing, head to our website for more details and how to join the group.

RIT Feb 2026 Green Compute for Research @UoM

You can catch up with all our latest news in one handy place - our monthly newsletter!
It was a bumper one this month with news of a new #GreenComputing special interest group, what's coming up in RIT over the next few months, a spotlight on the UoM R user group & more!

Supporting the University UK Biobank User Group The University special interest and user groups could not happen without the input of the group leads. Meet Dr Robert Maidstone from the School of Biological Sciences who is one of the leads for the…

Are you a UoM researcher who uses the @ukbiobank.bsky.social?
Did you know that we have a user group at the University?
@robertmaidstone.bsky.social is one of the group leads - find out more about his plans for the group over the next few months.

Research IT Showcase at SuperComputing25 The renowned SC25 conference, held at the end of last year, showcases major advances in high‑performance and quantum computing. Several members of Research IT attended to engage with cutting‑edge…

It's important for our team to stay up to date with developments in the HPC world so we can pass these onto the UoM research community. Our Director, Robert Haines, and Platform Engineer, Abhijit Ghosh, have reported back on their findings from #SC25 & what this means for you.

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Have you seen the latest speaker announcement from our #R user group?
Join Cara Thompson, data visualisation consultant, on the 26th Mar for a talk on "Make it your own: tips and tricks for effortless stand-out visualisations in R".
Full details in the R group Teams space!
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Green Compute for Research @UoM A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in the environmental impact of research computing at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get…

Our Teams site for Computational and Data in Research (CaDiR) special interest and user groups continues to grow!
A new group looking at the environmental impact of research computing has just been launched.

If you are struggling with anything research IT related or you have a question for our team, remember that we hold virtual help sessions every fortnight.
Come along at any point during the hour - no appointment required!
Our next session is the 25th of Feb.
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