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We support and empower climate scientists by accelerating their research through the development of innovative tools and models in computational science, data science and machine learning. https://iccs.cam.ac.uk/

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πŸ’» You can now watch the recording of this training session: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQ...

03.12.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface

🚒 In January, our Research Fellow Dr Laura Cimoli boarded @schmidtocean.bsky.social's RV Falkor to the Bellingshausen Sea off the coast of Antarctica. The mission? To study ocean circulation and impacts of glacial melting. What they saw was spectacular: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4e3...

03.12.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Institute of Computing for Climate Science Annual Summer School 2026 | Institute of Computing for Climate Science

πŸ‘‰ A limited number of bursaries will be available for the 2026 ICCS Summer School.

We'd love to see you in Cambridge next summer. Read all the details and and express your interest now: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...

02.12.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’‘ What happens at an ICCS Summer School? The programme will feature a blend of:

Keynote speeches
Training sessions and technical workshops
Scientific presentations
Collaborative and social events.

You'll receive tuition and guidance from leading experts at the University of Cambridge.

02.12.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Participants at ICCS Summer School work and chat together during session

Participants at ICCS Summer School work and chat together during session

β˜€οΈ The 2026 ICCS Summer School will bring together researchers for a week of collaborative, hands-on learning and expert-led sessions supporting their scientific work.

πŸ—“οΈ When? Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July 2026
πŸ“ Where? Centre for Mathematical Sciences, @cam.ac.uk

iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...

02.12.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're interested in having this course delivered at your department or university, please get in touch! iccs.cam.ac.uk/contact-us

The materials are all openly available here: github.com/jatkinson100...

πŸ“· Photo taken by Gurjeet Jagwani and used with permission

01.12.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“‘ Last week ICCS Senior Research Software Engineer Jack Atkinson delivered his RSE skills course to researchers at @cambridgeastro.bsky.social. The course teaches key tools and techniques that researchers can start implementing now to improve the quality of their work.

01.12.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross, at the wharf at Rothera Station, Antarctica. Image by Tom L-C. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

The BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross, at the wharf at Rothera Station, Antarctica. Image by Tom L-C. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

🚒 Lost software, Polar Research Ships, Antarctica, and Doom: Rescuing 30+ years of raw scientific vessel underway data

Everyone is welcome to attend this Research Software Engineering Seminar by Claudette Lopez of @bas.ac.uk tomorrow: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...

26.11.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Skyline of Vienna, Austria, at sunset with large church spire

Skyline of Vienna, Austria, at sunset with large church spire

πŸ“’ Two ICCS members are planning to convene sessions at the European Geosciences Union @egu.eu General Assembly in May 2026.

Read all the details and find out how to submit an abstract (deadline 15 January): iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/iccs-... #EGU26

25.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Attendees of ICCS's 2025 Summer School enjoy a poster session, with groups of people reading and discussing poster content

Attendees of ICCS's 2025 Summer School enjoy a poster session, with groups of people reading and discussing poster content

πŸ“… Next month our Senior Research Software Engineer, Dr Joe Wallwork, will give a talk at the #EuroAD workshop at @cern.bsky.social. He'll share our experience of running a Differentiable Programming course at our 2025 Summer School: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...

19.11.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4hQmVdF

πŸ§ͺ #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy

03.11.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica with devastating windspeeds, 30" of rain and a storm surge. The Inigo Storm Prediction and Impact Research project (InSPIRe) uses the latest in computing and AI to understand how climate change affects the risk of hurricanes: inigoinsurance.com/inigo-partne...

28.10.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Professor Emily Shuckburgh

Professor Emily Shuckburgh

We're proud to say that Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE, the Director of ICCS, has been appointed as the UK Government's new Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Emily will remain in her ICCS post while helping the UK to reach #NetZero – bravo!

27.10.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

βš™οΈ Read about the successful workshop that some of our Research Software Engineers ran in Cambridge πŸ‘‡

21.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“Ή ICCS's Early Career Advanced Fellow Roly Perera presented at Programming for the Planet (PROPL) @propl.dev in Singapore – skip to 3 hours 53 mins to watch πŸ‘‡

14.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Speaker standing in front of giant presentation screen, with text  "Reflections on cross-cutting software tools borne out of project work"

Speaker standing in front of giant presentation screen, with text "Reflections on cross-cutting software tools borne out of project work"

πŸ‘‹ Are you at #RSECon25 this week? Watch out for ICCS team members including Joe Wallwork, who spoke today about cross-cutting software tools. Come and say hi if you're in Warwick too!

09.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌀️ With climate change leading to more extreme weather, machine learning is a powerful tool that can improve long-term forecasting – and help planners to make better decisions.

08.09.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

🌊 An exciting Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Join a team of climate scientists and AI experts to generate new projections of the land ice contribution to sea level rise until 2300 with machine learning. Full info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL498/p...

03.09.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is AI the secret to forecasting our changing climate? | The National New approaches to predicting the weather and wildfires are emerging

🌧️ Dr @simon-driscoll.bsky.social , one of ICCS's Early Career Advanced Fellows, is quoted in this piece in The National πŸ‘‡

www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/08...

02.09.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"An Electric Experience" - A Reflection on the 2025 Internship Programme | Institute of Computing for Climate Science This year, several students joined the ICCS team as summer interns, with projects ranging from environmental modelling to science communication. During this eight-week programme, the interns had the c...

Three of our summer interns just presented at the CMP presentations. Check out our latest blog post to learn more about what they did this summer!
iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/electri...

27.08.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ICCS at the European Geosciences Union | Institute of Computing for Climate Science The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly is the largest geoscience conference in Europe, with nearly 21,000 participants from over 120 countries.

Last spring, ICCS Senior RSE Dr Jack Atkinson attended the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025. Check out our latest blog post to learn more!
iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/iccs-eu...

18.08.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICCS Co-director Professor Colm-cille Caulfield said:

"The Faculty of Mathematics looks forward to continuing to support staff & students, working with them and learning from them, so we can encourage this spirit of curiosity & love of maths in even more young people, regardless of background." πŸ‘

15.08.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First A-level results celebrated at new Cambridge Maths School Average grade is A* at specialist sixth form developed in partnership with University of Cambridge

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations to the staff and students of @cammathsschool.bsky.social on their fantastic A Level results this week.

15.08.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Data Science Africa 2025 Summer School and Workshop | Institute of Computing for Climate Science The following blog is written by Dr Adeleke Bankole. Adeleke is a research software engineer at the ICCS specializing in computational methods for fluid dynamics.

Last June, ICCS RSE Dr Adeleke Bankole attended the Data Science Africa 2025 Summer School and Workshop. Check out our latest blog post to learn more!
iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/data-sc...

11.08.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧭 We are pleased to announce that applications for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 are now open! The deadline to apply is Mon 6 Oct.

Find out more and access further resources at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...

11.08.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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🌍 Join Cambridge Zero!
We’re hiring a Research Engagement Coordinator to connect world-leading climate research with impactful engagement.

πŸ“… Apply by 28th Sept 2025
πŸ”— bit.ly/4m3DRPe
#CambridgeJobs #Sustainability #ClimateAction #HigherEdCareers

06.08.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ocean Currents and Ice Shelves - ICCS researcher's Antarctic cruise leads to new discoveries | Institute of Computing for Climate Science Earlier this year, ICCS Early Career Advanced Fellow Dr Laura Cimoli set off on a cruise to the Bellingshausen Sea off the coast of Antarctica to study the ocean circulation and the impacts of glacial...

🌊 Earlier this year, ICCS's Dr Laura Cimoli set off on an Antarctic cruise to study the impacts of glacial melting. Read about what she found in our latest blog post! iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/ocean-c...

04.08.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICCS Summer School 2025 - YouTube Recordings from ICCS's fourth annual summer school, July 2025

The recordings for the 2025 ICCS Summer School are officially live! You can check them out here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Interested in learning more about the Summer School? Check out our latest blog post! iccs.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-ic...

28.07.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration - RSECon25 Join us for the ninth annual Research Software Engineering conference RSECon25, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, from 9–11 September 2025. Learn, share, and build connections across the…

πŸŽ‰ Join us at Warwick University 9-11th September for #RSECon25 πŸŽ‰

Registration for in-person attendance closes next week and there aren't many tickets left.

If you can't make it or miss out you can always attend remotely.

rsecon25.society-rse.org/registration/

24.07.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Level Uncertainties From the Ice Sheets Learn about sea level rise risks, uncertainties, and actions we can take to slow it down in this accessible, expert-led webinar.

Webinar: Sea Level Uncertainties from the Ice Sheets

πŸ•™ 10am, 16 July 2025

Sign up at the link below πŸ‘‡

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sea-level-...

15.07.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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