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Code for Thought / Peter Schmidt @code4thought.bsky.social · 6d

New term, new course and new companion podcast episodes #forCodeInResearch. After C++ it's Python for Research Software Engineering at #UCL (COMP233). Out first session: the Git version control system.
Out now on your #podcast app, YouTube podcast or uclforcodeinresearch.buzzsprout.com

UCL for Code in Research

The companion podcast for courses on programming from the Advanced Research Computing Centre of the University College of London, UK.

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 7d

Got questions about using the supercomputer, handling your research data, or getting software support? Come along to our drop-in TODAY at Café Aroma (Staff House) from 1:30–2:30pm. 🐻The BEAR team will be there to chat and help out! ^YZ #HPC #ResearchSupport

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Dagmar Fraser @dagmarfraser.bsky.social · 14d

Sign up to BEAR’s self-enrol Canvas course to access the recordings - canvas.bham.ac.uk/enroll/TRPBDB
#MATLAB #MATLABambassador

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 15d

🧠 Crunching numbers with #BlueBEAR!
Researchers use Bayesian modelling to explore how decision thresholds rise in DDMs—making sense of complex choices, one simulation at a time.
blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/09...
#DataScience #HPC ^AKG

Bayesian Modelling of Rising Decision Thresholds in DDMs using BlueBEAR – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19d

Category 8 - Best Use of High Performance Data Analytics & AI - @biofsilab.bsky.social research group leveraged multi-objective Bayesian optimization and GPU-accelerated fluid-structure simulations to unravel the flight dynamics of butterfly swarms, aiding bio-inspired flight design.

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19d

Category 5 - Best Use of AI Methods for Augmenting HPC Applications - Luisa Orsini's research group have developed a high-throughput biodiversity screening kit that enables real-time, high-resolution monitoring of community biodiversity.

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19d

Category 2 - Best Use of HPC in Physical Sciences - David Themens's research group modelled the near-Earth space environment in real time, to develop new methods of mitigating the impacts of Space Weather on communications, navigation, remote sensing & spacecraft operations.

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 19d

If you're not from the University of Birmingham, please vote for our 3 shortlisted research groups, using our HPC-systems #BlueBEAR and #Baskerville for high-impact research in the 2025 #HPCWireAwards

Vote by Friday 3 October: hpcwire.com/2025-hpcwire...

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · 26d

On Wednesday we celebrated a 6th year of the BEAR Champion scheme 🎉 Thanking our volunteers for all their help over the past academic year and allowing our newer BEAR Champions to meet our supercomputer, BlueBEAR, in our data centre: www.birmingham.ac.uk/bear-champions ^SEMT

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Sep 3

🐻 Need advice on using the supercomputer, managing your research data, or software support? Drop by our session TODAY at Café Aroma, Staff House, 1:30–2:30pm. Bring your questions and chat with the BEAR team! ^YZ #HPC #ResearchSupport

UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Aug 27

🔋 Zooming in at the atomic level to build better batteries!
Thanks to @unibirmingham.bsky.social’s #BlueBEAR, researchers are simulating materials to supercharge energy storage—science meets HPC magic!
🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/08...
#BatteryTech #HPC #BEAR ^AKG

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔋 Atomic simulations + HPC = better batteries!
@unibirmingham.bsky.social’s #BlueBEAR helps researchers model materials at atomic scale to boost energy storage tech.
🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/08...
#BatteryTech #HPC #MaterialsScience

Atomic Simulation to Build Better Batteries – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Aug 6

🐻Got questions about using the supercomputer, storing research data, or working with research software? Come and see us TODAY at our drop-in session — we’ll be in Café Aroma, Staff House, 1:30–2:30pm. Bring your questions and have a chat with the team! ^YZ #HPC #DataManagement #ResarchSupport

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 23

🛩️ Bio-inspired flaps & morphing wings meet HPC! PhD student Hibah Saddal uses @unibirmingham.bsky.social's #BlueBEAR to simulate next-gen aerodynamic designs for UAVs. 🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/07... #Aerospace #HPC #FSI

Bio-Inspired FSI and HPC-Driven Aerodynamic Optimization – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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Lilly Cummins @lillycummins.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨New pre-print 🚨
We introduce our new tool GOLD-GWAS and demonstrate its use by digging into the evolution of MRSA facilitated by SCCmec

This work was led by talented PhD student @seungwonko.bsky.social who did most of the computational heavylifting 1/n

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Genome co-adaptation and the evolution of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens is a major threat to global health, rendering standard treatments ineffective and increasing the risk of severe infection or death. Re...

www.biorxiv.org

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 22

A warm welcome to Christine Stawitz, who joins us as our new Senior Research Software Engineer and Manager!💻
We're so pleased to have Christine on board — bringing her energy, expertise, and leadership to our growing team. Exciting times ahead! ☕ ^YZ #RSE #newstarter

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 21

We had a brilliant time at Central Induction today!
Great to meet so many new faces and share what we do. Thanks to everyone who came by！^YZ
@unibirmingham.bsky.social #uob

UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 14

🎓Join tomorrow’s seminar: Open Source and Intellectual Property
🗓️ 15 July, 11:00–12:00
📍 Arts and Law Building, Room 103
The session will unpack the complex relationship between open-source practices and IP frameworks — an important topic for researchers and developers. ^YZ

Register: bit.ly/3IINrrN

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 7

PhD student Guilin explores how temperate forest soils respond to climate change using high-resolution data and BlueBEAR HPC. Read more about this fascinating soil hydrology research 👉https://blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/07/07/high-resolution-soil-hydrology-analysis-enabled-by-bluebear/ #HPC #UoB ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 7

🧬 BEAR supercomputing at @unibirmingham.bsky.social helped unlock insights into infant gut health and malnutrition—24 years of data crunched in 14 days!
🔗 blog.bham.ac.uk/bear/2025/07...
#Microbiome #HPC #Malnutrition

BEAR helps delve into the infant gut and malnutrition – Birmingham Environment for Academic Research

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 3

Welcoming Louise to the ARC team! Excited for the fresh ideas and energy they'll bring. Let’s make great things happen! #NewHire #TeamStar #RSE @unibirmingham.bsky.social

A picture of Louise sitting on a chair holding a BEAR tote bag filled with goodies

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jul 1

Tomorrow (2nd) is our monthly in-person drop-in session held in Cafe Aroma, Staff House, 13.30-14.30. Got questions on data storage, processing, software support, version control, training + more... come and see us! 🐻^DC

UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎉 That’s a wrap on #BEARChallenge2025!
Huge thanks to all our brilliant participants, speakers, and supporters — we’ve loved every minute of it.
See you next year for more HPC, teamwork, and bear-themed chaos 🐻💻 ^YZ

UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jun 26

🏆 1st Place at #BEARChallenge2025 goes to Under the Hood! Incredible performance across all challenges!
Each team member gets a Lenovo tablet. Huge thanks to Professor Stephen Jarvis, Provost and Vice-Principal of @unibirmingham.bsky.social , and Simon Thompson from Lenovo for presenting awards! ^YZ

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Jun 26

🥈 2nd Place: A huge congrats to AlgoRythm!
Consistent, clever, and fast — brilliant work from start to finish. Each member receives a Lenovo goodie bag 🎁
#BEARChallenge2025 ^YZ