Research technology service

Virtual machines

IT Services can create Virtual Machines for researchers. These are virtual servers within our data centre built to either a standard or bespoke specification.

Themes: Facilities and instruments, Hardware infrastructure and high performance computing, Research software applications
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers

PURE Training

Research and Innovation Services offer regular training on using the PURE research system.

Themes: Impact and Engagement, Research data management, Research software applications
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Research postgraduates, Staff researchers

Research software development support and advice

The Research Computing team offer comprehensive advice for all researchers who are currently writing code or developing software.

Themes: Research software applications, Research software development
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers, Taught postgraduates, Undergraduates

Office 365

As a member of the University, researchers have a subscription to the full Office 365 suite of productivity applications, including free installation on your personal devices.

Themes: Research software applications, Starting and finishing at the University
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers, Taught postgraduates, Undergraduates

High performance computing software installation

The University's HPCs require specialist software installations. More information on our High performance computing site.

Themes: Hardware infrastructure and high performance computing, Research software applications
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers, Taught postgraduates, Undergraduates

Database provision

A variety of databases can be offered to researchers : MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Solr.

Themes: Hardware infrastructure and high performance computing, Research software applications, Research software development
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers, Taught postgraduates, Undergraduates

Gitlab

The university has an institutional license to the web-based Git versioning system Gitlab.

Themes: Research software applications
Disciplines: Arts and humanities, Medicine, Partners, Scientists, Social scientists
Audience: Partners, Research postgraduates, Staff researchers

Research Computing run regular software carpentry workshops. These workshops assist researchers in developing essential data and computational skills for conducting efficient, open, and reproducible research.