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NERC policy on access to ARCHER2: non-NERC or international grants (PDF)
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Details
The Academic Research Computing High End Resource (ARCHER2) access is free at the point of use for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded science.
NERC is also happy to allow access through the NERC consortia by non-NERC-funded scientists in the NERC remit, where time or resource is available, and such access is consistent with the NERC remit.
This document details the NERC policy on access to the ARCHER2 HPC service for non-NERC and internationally funded grants.
Note the ARCHER2 service end date is 21 November 2026. HPC provision for ARCHER2 is not guaranteed after this date. Where you require HPC provision after November 2026, you are advised to explore alternative provisions such as other UKRI provisions or commercial HPC services.
Updates
- 19 June 2025
Policy document updated. - 16 June 2025
New paragraph added to the end of 'Details' to reflect availability of ARCHER2. - 26 February 2024
Document replaced with minor updates for clarity.