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NERC policy on access to high performance computing (PDF)
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Details
This publication outlines NERC policy on access to high performance computing at the national ARCHER 2 service and at the Joint NERC/Met Office Monsoon2.
It also includes guidance on applying if you are seeking a NERC research grant for work that requires access to high performance computing.
As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review in June 2025 the UK government committed up to £750 million into a new national supercomputer service hosted at The University of Edinburgh.
The new national supercomputer will replace the current ARCHER2 supercomputer, with this service due to end on 21 November 2026. During the gap between the cessation of ARCHER2 and the new supercomputer coming online researchers are advised to explore alternative provisions such as other UKRI and DSIT provisions or commercial HPC services.
Updates
- 28 August 2025
Document updated. - 27 August 2025
Details section updated to reflect availability of ARCHER2 - 19 June 2025
Document updated to reflect availability of ARCHER2 and further details of applying to use JASMIN. - 23 July 2024
Policy document updated. - 26 February 2024
Document updated to reflect changes in the HPC provision and to include JASMIN.