The N8 CIR focuses on the creation of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in CIR methods, skills, and facilities to underpin the strategic research objectives of the N8 universities. This CoE will accelerate progress in areas of research that are of strategic importance to the N8 partners, including some that have not made heavy use of technology in the past. Find out more about the N8 CIR and N8 Research Partnership.
BEDE USERS UPDATE
From 01 August 2026, this facility is exclusively for the use of members of Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and York universities. Researchers from outside these institutions will be expected to remove their data by Friday 31 July.
Child of the North Data Showcase
The N8/Bede AI for Science Project
Our summer interns have now started their research projects
Research Themes
How we can support you in your research
Online HPC Training
Bede Supercomputer
Case Studies
AI for Science
Learn about this project that carried out a number of dRTP led interventions to help researchers overcome barriers to using Bede.
N8 CIR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS 2026
Our summer internships have now started. We are looking forward to learning about their projects in our Showcase in September.
RESEARCH THEMES
We provide support for all researchers and dRTPs working in N8 universities to get the most out of HPC resources and create communities of practice. We have 3 focussed themes: Health, Humanities and Machine Learning
EVENT RESOURCES
We share presentations and slides from selected events we have hosted. Recent meetings have focussed on Data FAIRifcation, publishing in Data Journals and working with and managing sensitive data