The N8 CoE in Computationally Intensive Research

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.

The N8/Bede AI for Science Project

Learn about this project that carried out a number of dRTP led interventions to help researchers overcome barriers to using Bede.

Read the Case Studies

Become an N8 CIR Intern!

As part of ongoing N8 funding for the N8 CIR, we are pleased to provide 8-week undergraduate internships which run during summer vacations.

Find out more about this very popular programme

Bede Supercomputer

Find out about the N8’s Tier 2 Power 9 and GPU-based high-performance computing (HPC) platform housed at Durham University

Learn how the Bede Supercomputer can accelerate your research

Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat 2026

Find out about what happened at the 2026 Retreat

DRI 2026

Research Themes

The N8 CIR runs training and community events and provides resources for N8 researchers within three key themes

Learn about the Research Themes that the N8 CIR supports

How we can support you in your research

Find out how Research Software Engineers, Research Infrastructure Engineers, and Research Data Managers can help with your research

Discover how research support can help you

Online HPC Training

Learn to code, organise your data, and make use of AI on our YouTube channel

Visit our YouTube site to start learning now

Case Studies

Find out how researchers and research support have been helped by the N8 CIR

Read case studies from across the N8 CIR community

Our networks

Find out about the N8 CIR networks you can join

Child of the North Data Showcase

On 23 February 2026, we hosted a landmark Manchester workshop bringing together policy makers, scientists, and frontline experts.

Learn more about this important meeting

AI for Science

Learn about this project that carried out a number of dRTP led interventions to help researchers overcome barriers to using Bede.

Find out more

N8 CIR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS 2026

We are looking forward to welcoming our 2026 summer interns soon

Learn more about the programme

BEDE SUPERCOMPUTER

This facility is available to researchers across the N8 Research Partnership to help accelerate research and scientific discovery

Information on Bede and how to gain access

EVENTS

We regularly host events for members of the research and digital research technical professional communities.

Learn about the latest events you can attend