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Past Events

The N8 CIR runs regular meetings to build communities of practice and research interests combined with training to improve the computational skills of the community. These are meetings that have been held in the last year. Selected recordings from these events can be found on our Event Resources pages.

05 FEB
2026

N8CIR RSE Leaders & Aspiring Leaders Meeting

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   University of Leeds, venue to be confirmed

This is a 2-part in-person workshop held at the University of Leeds.

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22 JAN
2026

From Overload to Clarity: Tools for Sustainable RSE Practice

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Cloth Hall Court

Explore how user-centric design and systems thinking can help cut through complexity, reduce overwhelm & amplify your impact.

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20 JAN
2026

N8 Online Research Technical Professional Recruitment and Diversity Sandpit

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Online

Sign up to join our meeting to inform future strategies to support inclusive and effective recruitment in dRTP across the N8 universities.

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13 — 16
JAN
2026

Insigneo/Sano Modelathon: Computational modelling to improve management of ischaemic stroke

Registration is NOW CLOSED  4 day event   Computer Room 2, The Diamond, Sheffield

The Modelathon is back! 

Based on the concept of a hackathon, where different teams work on a challenging problem to ‘hack’ computer code, the Modelathon uses computational modelling and simulation rather than ‘hacking’.

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11 NOV
2025

Best Practices in AI

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Design Studio 01 (D05), Pam Liversidge Building, Broad Lane, Sheffield, S1 3JD.

We are excited to collaborate with the University of Sheffield on their Best Practices in AI Afternoon

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23 OCT
2025

Working with and Managing Sensitive Research Data

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Online

This FREE one-day workshop will focus on the challenges and complexities of working with sensitive data.

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02 SEP
2025

3D Printing Cultural Heritage for Outreach and Dissemination

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, Leeds

Dive into the world of 3D printing and cultural heritage - discover the magic behind the scenes!

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18 — 19
AUG
2025

Message-Passing Programming with MPI

Registration is NOW CLOSED  2 day event   School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds

As part of the ARCHER2 national supercomputer service, EPCC is running this face-to-face hands-on course at the University of Leeds on Monday 18th - Tuesday 19th August, 2025.

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18 JUL
2025

FTorch: a library for coupling PyTorch models to Fortran

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   SR 8.11c, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, LS2 9NL

A presentation by Dr Jack Atkinson, co-hosted by N8 CIR and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics' (LIDA) Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) group. This event is HYBRID and available in-person and online (MS Teams).

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17 JUL
2025

Trusted Research Environments Consultation

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Online

Join a vibrant, solutions-focused gathering designed to bring together all those engaged in or curious about Trusted Research Environments. Whether you're a provider, expert, support team member, or user, this event invites your voice in shaping the regional vision for TREs.

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10 JUL
2025

N8CIR RSE Annual Meetup

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   The Bar Convent,17 Blossom Street, York, YO24 1AQ

Join us for an annual meeting of RSE professionals across the N8 Universities to exchange experiences and discuss relevant community topics

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02 JUL
2025

Multi-Spectral Imaging on a Budget Workshop

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse LS2 9JT

Eddie Meehan (DCCH) and Jordan Poole (University of Liverpool) will jointly run a workshop on Wednesday 2nd July on low-cost multi-spectral imaging of cultural heritage artefacts.

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