Pre\u00addic\u00adting seve\u00adre wea\u00adther and the impacts of cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge will be fas\u00adter and more accu\u00adra\u00adte than ever before.<\/p>\n
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Pre\u00addic\u00adting seve\u00adre wea\u00adther and the impacts of cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge will be fas\u00adter and more accu\u00adra\u00adte than ever befo\u00adre, thanks to con\u00adfir\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon of \u00a31.2 bil\u00adli\u00adon govern\u00adment fun\u00adding to deve\u00adlop a sta\u00adte-of-the-art super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, Busi\u00adness and Ener\u00adgy Secre\u00adta\u00adry and COP26<\/span><\/abbr> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent Alok Shar\u00adma announ\u00adced today (17 Febru\u00adary 2020).<\/p>\n Data from this new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter \u2013 expec\u00adted to be the world\u2019s most advan\u00adced dedi\u00adca\u00adted to wea\u00adther and cli\u00adma\u00adte \u2013 will be used to help more accu\u00adra\u00adte\u00adly pre\u00addict storms, sel\u00adect the most sui\u00adta\u00adble loca\u00adti\u00adons for flood defen\u00adces and pre\u00addict chan\u00adges to the glo\u00adbal climate.<\/p>\n The new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter, to be mana\u00adged by the Met Office<\/a>, will also be used to help ensu\u00adre com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties can be bet\u00adter pre\u00adpared for wea\u00adther dis\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adon, inclu\u00adding through:<\/p>\n With the govern\u00adment announ\u00adcing its Year of Cli\u00adma\u00adte Action, the news fur\u00adther demons\u00adtra\u00adtes the UK<\/span> is lea\u00adding by exam\u00adp\u00adle ahead of hos\u00adting UN<\/span> cli\u00adma\u00adte con\u00adfe\u00adrence COP26<\/span><\/abbr><\/a>, whe\u00adre the world will meet to agree more ambi\u00adtious action.<\/p>\n Busi\u00adness and Ener\u00adgy Secre\u00adta\u00adry and COP26<\/span><\/abbr> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent Alok Shar\u00adma said:<\/p>\n Over the last 30 years, new tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies have meant more accu\u00adra\u00adte wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting, with storms being pre\u00addic\u00adted up to 5 days in advance.<\/p>\n Come rain or shi\u00adne, our signi\u00adfi\u00adcant invest\u00adment for a new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter will fur\u00adther speed up wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtions, hel\u00adping peo\u00adp\u00adle be more pre\u00adpared for wea\u00adther dis\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adon from plan\u00adning tra\u00advel jour\u00adneys to deploy\u00ading flood defences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter will also streng\u00adthen the UK<\/span>\u2019s super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting and data tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, dri\u00adving for\u00adward inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and gro\u00adwing world-class skills across super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting, data sci\u00adence, machi\u00adne lear\u00adning and arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intelligence.<\/p>\n Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Pen\u00adny Enders\u00adby, Met Office Chief Exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve said:<\/p>\n This invest\u00adment will ulti\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly pro\u00advi\u00adde ear\u00adlier more accu\u00adra\u00adte war\u00adning of seve\u00adre wea\u00adther, the infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon nee\u00added to build a more resi\u00adli\u00adent world in a chan\u00adging cli\u00adma\u00adte and help sup\u00adport the tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to a low car\u00adbon eco\u00adno\u00admy across the UK<\/span>.<\/p>\n It will help the UK<\/span> to con\u00adti\u00adnue to lead the field in wea\u00adther and cli\u00adma\u00adte sci\u00adence and ser\u00advices, working col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtively to ensu\u00adre that the bene\u00adfits of our work help govern\u00adment, the public and indus\u00adtry make bet\u00adter decis\u00adi\u00adons to stay safe and thrive.<\/p>\n We wel\u00adco\u00adme this plan\u00adned invest\u00adment from UK<\/span> government.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chair of the Sci\u00adence Review Group Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Ted She\u00adp\u00adherd said:<\/p>\n The agree\u00adment to upgrade the Met Office high per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adter is wel\u00adco\u00adme news. The impro\u00adved pro\u00adces\u00adsing power will deli\u00adver a step-chan\u00adge in wea\u00adther fore\u00adcas\u00adting and cli\u00adma\u00adte model\u00adling capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for the UK<\/span>, such as the fur\u00adther deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the Earth Sys\u00adtems Model, which invol\u00adves col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with the many UKRI<\/span><\/abbr>-NERC<\/span><\/abbr> fun\u00added rese\u00adarch centres.<\/p>\n Impro\u00adved dai\u00adly to sea\u00adso\u00adnal fore\u00adcasts and lon\u00adger-term cli\u00adma\u00adte pro\u00adjec\u00adtions will equip socie\u00adty with a grea\u00adter abili\u00adty to proac\u00adtively pro\u00adtect its\u00adelf against the adver\u00adse impacts of cli\u00adma\u00adte change.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Met Office is at the fore\u00adfront of super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting, using its cur\u00adrent tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy to dri\u00adve advan\u00adces in envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal forecasting.<\/p>\n As a result, detail\u00aded wea\u00adther pre\u00addic\u00adtions for the UK<\/span> now take place every hour ins\u00adtead of every 3 hours, pro\u00advi\u00adding cru\u00adcial and time\u00adly updates when extre\u00adme wea\u00adther is approaching.<\/p>\n The bene\u00adfit of this has been felt recent\u00adly: major storms Cia\u00adra and Den\u00adnis, and the \u2018Beast from the East\u2019 in 2018, were fore\u00adcast 5 days in advan\u00adce, enab\u00adling local coun\u00adcils and emer\u00adgen\u00adcy ser\u00advices to prepa\u00adre and ins\u00adti\u00adga\u00adte resi\u00adli\u00adence plans. Simi\u00adlar\u00adly, the Envi\u00adron\u00adment Agen\u00adcy has used the Met Office\u2019s latest UK<\/span> cli\u00adma\u00adte pro\u00adjec\u00adtions set out poten\u00adti\u00adal future floo\u00adding sce\u00adna\u00adri\u00ados and how fun\u00adding can be best allocated.<\/p>\n Today, the govern\u00adment also announ\u00adced \u00a330 mil\u00adli\u00adon invest\u00adment for advan\u00adced super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting ser\u00advices, pro\u00advi\u00adding rese\u00adar\u00adchers with access to the latest tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and expert soft\u00adware engi\u00adneers. It will also help them speed up sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic breakth\u00adroughs like deve\u00adlo\u00adping \u2018food fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting\u2019 to detect che\u00admi\u00adcal con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adnants in food and impro\u00adving drug design.<\/p>\n The fun\u00adding will sup\u00adport 7 High Per\u00adfor\u00admance Com\u00adpu\u00adting (HPC<\/span><\/abbr>) ser\u00advices run by uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties from across the UK<\/span>, inclu\u00adding Queen\u2019s Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty Bel\u00adfast, the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Edin\u00adburgh, and Dur\u00adham Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty. The ser\u00advices will pro\u00advi\u00adde rese\u00adar\u00adchers with inva\u00adluable access to powerful sys\u00adtems to sup\u00adport ground-brea\u00adking work in are\u00adas from Arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal Intel\u00adli\u00adgence, ener\u00adgy sto\u00adrage and sup\u00adp\u00adly, and the\u00adra\u00adpeu\u00adtic drug design, as well as boos\u00adting the skills of UK<\/span> scientists.<\/p>\n UK<\/span> govern\u00adment Minis\u00adter for Scot\u00adland Dou\u00adglas Ross said:<\/p>\n The UK<\/span> govern\u00adment invest\u00adment in Edinburgh\u2019s super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters helps keep our capi\u00adtal at the fore\u00adfront of cut\u00adting edge technology.<\/p>\n The Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Edin\u00adburgh faci\u00adli\u00adty will bene\u00adfit sci\u00aden\u00adtists from across the UK<\/span> as they are given the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to use this new tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. This addi\u00adtio\u00adnal fun\u00adding builds on the work of the Edin\u00adburgh and South East Scot\u00adland City Regi\u00adon Deal which is crea\u00adting world-lea\u00adding hubs for AI<\/span><\/abbr> research.<\/p>\n The UK<\/span> govern\u00adment is com\u00admit\u00adted to com\u00adbat\u00adting the impact of cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge on top of crea\u00adting thou\u00adsands of high-ear\u00adning jobs and ensu\u00adring busi\u00adnesses and public ser\u00advices in the UK<\/span> are the first to bene\u00adfit from the latest innovations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The govern\u00adment invest\u00adment will replace Met Office super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties over a 10-year peri\u00adod from 2022 to 2032.<\/p>\n The cur\u00adrent Met Office Cray super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters<\/a> reach their end of life in late 2022.<\/p>\n The first pha\u00adse of the new super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter will increase the Met Office com\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adci\u00adty by 6\u2011fold alo\u00adne. The Met Office will look to deli\u00adver at least a fur\u00adther 3 times increase in super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adci\u00adty for years 6\u201310.<\/p>\n \u00a31.2 bil\u00adli\u00adon refers to the total expec\u00adted invest\u00adment from govern\u00adment. The expec\u00adted con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal value for the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty is \u00a3854 mil\u00adli\u00adon. Other cos\u00adts include invest\u00adment in the Obser\u00adva\u00adtions Net\u00adwork, exploi\u00adting the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of the super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter and the pro\u00adgram\u00adme office costs.<\/p>\n 2020 marks the 30th anni\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adry of the estab\u00adlish\u00adment of the Met Office Had\u00adley Cent\u00adre for Cli\u00adma\u00adte Sci\u00adence, working at the fore\u00adfront of cli\u00adma\u00adte sci\u00adence and pio\u00adnee\u00adring research.<\/p>\n Case stu\u00addy 1: The Met Office sup\u00adport\u00aded the respon\u00adse to the Toddbrook Reser\u00advoir inci\u00addent and the pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of resi\u00addents of Wha\u00adley Bridge. It work\u00aded direct\u00adly with the emer\u00adgen\u00adcy ser\u00advices and orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adons invol\u00adved in the emer\u00adgen\u00adcy respon\u00adse advi\u00adsing on short-term and long-term wea\u00adther fore\u00adcast con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. This was cri\u00adti\u00adcal as fur\u00adther rain\u00adfall would impact the water level in the Dam\u2019s reservoir.<\/p>\n Case stu\u00addy 2: In a glo\u00adbal first, the govern\u00adment brought tog\u00ade\u00adther the Met Office, the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of West Vir\u00adgi\u00adnia, the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Mary\u00adland and NASA<\/span> to help save lives by accu\u00adra\u00adte\u00adly pre\u00addic\u00adting cho\u00adle\u00adra hot\u00adspots. The Met Office pro\u00advi\u00added gui\u00addance on fore\u00adcas\u00adted rain\u00adfall in the coun\u00adtry for 14 days in advan\u00adce, to help UNICEF<\/span> and Oxfam tar\u00adget their on the ground efforts to pre\u00advent lar\u00adge out\u00adbreaks of cholera.<\/p>\n Case stu\u00addy 3: Afri\u00adca is one of the world\u2019s most vul\u00adnerable regi\u00adons to cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge with mil\u00adli\u00adons of peo\u00adp\u00adle rely\u00ading on rain\u00adfall for agri\u00adcul\u00adtu\u00adre. As part of the UK<\/span> aid fun\u00added IMPALA<\/span> pro\u00adgram\u00adme, the Met Office led the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the first pan-Afri\u00adcan con\u00advec\u00adtion-per\u00admit\u00adting model CP4-Afri\u00adca. This ground-brea\u00adking rese\u00adarch deve\u00adlo\u00adped high-reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon cli\u00adma\u00adte pro\u00adjec\u00adtions that pro\u00advi\u00added a glim\u00adpse into future wea\u00adther and cli\u00adma\u00adte extre\u00admes across Afri\u00adca, which were more seve\u00adre than pre\u00advious\u00adly thought. The infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon will help decis\u00adi\u00adon-makers redu\u00adce cli\u00adma\u00adte-rela\u00adted risks.<\/p>\n Case Stu\u00addy 4: UK<\/span> Cli\u00adma\u00adte Pro\u00adjec\u00adtions (UKCP<\/span><\/abbr>) pro\u00advi\u00addes the most detail\u00aded pic\u00adtu\u00adre yet of future cli\u00adma\u00adte in the UK<\/span>. As part of this, UKCP<\/span><\/abbr> Local (2.2km) pro\u00advi\u00addes the most rea\u00adli\u00adstic set of pro\u00adjec\u00adtions of future cli\u00adma\u00adte extre\u00admes like soaring tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtures during the sum\u00admer and hour\u00adly sum\u00admer rain\u00adfall for local are\u00adas in the coming deca\u00addes. This enhan\u00adced detail could help inform future risk assess\u00adments and local decis\u00adi\u00adon-making on the future of cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge. The UKCP<\/span><\/abbr> tool\u00adkit will be used to inform the next Cli\u00adma\u00adte Chan\u00adge Risk Assess\u00adment, due in 2022, and is being wide\u00adly used by local aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adties, indus\u00adtry and aca\u00adde\u00admia to help inform plans to mana\u00adge future cli\u00adma\u00adte risks and enhan\u00adce resilience.<\/p>\n Led by: UCL<\/span><\/p>\n Part\u00adners: Queen Mary Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Lon\u00addon, Queen\u2019s Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty Bel\u00adfast, Bru\u00adnel Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, Impe\u00adri\u00adal Col\u00adlege Lon\u00addon, King\u2019s Col\u00adlege Lon\u00addon, Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of Cam\u00adbridge, Lin\u00adcoln, Kent, Rea\u00adding, Sout\u00adhamp\u00adton and York<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a34.5 million<\/p>\n Mate\u00adri\u00adals are at the heart of almost every modern tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, inclu\u00adding ener\u00adgy gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, sto\u00adrage and sup\u00adp\u00adly, trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, elec\u00adtro\u00adnic devices, defence and secu\u00adri\u00adty, health\u00adca\u00adre, and the envi\u00adron\u00adment. It is mate\u00adri\u00adals that place prac\u00adti\u00adcal limits on effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty and cost. The MMM<\/span><\/abbr> Hub pro\u00advi\u00addes high per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting capa\u00adci\u00adty for rese\u00adar\u00adchers to car\u00adry out ground-brea\u00adking rese\u00adarch on the pro\u00adper\u00adties of new and exis\u00adting mate\u00adri\u00adals, and this fun\u00adding will build on the hub\u2019s capability.<\/p>\n The\u00adse include under\u00adstan\u00adding and pre\u00adven\u00adting sur\u00adface degra\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon, such as cor\u00adro\u00adsi\u00adon and wear, on a ran\u00adge of dif\u00adfe\u00adrent mate\u00adri\u00adals; rese\u00adar\u00adching how chan\u00adges to the recy\u00adcling of metals can redu\u00adce the envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal dama\u00adge cau\u00adsed by metal extra\u00adc\u00adtion; and deve\u00adlo\u00adping the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of mate\u00adri\u00adals for solar ener\u00adgy generation.<\/p>\n Led by: The GW4<\/span><\/abbr> Alli\u00adance of the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of Bath, Bris\u00adtol, Car\u00addiff and Exe\u00adter, and hos\u00adted by the Met Office<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a34.1 million<\/p>\n The Isam\u00adbard 2 ser\u00advice will use the very latest tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy from the UK-based Arm Hol\u00addings to pro\u00advi\u00adde sci\u00aden\u00adtists with a world-class High Per\u00adfor\u00admance Com\u00adpu\u00adting ser\u00advice. The same tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy is expec\u00adted to be used in some of the first super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters capa\u00adble of a bil\u00adli\u00adon bil\u00adli\u00adon cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons per second, cal\u00adled Exas\u00adca\u00adle super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters. This tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal step chan\u00adge will requi\u00adre sci\u00aden\u00adtists to adapt their codes in order to run as quick\u00adly and effi\u00adci\u00adent\u00adly as pos\u00adsi\u00adble and thus acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic dis\u00adco\u00advery. Isam\u00adbard 2 will suc\u00adceed the cur\u00adrent Isam\u00adbard sys\u00adtem and will help enable Bri\u00adtish rese\u00adar\u00adchers to prepa\u00adre their codes for the wide\u00adspread use of Exas\u00adca\u00adle systems.<\/p>\n Isam\u00adbard has alre\u00ada\u00addy been used to inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adte poten\u00adti\u00adal drugs to tre\u00adat osteo\u00adpo\u00adro\u00adsis and simu\u00adla\u00adte Parkinson\u2019s dise\u00ada\u00adse at the mole\u00adcu\u00adlar level. Isam\u00adbard 2 will enable rese\u00adar\u00adchers to expand this fur\u00adther with the poten\u00adti\u00adal for sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic breakthroughs.<\/p>\n Led by: Queen\u2019s Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty Bel\u00adfast and Uls\u00adter University<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a32.1 million<\/p>\n The Kelvin\u20112 ser\u00advice will pro\u00advi\u00adde access to an enhan\u00adced com\u00adpu\u00adting faci\u00adli\u00adty focu\u00adsed on arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal intel\u00adli\u00adgence-based rese\u00adarch. The pro\u00adject will initi\u00adal\u00adly focus on acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adting rese\u00adarch in 6 spe\u00adcia\u00adlist are\u00adas which are eco\u00adno\u00admic\u00adal\u00adly and soci\u00adal\u00adly important to the UK<\/span>. This includes neu\u00adro\u00adtech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adtio\u00adnal neu\u00adro\u00adsci\u00adence, inclu\u00adding work on brain-com\u00adpu\u00adter inter\u00adfaces and hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous cata\u00adly\u00adsis, such as model\u00adling che\u00admi\u00adcal pro\u00adces\u00adses which con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte to the pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of items used in ever\u00ady\u00adday life.<\/p>\n The are\u00adas also include inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve drug deli\u00advery for impro\u00adving drug-based the\u00adra\u00adpies and for use in dia\u00adgno\u00adstics, as well as a focus on pre\u00adcis\u00adi\u00adon medi\u00adci\u00adne whe\u00adre auto\u00adma\u00adted tools will be crea\u00adted to ana\u00adly\u00adse data and iden\u00adti\u00adfy indi\u00adca\u00adtors for health con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. The\u00adre will also be a focus on food fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting, inclu\u00adding tech\u00adni\u00adques for detec\u00adting che\u00admi\u00adcal con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adnants in food; and hydro\u00adgen defla\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon to assist with deve\u00adlo\u00adping acci\u00addent pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adon and miti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon for hydro\u00adgen tanks.<\/p>\n Led by: Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Oxford<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a35.5 million<\/p>\n Part\u00adners: Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of Bath, Bris\u00adtol, Cam\u00adbridge, Exe\u00adter, Lan\u00adcas\u00adter, Leeds, Lough\u00adbo\u00adrough, Shef\u00adfield, Sout\u00adhamp\u00adton, Surrey, Sus\u00adsex, War\u00adwick and York, Queen Mary Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Lon\u00addon, King\u2019s Col\u00adlege Lon\u00addon, Impe\u00adri\u00adal Col\u00adlege Lon\u00addon, UCL<\/span>, New\u00adcast\u00adle Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, The Alan Turing Insti\u00adtu\u00adte, Hartree Cent\u00adre. The JADE<\/span> 2 ser\u00advice, hos\u00adted at STFC<\/span>\u2019s Hartree Cent\u00adre, will be a uni\u00adque natio\u00adnal resour\u00adce pro\u00advi\u00adding a sta\u00adte-of-the-art GPU<\/span><\/abbr> (Gra\u00adphics Pro\u00adces\u00adsing Unit) com\u00adpu\u00adting faci\u00adli\u00adty for rese\u00adarch into Arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal Intel\u00adli\u00adgence (AI<\/span><\/abbr>)\/Machine Lear\u00adning and Mole\u00adcu\u00adlar Dyna\u00admics, a com\u00adpu\u00adter simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon method for ana\u00adly\u00adsing the phy\u00adsi\u00adcal move\u00adments of par\u00adtic\u00adles that make up molecules.<\/p>\n The AI<\/span><\/abbr> tech\u00adni\u00adques deve\u00adlo\u00adped using the ser\u00advice will have impact in a ran\u00adge of sec\u00adtors inclu\u00adding finan\u00adcial ser\u00advices, manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring, ener\u00adgy and health\u00adca\u00adre. The Mole\u00adcu\u00adlar Dyna\u00admics rese\u00adarch con\u00adduc\u00adted on JADE<\/span> 2 will advan\u00adce under\u00adstan\u00adding of the struc\u00adtu\u00adre and func\u00adtion of lar\u00adge bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal mole\u00adcu\u00adles, many of which are tar\u00adgets for the\u00adra\u00adpeu\u00adtic agents for a lar\u00adge varie\u00adty of health con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. The ser\u00advice will pro\u00advi\u00adde a valuable com\u00adpu\u00adting resour\u00adce to the new UKRI<\/span><\/abbr> Arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal Intel\u00adli\u00adgence Cen\u00adtres for Doc\u00adto\u00adral trai\u00adning, and thus pro\u00advi\u00adde a cri\u00adti\u00adcal com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adtio\u00adnal capa\u00adci\u00adty nee\u00added to deve\u00adlop the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of experts in AI<\/span><\/abbr>.<\/p>\n Led by: The Edin\u00adburgh Par\u00adal\u00adlel Com\u00adpu\u00adting Cent\u00adre at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Edinburgh<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a33.5 million<\/p>\n Cir\u00adrus Pha\u00adse II<\/span> will expand the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of the Cir\u00adrus ser\u00advice by adding spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed GPUs to the cur\u00adrent sys\u00adtem. GPUs are com\u00admon\u00adly used as graphics\/video cards in mobi\u00adle pho\u00adnes, per\u00adso\u00adnal com\u00adpu\u00adters and games con\u00adso\u00adles. Howe\u00adver, spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed GPUs can be also be used in super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters as acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtors enab\u00adling them to run nume\u00adri\u00adcal cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons more quick\u00adly. The tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy used in Cir\u00adrus is expec\u00adted to be used in some of the first Exas\u00adca\u00adle super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters and will allow sci\u00aden\u00adtists to test and adapt their code for model\u00adling and simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon to be rea\u00addy to advan\u00adce dis\u00adco\u00advery and inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon as soon as Exas\u00adca\u00adle sys\u00adtems beco\u00adme available. It will help to ensu\u00adre the UK<\/span> has a sup\u00adp\u00adly of indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adals trai\u00adned with the\u00adse spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adsed skills and could lead to far more rapid and detail\u00aded dis\u00adco\u00adveries in new are\u00adas and the pro\u00adjects Cir\u00adrus has alre\u00ada\u00addy sup\u00adport\u00aded, such as model\u00adling pro\u00adte\u00adin shape for bet\u00adter drug design and simu\u00adla\u00adting tidal flows to opti\u00admi\u00adse tur\u00adbi\u00adne instal\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and their effects on sea beds. The new GPUs will also pro\u00advi\u00adde a high-per\u00adfor\u00admance plat\u00adform for AI<\/span><\/abbr> trai\u00adning and rese\u00adarch, a cri\u00adti\u00adcal and rapidly gro\u00adwing area.<\/p>\n Led by: Dur\u00adham Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty as part of the N8<\/span> Rese\u00adarch Part\u00adner\u00adship (Dur\u00adham and New\u00adcast\u00adle Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties, Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of Lan\u00adcas\u00adter, Leeds, Liver\u00adpool, Man\u00adches\u00adter, Shef\u00adfield and York)<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a33.1 million<\/p>\n The new NICE<\/span><\/abbr> ser\u00advice will use the same tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy as that used in the cur\u00adrent lea\u00adding super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters in the world, exten\u00adding the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adted com\u00adpu\u00adting. The tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy has been cho\u00adsen with the aim of com\u00adbi\u00adning expe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtal, model\u00adling and machi\u00adne lear\u00adning approa\u00adches, brin\u00adging the\u00adse com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties tog\u00ade\u00adther to address new challenges.<\/p>\n This will mean that machi\u00adne lear\u00adning can be used along\u00adside model\u00adling and simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon to bet\u00adter under\u00adstand the vast data sets now being gene\u00adra\u00adted by expe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adlists through, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, natio\u00adnal faci\u00adli\u00adties such as Dia\u00admond and the Hen\u00adry Roy\u00adce Insti\u00adtu\u00adte and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal faci\u00adli\u00adties such as the Euro\u00adpean Syn\u00adchro\u00adtron Radia\u00adti\u00adon Faci\u00adli\u00adty. This approach will enable sci\u00aden\u00adtists to, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, advan\u00adce the ima\u00adging tech\u00adni\u00adques neces\u00adsa\u00adry to pro\u00addu\u00adce the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of X\u2011ray instru\u00adments and deve\u00adlop future stu\u00addents working with deep lear\u00adning tech\u00adni\u00adques at the inter\u00adface of algo\u00adrith\u00adms and High Per\u00adfor\u00admance Computing.<\/p>\n Led by: Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Cambridge<\/p>\n Part\u00adners: Car\u00addiff Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, King\u2019s Col\u00adlege Lon\u00addon, Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties of Edin\u00adburgh, Lei\u00adces\u00adter, Oxford and Southampton<\/p>\n EPSRC<\/span><\/abbr> sup\u00adport: \u00a34 million<\/p>\n The Cam\u00adbridge Ser\u00advice for Data Dri\u00adven Dis\u00adco\u00advery is a \u00a310 mil\u00adli\u00adon invest\u00adment, crea\u00adting one of the most powerful aca\u00adde\u00admic super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adters in the UK<\/span> spe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly desi\u00adgned to com\u00adbi\u00adne lar\u00adge sca\u00adle data inten\u00adsi\u00adve simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon and AI<\/span><\/abbr> sci\u00adence within a sin\u00adgle com\u00adpu\u00adter system.<\/p>\n This breakth\u00adrough super\u00adcom\u00adpu\u00adter was deve\u00adlo\u00adped via a uni\u00adque Co-design part\u00adner\u00adship bet\u00adween the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Cam\u00adbridge, Dell, Intel, NVIDIA<\/span>, Mel\u00adlan\u00adox Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and StackHPC a lea\u00adding UK<\/span> SME<\/span><\/abbr> deve\u00adlo\u00adping ground brea\u00adking HPC<\/span><\/abbr> sys\u00adtem soft\u00adware. It will acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte rese\u00adarch across a wide ran\u00adge of engi\u00adnee\u00adring and phy\u00adsi\u00adcal sci\u00adence the\u00admes, inclu\u00adding mate\u00adri\u00adals sci\u00adence and com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adtio\u00adnal che\u00admis\u00adtry, health infor\u00adma\u00adtics, medi\u00adcal ima\u00adging and bio-simu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon, and AI<\/span><\/abbr> and machi\u00adne lear\u00adning. The pro\u00adpo\u00adsal has sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adted signi\u00adfi\u00adcant indus\u00adtri\u00adal invest\u00adment from Dell, Intel and Cam\u00adbridge to form the Cam\u00adbridge Open Exas\u00adca\u00adle Lab, pro\u00advi\u00adding a lar\u00adge cri\u00adti\u00adcal mass of peo\u00adp\u00adle and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy focu\u00adsed on dri\u00adving UK<\/span> com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness in the rapidly emer\u00adging exas\u00adca\u00adle com\u00adpu\u00adting landscape.<\/p>\n This ser\u00advice will also be sup\u00adport\u00aded by an addi\u00adtio\u00adnal \u00a33 mil\u00adli\u00adon invest\u00adment from the Sci\u00adence and Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Faci\u00adli\u00adties Coun\u00adcil, Medi\u00adcal Rese\u00adarch Coun\u00adcil and UK<\/span> Ato\u00admic Ener\u00adgy Aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adty (Cul\u00adham Cent\u00adre for Fusi\u00adon Energy).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Pre\u00addic\u00adting seve\u00adre wea\u00adther and the impacts of cli\u00adma\u00adte chan\u00adge will be fas\u00adter and more accu\u00adra\u00adte than ever befo\u00adre. 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UK<\/span> supercomputer breakthroughs<\/h2>\n
Notes to editors<\/h2>\n
Met Office Supercomputer Case studies<\/h2>\n
High Performance Computing case studies<\/h2>\n
The Materials and Molecular Modelling Hub<\/h3>\n
GW4<\/span><\/abbr> Tier\u20112 HPC<\/span><\/abbr> Centre for Advanced Architectures (Isambard 2)<\/h3>\n
Kelvin\u20112<\/h3>\n
JADE<\/span>: Joint Academic Data Science Endeavour \u2013 2 (JADE<\/span> 2)<\/h3>\n
Cirrus Phase II<\/span>: Preparing for Heterogeneity at Exascale<\/h4>\n
Northern Intensive Computing Environment (NICE<\/span><\/abbr>)<\/h3>\n
Cambridge Service for Data Driven Discovery (CSD3<\/span>) \u2013 A National Data Intensive Science Cloud for Converged Simulation, AI<\/span><\/abbr> and Analytics<\/h3>\n
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