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The University of Edinburgh: EPCC: High Performance Computing, Computational & Data Science, Software Engineering
| Institution | The University of Edinburgh View institution profile |
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| Department | School of Informatics |
| Web | https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying |
| Study type | Research |
Summary
EPCC (formerly the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre) offers the opportunity to study for a PhD in areas related to:
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high-performance computing
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computational and data science
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software engineering and sustainability
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parallelism
Founded in 1990, EPCC is one of the leading supercomputing centres in Europe and a major provider of training in high-performance computing. EPCC’s expertise includes:
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advanced research
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technology transfer
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commercial consultancy
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the provision of supercomputing and data services to academia and business
EPCC hosts an exceptional collection of high-performance and novel computing facilities including, on behalf of UKRI, 'ARCHER2', the UK’s Tier-1 research supercomputer. Other systems include the Arm-based 'Fulhame' system as part of the Catalyst UK programme and the heterogeneous (CPU/GPU) 'Cirrus' system, a national Tier-2 HPC service. EPCC will also host, as part of the Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF), the first European deployment of a Cerebras CS-1 High Performance AI Computer.
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …
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