Upcoming Training
The list below shows the currently scheduled ARCHER2 courses. Please follow the links in the list to find out more about the courses and to register.
If you would like us to provide a course on a particular topic and/or in a particular location then please contact us via the ARCHER2 Service Desk.
Individual links to course provide more details on the content and prerequisites. Use the Register Link to sign up for a particular course.
New Training Course registration process
During November 2024 We are moving to a new Registration process, so registration is done within SAFE, and the account request in the correct project is now part of the approval process, done automatically by the system.
Documentation for this new process can be found in our SAFE Docs
Please do not hesitate to contact the Service Desk if you have any questions or experience any issues with the new process.
| Course | Level | Venue | Dates | Register Link |
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| Message-Passing Programming with MPI |
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Online | Always open - self-service | Register |
| Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP |
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Online | Always open - self-service | Register |
| Hands-on Introduction to HPC |
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Online | Always open - self-service | Register |
| Data Carpentry |
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Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh | 25th - 26th September 2025 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Register |
| Introduction to LAMMPS on ARCHER2 |
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The Cosener’s House, 15 - 16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3JD | 14th and 15th October 2025 09:00 - 17:00 BST | Register |
| Single Node Performance Optimisation |
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Online | 21 - 22 October 2025 09:30 - 17:30 Day 1, 09:30 - 16.30 Day 2 | Register |
| Green software use on HPC |
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G08 Elm House, University of Birmingham | 22 October 2025 10:00 - 15:30 BST | Register |
Recent courses will be moved to the Past course materials or Webinars pages shortly after they have ended.
Course Levels: Introductory
Intermediate
Advanced. See Course Descriptions for more information.
Courses marked with † are fully booked but please complete the registration form to be added to the waiting list.
Details of the software you should have installed, in preparation for any of our courses, is listed on our software page.
When registering for one of our courses you agree to abide by the ARCHER2 Code of Conduct.
Eligibility for training
ARCHER2 training courses are provided free of charge to all UK-based academics.
ARCHER2 year five planned courses
| August 2025 - October 2025 | November 2025 - January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Data Carpentry HPC Carpentry Data Analysis and Visualisation in Python Intermediate Research Software Development Efficient Parallel IO Single Node Performance Optimisation GPU Programming with HIP Green software use on HPC |
Introduction to Modern Fortran Introduction to HPC Introduction to LAMMPS Reproducible research using containers GPU Programming with HIP Using ARCHER2 efficiently GPU programming using directives |
Once course details are confirmed, the course will be move up to the Upcoming Training section above.
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Online Training
Much of the ARCHER2 training material is available online. In particular, this includes material relevant to the ARCHER2 Driving Test.
On Successful completion of the ARCHER2 Driving Test you will be invited to apply for an account on ARCHER2 with a small allocation of core-hours to use over 12 months, enabling you to put your skills into practice.
Other Training
- Training offered by other UK HPC centres
- EPCC MSc in High Performance Computing
- Software Sustainability Institute - Training hub
- Software Sustainability Institute - Resource hub
Support for training on ARCHER2
We are able to offer support and assistance for external training on ARCHER: If you are interesting in finding out more, please contact the service desk.