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Course Descriptions
An overview of the courses that are offered by EPCC as part of the ARCHER2 service.
Upcoming Training
Details of face-to-face and online training opportunities delivered by the ARCHER2 service.
Past Course materials
Repositories of materials from past ARCHER2 courses including videos from past online courses.
Course Locations
ARCHER2 training will be carried out at a range of venues across the UK.
Online Learning
Information on the ARCHER2 online learning, including the technology used and how to connect.
Webinars
Past Webinars and virtual tutoriasl
ARCHER2 YouTube channel
Includes videos of past Webinars and online training.
ARCHER2 Driving Test
The ARCHER2 Driving Test allows you to learn more about using ARCHER2 and get a small amount of ARCHER2 resource for your research.
Training Feedback
Provide feedback on ARCHER2 training courses.

 

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
Message-Passing Programming with MPI  Intermediate Online Always open - self-service Register
Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP  Intermediate Online Always open - self-service Register
Hands-on Introduction to HPC  Introductory Online Always open - self-service Register
Quantum Computing Without A Quantum Computer Online Wednesday 18th February 2026 15:00 - 16:00 More details and join link
Data Analysis and Visualisation in Python  Introductory Online 23 - 24 February 2026 09:30 - 16:30 Register
GPU programming with kernels  Advanced Online 25 - 27 February 2026 10:00 - 16:00 Register
Green software use on HPC  Introductory The Alan Turing Institute, British Library, London, 26 February 2026 10:00 - 15:30 Register
Introduction to Modern Fortran  Introductory Online 2 - 4 March 2026 10:00 - 16:00 GMT Register
Using bash. Some handy features. Online Wednesday 4th March 2026 15:00 - 16:00 More details and join link
ARCHER2 Outreach and Public Engagement Online Wednesday 25th March 2026 15:00 - 16:00 More details and join link
Modern C++ for Computational Scientists  Intermediate Online 15 - 16 April 2026 09:30 - 16:30 Register
Intermediate Research Software Development  Intermediate University of Manchester 20 April 2026 13.30-17.00, 21 - 23 April 2026 09:30 - 17:00 Register

Recent courses will be moved to the Past course materials or Webinars pages shortly after they have ended.

Course Levels: Introductory Introductory Intermediate Intermediate Advanced 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 individuals affiliated with UKRI-eligible institutions. This includes UK-based academics as well as researchers from government organisations such as the Met Office and UKAEA, among others. For full details on eligibility, please refer to the UKRI eligibility guidance.

ARCHER2 year five planned courses

November 2025 - January 2026 February - April 2026
Using ARCHER2 efficiently Reproducible research using containers
GPU programming using directives
Intermediate Modern Fortran

Once course details are confirmed, the course will be move up to the Upcoming Training section above.

Training updates mailing list

If you would like to receive updates about our training by email please subscribe to our mailing list.

Mailings will be sent approximately 1-2 times per month, your details will not be shared and you can unsubscribe at any time.

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

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.