Welcome

Welcome to the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS) application documentation site. This site is the primary source for information on how to apply to use BriCS facilities and services.

These services are:

• Isambard-AI - one of the UK's National AI Research Resources (AIRR). Anyone in the UK can apply for access to this service.
• Isambard 3 - one of the UK's National Tier-2 Supercomputers. Anyone in the UK can apply for access to this service.
• BlueCrystal 5 - one of the University of Bristol's local HPC clusters. Academic staff members of the University of Bristol can apply for access to this service.

Time on these services is awarded by a number of allocators. Each allocator has its own application process and criteria for awarding time. The links below provide more details.

• UKRI - Awards time on Isambard-AI and Isambard 3.
• University of Bristol - Awards time on all BriCS services.