Training and events
New Users
All new users of Kelvin-2 are encouraged to take this 90-minutes training course. It introduces the basic concepts and gives examples of how to use the cluster.
The HPC Team will deliver this training once a month.
Prerequisites
In order to get a basic understanding of how the cluster works, we suggest that users to have a working knowledge of the basic Linux commands. Some basic Linux tutorials and cheat sheets can be found on the web:
https://ryanstutorials.net/
https://linuxconfig.org/linux-commands-cheat-sheet#
Please reach out to a member of the team if you need any more support.
Upcoming Trainings
| Events | Description | Date | Time | Location |
| GPU programming with HIP | AMD GPU programming | 24/03/2025 - 26/03/2025 | 10:00 - 16:00 | |
| Introduction to Modern Fortran | Fortran Programming | 24/03/2025 - 25/03/2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 26/03/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| The Science behind the Image Competition - 3 | 26/03/2025 | 14:00 - 15:00 |
Online |
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| Green software use on HPC | 1/04/2025 | 10:00 - 15:30 BST |
Online |
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| Towards exascale sparse linear algebra in Rust | 09/04/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 BST | More details and join link | |
| High Performance Algorithms for the Computation of the Hardy Function - Dissemination & Development | 23/04/2025 | 15:00 - 16:00 BST | More details and join link | |
| Modern C++ for Computational Scientists | 23/04/2025 - 24/04/2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 BST |
Durham |
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| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 30/04/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Green software use on HPC | 13/05/2025 | 10:00 - 15:30 BST | ||
| AMD MI300 Series Hackathon | 27/05/2025 - 29/05/2025 | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 28/05/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 25/06/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 30/07/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 27/08/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 24/09/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 29/10/2025 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
| Kelvin Training | A Brief Intro to Kelvin2. | 26/11/2024 | 11:00am | Join Microsoft Teams Meeting |
Always Open Online Courses
Message-Passing Programming with MPI
Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP