Norwegian e-infrastructure

Welcome to this newsletter from UNINETT Sigma2 - The Norwegian e-infrastructure for Research & Education.

The newsletter will present news and various information related to UNINETT Sigma2 services offered to researchers at Norwegian universities and university colleges, and to researchers in independent research institutes.

In this newsletter you can read more about the following topics

• Are you in need of more CPU-hours?
• Norway continues participation in PRACE 2
• Interested in Nordic training events?
• Introduction of user contribution model
• Who are using our supercomputers?

Are you in need of more CPU-hours?

While you may apply for additional CPU hours from Sigma2, the DECI-14 Tier-1 call and the PRACE 14th Call for Proposals for Project Access are now open. UNINETT Sigma2 encourages Norwegian researchers to apply for CPU time at the Distributed European Computing Initiative (DECI) and PRACE.

• Visit the DECI-14 Tier-1 Call and the PRACE 14th Call for Project Access

Norway continues participation in PRACE 2

• More information about the Norwegian engagement in PRACE

Interested in Nordic training events?

• Check out Nordic training events on the NeIC training calendar

Introduction of user contribution model

Sigma2 is currently working on a proposal for a future contribution model for funding of the national e-infrastructure.

• Further information about  the proposal for a contribution model

Who are using our supercomputers?

Supercomputers are critical to the success of researchers from a broad range of scientific disciplines across Norway. Would you like to know what research projects that are using the Sigma2 supercomputing resources in the current allocation period?

• See the list of projects being granted computer time and data storage