BCUSU Competitors

Based in the University of Edinburgh, EPCC provides supercomputing and data services to industry and academia. We have a long track record of working with industry, leveraging our expertise and facilities to accelerate the adoption and spread the benefits of high performance computing. At our Advanced Computing Facility (ACF), we host and operate a remarkable collection of high performance computing and data services, including ARCHER2, the UK’s national supercomputing service, and the Edinburgh International Data Facility. We are a leading provider of high performance computing and data science education and training, and run two established Masters programmes, which offer both on-campus and online study. We also offer opportunities for doctoral (PhD) study in areas related to high performance computing, computational science, data science, software engineering and sustainability, and parallelism among others. EPCC conducts research at the leading edge of high performance computing and data science in areas including application performance optimisation and development, parallel programming models, and parallel I/O performance. Since our inception in 1990, we have gained an enviable reputation for leading-edge capability in all aspects of HPC, data and novel computing. Our skill set extends beyond our 150 staff to embrace world-class multi-disciplinary capabilities, reinforced by deep ties with industry and academia.

The University of Nottingham is a pioneering university that transforms the lives of our 45,000 students at our campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia.

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. UCL students have the potential to do anything, and the Union plays an essential role in helping them to achieve things they may have never thought possible. As a charity we employ over 80 career staff and deliver a wide range of services and representative functions for students. We work in partnership with UCL towards a fantastic experience for all our 48,000 students and to ensure that university life enables them to develop the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of the future. Our Finance team works to ensure that the Students’ Union is a financially sustainable and growing organisation. It aims to support the growth of income and efficient use of resources to ensure departments and student groups are well resourced and able to deliver on our mission. The team plays an essential role in our aim to become one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world, and the best possible students’ union for our 48,000+ members.