Frederick University 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.

We’re leading the way in the UK for #FutureSkills education. With a range of world-class campus facilities, we’re rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Kingston University is passionate about inspiring people and transforming lives. Learning, enquiry, professional practice, enriching lives, and respect for individuals, communities and our environment are at the heart of the University. A vibrant, modern, diverse and supportive university based across four campuses, we offer people from all backgrounds and countries (150 at the last count) the opportunity to make a difference – not only to their own lives, but also to the world around them. Choose from a wide choice of subjects, with great lecturers, cutting-edge facilities and an emphasis on employment skills. Gain workplace skills and placements in top companies, learn from and network with industry experts, and develop your creative and entrepreneurial spirit – Kingston University is consistently one of the top higher education institutions in the UK for producing graduate start-up companies.

We are a multi-faculty university, which provides high-quality teaching, research and enterprise, and puts student satisfaction at the heart of our work. We welcome everyone who shares our passion for remaking the old and imagining the new. Our university community includes staff, students and other stakeholders in the UK and around the world. With subjects ranging from accountancy to science, we are proud of our excellent standards of teaching. We are based on three attractive, historic campuses in London and Medway, Kent, at the centre of an international network of partners and clients. The university is home to a diverse community of nearly 28,000 students studying in the UK and overseas, one in five of them postgraduate.