The National Timing Centre Programme - Resilient Timing for the Future

The National Timing Centre Programme provides the UK's first distributed timing infrastructure.

The NTC programme will provide the resilience needed to protect critical national infrastructure, keep essential services running and ensure trust in new technologies. It will enable the UK to move away from reliance on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), like GPS, and leverage a range of time and frequency...

Apocrita is a 5000+ core heterogeneous high performance computing cluster owned by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The cluster is managed by the Research IT team of IT Services. It was established in 2012 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as one of the 5 regional Tier-2 Computing Centres of Excellence, through the MidPlus consortium (the universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, Warwick and QMUL) The cluster has been repeatedly expanded through smaller...

The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) is an ESRC Big Data initiative led by University College London with the University of Liverpool and Oxford and in partnership with the University of Leeds. Established in 2014, the CDRC provides a platform for accessing consumer data through a three-tier data service. CDRC’s key objectives are to procure and make available consumer-related data for social science research for the benefit of society and to serve as a centre of expertise in data analytics...

Data science - Intelligent and effective use of data

From mapping the spread of disease to monitoring climate change, data holds the key to solving some of the world's biggest challenges. It also promises to deliver improved productivity, helping companies streamline their processes, make improvements and maximise their output. Dependable decisions rely on understanding the provenance and reliability of data.

Our data scientists are working to help organisations analyse and use data...

ELSA is a multi-purpose population survey that is focussed on advancing research and informing policy across all aspects of ageing, including health and social care, retirement and pensions policy, and social and civic participation. ELSA has tracked more than 10,000 people aged over 50 since 2002, with longitudinal data spanning over 18 years available on the original sample members to date. The study has produced a large range of outputs, including data, reports, conference presentations and...

Quantum technology - harnessing quantum science to create next generation devices

Our work underpins the realisation of the International System of Units of measurement (SI) and enables the translation of quantum technologies and materials into practical applications. We aim to harness quantum effects to deliver increased information processing power, secure communications and earlier diagnosis of diseases. We help to commercialise these technologies, through underpinning standards and...

DiRAC supports simulation and data modelling activities for the UK theory communities in Particle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology, Solar System and Planetary Science, and Nuclear Physics. Since 2009, DiRAC has become fully embedded as the primary provider of HPC resources for these communities, underpinning their international scientific leadership and supporting world-class computational projects in all these areas. International competition in these areas is intense...

Temperature, Humidity and Moisture – National Physical Laboratory

World-leading calibration and consultancy expertise in temperature, humidity and moisture measurement; enabling practical, innovative improvements for a broad range of users spanning industry, environment and health.

We help organisations to understand and realise the impact of reliable temperature, humidity and moisture measurement on their processes. This is achieved through undertaking world leading research into...