The Climateprediction.net program allows us to answer questions about how climate change is affecting our world now and in the future which would otherwise not be possible. We run hundreds of thousands of state-of-the-art climate models, based on the UK MetOffice HadCM3 family of models, each very slightly different from the others, but still plausibly representing the real world. This technique, known as ensemble modelling, requires an enormous amount of computing power. Climate models are...

CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, brings together world-leading longitudinal studies to maximise their use, value and impact and improve our understanding of key social and biomedical challenges.

Enabling change over time and across generations to be better understood:

CLOSER brings longitudinal data together in a consistent format – a process known as data harmonisation. This allows researchers to compare data from different studies, providing insights into how and why the UK is...

National infrastructure systems (energy, transport, digital communications, water etc.) are undergoing a rapid change which is based upon the availability of digital data, communications, and computer power. There are opportunities to improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of infrastructure through better sharing and use of data, exploitation of simulation and optimization techniques, and engagement with stakeholders through visualisation. The Data Analytics Facility for...

CLARIN is a research infrastructure that was initiated from the vision that all digital language resources and tools from all over Europe and beyond are accessible through a single sign-on online environment for the support of researchers in the humanities and social sciences. CLARIN is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) with 21 full member countries and 3 Observer countries, including the UK. CLARIN-UK is a consortium of university centres and research institutions providing...

The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) is an ESRC Big Data initiative led by the University of Leeds and University College London with partners at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford. Established in 2014, CDRC provides a unique platform for conducting research and innovation by delivering a national data service that facilitates stakeholder access to commercial datasets. CDRC’s key objectives are to procure consumer data for social science research and the benefit of society and also...

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...

to what it does The mobile laboratories with their on-board laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment are available to use by farmers, growers, agronomists, agrochemical companies who want to find solutions to specific crop health problems. This will enable them to make quick decisions about the best actions to take to deal with these challenges. Services offered include: in-field end user testing and validation. sample collection and testing prior to storage. development of new diagnostic...

The Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP) is a unique phylogenetically diverse Biological Resource Centre (BRC), holding exemplar strains from most lineages of the eukaryotic tree of life. It is physically located in a purpose-built, spacious and well-equipped modern facility, and acts as a depository for ex situ conservation of around 3000 strains of marine, terrestrial and freshwater algae; cyanobacteria; protozoa and algal pathogens. These diverse organisms underpin biological...

DANUBIUS-RI is a proposal for a distributed research infrastructure dedicated to interdisciplinary research on River-Sea systems. The vision is to provide tools to integrate environmental research and education spanning the freshwater to marine continuum. In so doing the RI aims to: protect the key ecosystem services provided by river to sea systems; develop opportunities for Knowledge Exchange; and enhance environmental policy development, regulation and management. At present these aims...

DARIAH is a pan-European infrastructure for arts and humanities scholars working in the digital age. It supports digital research itself as well as the teaching of digital research methods and development of digital research skills, which have crucially changed and will keep changing the arts and humanities in the future. DARIAH offers a portfolio of services and activities centred around research communities to help develop national initiatives and transnational research in the digital arts and...