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About the Research Computing Centre
The Research Computing Centre (RCC), established in 2011, provides coordinated management and support of The University of Queensland’s sustained and substantial investment in eResearch.
The RCC is an innovative and multidisciplinary environment that supports research collaboration to facilitate discoveries in science, engineering, humanities and social sciences through advanced computation, data analysis and other digital research tools.
The RCC aggregates expertise in core eResearch areas, such as cloud computing, data management, high performance computing (HPC), workflow tools and visualisation. The Centre builds on key support services within the University, namely Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Library.
The RCC can provide advice and support to UQ researchers on:
- high performance computing
- data management and data scoping
- cloud computing and cloud storage
- visualisation and imaging support.
- workflow systems and scripting.
The RCC leverages investment by government in initiatives such as the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF), National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR), Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI), and the Australian National Data Service (ANDS). In collaboration with QCIF, the RCC manages QRIScloud, the Queensland node of the Australian Research Cloud.
The RCC builds an expandable layer of domain expertise in:
- biosciences (especially bioinformatics and genomics)
- computational engineering
- environment and ecology
- humanities and social sciences
- advanced imaging.
These domain layers are the primary interface to researchers and are collaborative ventures with existing groups.
The RCC runs a series of open seminars, which UQ researchers are welcome to attend.
The RCC uses a collaborative funding model involving multiple sources, including UQ’s Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), QCIF, NeCTAR, RDSI, ANDS and other initiatives..
Find out more in RCC's Strategic Plan, 2013-2018.