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e-Research workshop

e-Research workshop. Mike Roch, Director of IT Services. http://www.reading.ac.uk/e-research. Providing better resources, software and support to allow researchers in Reading to make use of e­Research technology in their research

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e-Research workshop

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  1. e-Research workshop Mike Roch, Director of IT Services

  2. http://www.reading.ac.uk/e-research Providing better resources, software and support to allow researchers in Reading to make use of e­Research technology in their research To encourage inter-disciplinary collaborations to be formed inside and outside of the University around e­Research To develop the e­Research agenda for the University 2

  3. Mapping exercise • Summary: http://www.reading.ac.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=27575&sID=143515 • Significant computation done on single PCs but demand shown for Campus Grid • Wide range of software in use but a few with many users or interested users • SPSS, Matlab, Nvivo • Wide range of sizes and types of data sets • More support/advice top need

  4. ITS responses to mapping exercise • Campus Grid, National Grid Service and e-Science Certificates • e-Research advice & support • Software • Data storage • Workshops & Training • Newsletter, documentation and website

  5. Campus Grid • Utilises spare capacity on library and laboratory Windows PCs for research • Started in the School of Systems Engineering • IT Services become involved to make it a campus wide service • When no user is logged in, the PC is allowed to accept Campus Grid jobs • http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/its/e-research/its-eresearch-campusgrid.asp

  6. Campus Grid – users • Systems Engineering (8) • Environmental Systems Sciences Centre (6) • Meteorology (4) • Biology (1 + 2 NGS) • Mathematics (3) • Chemistry (3) • Agricultural Economics and Management (2) • Informatics Research Centre (1) • Applied Statistics (1)

  7. Campus Grid – average PCs in use

  8. Campus Grid – applications and support • Applications • native support for Matlab and R • compilation tools: gcc/gfortran/g++, java, python, perl, subversion... • checkpointing support • Support • ITS offers help for users wanting to get started with the Campus Grid and the wider National Grid Service

  9. Software environment • Matlab & R available on Campus Grid • Nvivo • taken out 5 yr site licence (1/8/08 – 31/7/13) • https://www.reading.ac.uk/closed/its/docs/software/its-software-nvivo.asp • Atlas.ti • bought more licences • available via terminal server

  10. Support activities • Open meetings & workshops, eg • http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/its/e-research/its-eresearch-ah-workshop.asp • Termly newsletter • http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/its/e-research/its-eresearch-newsletter.asp • Linux training sessions • email to eresearch & it-supporters lists for suggestions for topics 10

  11. Data stewardship • QAR issues • Best practices • Hosting centrally vs backup service • Continuity of researchers’ use of data • Relationship with Institutional Publication Repository • Please discuss requirements with ITS

  12. eResearch community • Email List – information about seminars, conferences and funding opportunities e-Research@reading.ac.uk • Long running seminar series organised by ACET which is relevant to researchers in e-Research, these are advertised on the e-Research mailing-list. • e-Research South - 5 year e-Science collaboration between Reading, Oxford, Southampton and STFC

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