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15th to 19th of June 2026

The Durham HPC Days bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners to explore the frontiers of high-performance computing, data analysis, and scientific innovation.

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Discover the full schedule of keynotes, technical sessions, and social events for the upcoming conference. Check the programme to plan your participation and make the most of your experience at Durham HPC Days.

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Meetings

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Socials

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🎤 Featured Sessions

Computational Engineering

📅 Wednesday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MCS2068

Building Community

📅 Friday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MCS0001

Knowledge Exchange in the DRI Community

📅 Wednesday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MCS0001

Quantum HPC

📅 Wednesday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MJC2006

Research Facilitation for DRI communities

📅 Friday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MCS2068

RIE's and RSE working together towards user friendly, sustainable HPC

📅 Thursday · 09:00–10:30

📍 RH007

Cluster Challenge Community Breakfast

📅 Monday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MJC5011

Science & AI

📅 Tuesday · 09:00–10:30

📍 MJC2004

CoSeC Knowledge Exchange: HPC Across Computational Research Communities

📅 Wednesday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MCS0001

Building Community

📅 Friday · 13:00–15:00

📍 MCS0001

HPC in Astrophysics and Astronomy

📅 Monday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MCS0001

Quantum HPC

📅 Wednesday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MJC2006

Reinforcement Learning for Scientific and Computational Decision Making

📅 Thursday · 13:00–14:30

📍 RH007

Research software development funding calls

📅 Wednesday · 13:00–14:30

📍 RH007

We know what to do, so why aren’t we doing it? Closing the EDI Implementation Gap with lessons from EuroHPC, UKRI and Beyond

📅 Thursday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MCS0001

What's inside the black box? Compiler developments for HPC

📅 Thursday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MJC2004

Science & AI

📅 Tuesday · 13:00–14:30

📍 MJC2004

Build your own HPC - hands-on session with Raspberry Pis

📅 Tuesday · 16:30–18:00

📍 VisLab

HPC Centres

📅 Tuesday · 16:30–18:00

📍 MJC2004

HPC in Astrophysics and Astronomy

📅 Monday · 16:30–18:00

📍 MCS0001

Past, present and future of HPC Services in the UK, and the people who make it work

📅 Thursday · 16:30–18:00

📍 MCS2068

Reinforcement Learning for Scientific and Computational Decision Making

📅 Thursday · 16:30–18:00

📍 RH007

RIE's and RSE working together towards user friendly, sustainable HPC

📅 Thursday · 16:30–18:00

📍 MJC2004

📸 Gallery

Durham HPC Days 2025 Video Recap

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