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AI Assisted Coding in RStudio

Anthony Evans,

Research Software Engineer Anthony Evans delves into how cutting-edge AI tools powered by advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) can help deliver contextually relevant assistance and suggestions, enhancing your RStudio programming workflow.

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GRASS - Implementing an online patient registry

Nigel Green,

The Research Software Engineering (RSE) team has created a new online database to allow clinicians to track symptoms and treatments for patients with Alopecia Areata. This blog post discusses the technical decisions we made to guarantee the availability and security of patient data during the pilot phase of this project.

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Need to Host Highly Restricted Data?

Felix Edelsten, Vicky Short,

The University's Secure Web Platform (SWP) is a hit with researchers for hosting their highly restricted data applications. Since its launch in April 2023, the platform has rapidly grown, now supporting six research projects. Designed specifically for highly restricted data applications, it's setting new standards in Cloud based secure data hosting.

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Spotlight on GISMEO Community Co-Lead

Kate Harrison,

Donna Sherman (Map Curator, Special Collections) is one of the GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation (GISMEO) community leads. Find out more about Donna's interest in maps, her role as Map Curator and and her hopes for the GISMEO community.

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Planning to Use REDCap?

image of a padlock
image of a padlock
Simon Hood,

REDCap is an essential part of the University’s Highly Restricted Data Service (HRDS) allowing researchers to build and manage online databases and surveys containing restricted data. From the 1st Jan 2025 there will be changes to the way that this service is charged for.

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Announcing Upcoming GISMEO Community Drop-in Sessions

Kate Harrison,

For anyone interested in Geographical Information Systems, Mapping, and Earth Observation, the GISMEO community has announced the dates of its regular drop-in sessions.

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Enabling the University Special Interest Groups

Head shot of William Lloyd
Head shot of William Lloyd
Vicky Short,

University special interest and user groups couldn't happen without the support and leadership of our research community. Dr William Lloyd (School of Health Sciences) has recently joined the University UK Biobank user group as one of the academic leads. Discover how this complements his new role at the UK Biobank.

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A Boost to Research Computing Power

Chris Grave, Vicky Short,

Major upgrade to the University’s flagship High Performance Computing (HPC) service.

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Free Access to GitHub Co-Pilot

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lines of code
Adrian Harwood,

We have had a number of people ask us about access to GitHub Co-Pilot in recent months and now staff and students at the University can get free access to the tool through GitHub Education. If you aren’t sure what it is, how it can help you or what the risks of using it are, read on.

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Edge Compute Service in Action

Goar Sanchez, Vicky Short,

We have provided an Edge Compute service for some time now but what does it actually do? Discover how we provide bespoke hardware and expertise to the National X-ray Computed Tomography Research Facility.

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Connecting the GIS, Mapping & Earth Observation Community

Vicky Short,

We are happy to report that during its first community event, the GISMEO community has already produced new connections and opportunities for its members.

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Upcoming Changes to MathWorks Sign On

Anja Le Blanc,

From the 9th of Sept you will notice a change in how you sign into MathWorks products such as MATLAB and Simulink.

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