The CaDiR community hosted a combined C++ User Group meeting and AI-assisted coding forum in April 2026 at the University. The event featured expert talks, panel discussions, and a guest lecture, fostering technical and ethical conversations on software development and AI tools.

Meet Stavrina Dimosthenous who is one of the leads from the Manchester Research Software Community (MRSC). The group brings together people involved with or interested in research software - either your own code, open source or commercial!

Catch up on the presentations from the recent UoM UK Biobank Users meeting which focused on new research from across the University and updates from UK Biobank.

A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in process datalogging, experimental automation, and the interfaces between hardware and software at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get involved.

Meet Dr Raymond Wan, Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry and one of the leads of the University C++ User group. Discover how they are reaching out to C++ users across the University and how you can get involved.

The University special interest and user groups could not happen without the input of the group leads. Meet Dr Robert Maidstone from the School of Biological Sciences who is one of the leads for the UoM UK Biobank Users group.

A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in the environmental impact of research computing at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get involved.

The R user community (R.U.M) is one of the most established user groups in CaDiR having previously existed for several years before this as a mailing list group. The group is led by a combination of Research IT members and researchers including Sian Bladon from the School of Health Sciences.

It's been almost a year since the Python User Group launched in the CaDiR Teams space. We caught up with Andrew Gait, one of the group leads, to find out more his role in the group and how the last year has gone.

Meet Russell Garwood, Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences and one of the academic leads of the University C++ User Group. Discover how he got involved with the group and what it offers the C++ user community at the University.