Rocket is Newcastle University’s institution-wide HPC (high performance computing) service. Rocket is open to anyone at the University whose computations can be run on Linux and are too large, long or numerous to be accommodated on a single desktop machine.
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There are many ways to connect and collaborate remotely at Newcastle University. You can use a technology-enabled venue, participate from your desk, or even connect from the comfort of your own home! Zoom and Microsoft Teams are available to all staff and students at the University to fulfil all your virtual meeting needs.
The Linux Software Mirror (FTP Mirror) service provides a local repository of popular Linux distributions and update packages.
Linux software mirror (under 10 minutes).
The Software Development Toolkit is available to all students and staff. It provides a robust and secure means to store source code and manage changes to development projects, as well as project management and Continuous Integration tools.
Your filestore is accessible via various remote network services so that you can use it from anywhere on the Internet. Some services work on all types of Computers while others are restricted to specific platforms.
Options for publishing to the internet on behalf of the university, including information on hosted Blogs.
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Careers Service Advice
Being digitally capable is about being able to learn, work and live in our increasingly digital society. There’s a lot more to this than being able to use certain software. Technology is taking a much bigger role in both our personal and professional lives.
Careers service advice (up to half an hour).
University Staff and students have access to several software packages for their personal computers, either discounted or for free. This includes Microsoft packages, Adobe Creative Cloud, and many specialist pieces of software.
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ReCap guidance
ReCap is Newcastle University’s institutionally supported lecture and event-recording service. It allows audio and visual material, including the presenters’ voice, presentation slides and visualised documents, to be recorded and published online in an automated, easy-to-use process. ReCap is used primarily to record live learning events. However it can also be used to record additional learning and teaching materials such as asynchronous teaching content, student feedback, pre- and post-lecture materials, public lectures and conferences.
Academic posters are a visual form of communicating academic research, projects or literature reviews that often combine elements of text, diagrams and other media to convey ideas as effectively as possible. They have traditionally been used in hard science disciplines (such as medicine, physics or biology), but producing academic posters is becoming increasingly common within social sciences and arts and humanities disciplines as well. Academic posters are usually presented at conferences, exhibitions or networking events and you may be expected to accompany the poster to discuss your work, answer questions and provide additional information. You may also be required to produce a poster for assessment of a module.
Academic posters (about 1-2 hours).