Perth was host to the 16th International HPC Summer School – the first time the program has come to the Southern Hemisphere. The Hon Dr Parwinder Kaur MLC launched the event on behalf of Hon. Stephen Dawson MLC, WA Minister for Science and Innovation. We welcomed delegates and a very special keynote speaker, Professor Giuseppe
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has signed a strategic Access Agreement with the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, granting researchers dedicated access to Setonix – Australia’s sovereign, and one of the world’s most energy-efficient, research supercomputers. The partnership introduces a dedicated allocation scheme for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, accelerating time-to-science for projects surrounding world-leading cancer
New collaborations are helping researchers across Australia harness advanced computing, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies to tackle complex challenges in science, health, climate and industry. Some of Australia’s most ambitious research questions require more than traditional approaches. Understanding how galaxies form, predicting climate change impacts, designing new medicines and accelerating renewable energy innovation all depend
Funding through the latest NCRIS rounds will support Pawsey’s ongoing operations and include $1.5 million for its quantum computing program. The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has welcomed continued investment from the Australian Government’s Department of Education through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), supporting Pawsey’s role in enabling Australian research and innovation. Pawsey was
Perth 30 April 2026 The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre today released the second episode of its HPC Hearts & Minds podcast, featuring Curtin University astro-geologist Professor Gretchen Benedix. As Artemis II renews interest in the space travel, attention is turning to the role of supercomputing in enabling space discovery. Professor Benedix’s work on Mars shows how
The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has opened a new call for PULSE Collaborations (formerly Pawsey Uptake Projects), inviting Australian researchers to partner with Pawsey experts to accelerate the impact of their computational research. The program supports projects that improve performance, scale, and efficiency using Pawsey’s infrastructure. Successful teams will receive up to 0.20 FTE of
Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has doubled the number of high-memory CPU nodes available on Setonix, increasing capacity from 8 to 16 nodes to better support memory-intensive research workflows. Each high-memory node features dual 2.45 GHz AMD EPYC 7763 “Milan” 64-core CPUs with 1 TB of shared memory. The latest annual Pawsey User Survey highlighted the
Originally published on the RIC website Caption header image: Atomic precision at Heavy Ion Accelerators’ ion implantation lab, The Australian National University How Australia’s investment in research and infrastructure is forging global quantum leadership Over the past 20 years, Australia has quietly secured a position at the forefront of the quantum revolution. Not only are
One of Australia’s leading supercomputing centres and Japan’s advanced technology institute sign agreement focused on integrating quantum computing with supercomputing to accelerate scientific breakthroughs at the annual supercomputing conference in the region Japan, 22 January 2026 — Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, on behalf of the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, has signed a Letter of
A new ARDC Nectar Research Cloud node is now operational at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, boosting Western Australia’s research capabilities and enabling collaboration across institutions nationwide. A new node of the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud is now live at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre for Western Australian and national cross-institutional research. Pawsey joins 9