Research Support (Overview)

We strive to offer comprehensive tools and services that enable you to conduct research with greater speed and efficiency.

Our Research Computing Environment (RCE) offers you a centralized place in which to store your data and run your analysis, and offers a robust venue for collaboration with other researchers.  It also supplies a persistent desktop that is accessible from any computer with an internet connection.  This desktop session provides access to applications selected to facilitate your research.

Our cluster computing options give you all the computational power you need to process larger models in less time than is possible on your personal computer.  We built tools to facilitate the use of our cluster resources without the need to know implementation details.

Our statistical support services can assist you in designing research projects, building and running statistical models, and teaching you various statistical applications for your analysis. We offer one-on-one consultations with our statistical consultants, open office hours for drop in assistance, and remote assistance through email and phone contact. Throughout the year we offer introductory workshops for selected statistical software packages and methods.

Please see our Accounts pages for information about how to apply for an RCE account to make use of these services.

Before you begin use of an RCE account, be sure to read about HMDC Policies and the RCE SLA to verify that you understand your responsibilities and to establish your expectations.

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