Championing Green Digital Research Workshop — Day 0 of ARCHER2 Celebration of Science 2026

We are pleased to announce that the Championing Green Digital Research Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, as Day 0 of the ARCHER2 Celebration of Science 2026.

The majority of people involved in research using Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) want to understand and reduce the emissions associated with their research activities to help support the transition to net zero emissions from research.

DRI includes a broad range of infrastructure, including:

• Personal devices (smartphones, laptops, etc.)
• High-end servers (HPC and HTC systems)
• Commercial cloud computing resources

Although many researchers want to take action, they are often limited by:

• Lack of understanding of the scale and sources of DRI emissions
• Uncertainty about what actions can be taken in day-to-day work
• Difficulty responding to scepticism from colleagues or collaborators

This workshop will provide insight into recent efforts to understand the skills required to empower researchers and digital research technical professionals to both implement and advocate for positive environmental impact when using DRI for research.

Registration

Registration is now open.

Related Event

The workshop is being held alongside the ARCHER2 Celebration of Science 2026, taking place 19–20 March 2026.

Participants are welcome to register for:

• The Day 0 workshop only, or
• Both the workshop and the ARCHER2 Celebration of Science 2026

Organisers and Support

This workshop is organised by EPCC and supported by:

• ARCHER2 National Service
• UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Network+ programmes
  • CHARTED
  • DisCouRSE
  • NetDRIVE