Procedure to obtain CHPC resources

Principal Investigator (PI) applies for CPU-h resource allocations for their Research Programme registered on this website. Allocations are implemented to encourage efficient use of the cluster. Cluster accounts are only granted to members of an approved Research Programme Usage of the CPU allocation is managed by the PI. Please refer to specific procedures for registering as either a Principal Investigator or as a user.

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