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UK Reinstates £750 Million Funding for Edinburgh Supercomputer

Expected to be operational by early 2027, the system will form part of a new national AI Research Resource after a £1 billion commitment to expand computing capacity twentyfold.

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The UK's new national supercomputer will be hosted by the University at its Advanced Computing Facility.
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The Prometheus supercomputer in Poland is one of the fastest in the world

Overview

  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves reversed last August’s cancellation by allocating £750 million in the spending review to revive the University of Edinburgh supercomputer project
  • The university had already invested around £30 million in constructing a dedicated facility before the original plan was scrapped
  • The new machine is set to become the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, supporting work in personalized medicine, climate modeling and sustainable aviation
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged £1 billion over five years to boost public AI computing resources twentyfold by 2030, linking Edinburgh’s system to a broader high-performance network
  • Tech leaders including NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang say the infrastructure will attract startups, accelerate innovation and strengthen the UK’s global AI competitiveness