The University of Bristol has cemented its position as a world-leading university for AI education and research, following the launch of Isambard-AI, the world’s fastest university-based supercomputer.
The University of Bristol has cemented its position as a world-leading university for AI education and research, following the launch of Isambard-AI, the world’s fastest university-based supercomputer.
We speak to three researchers based at University of Bristol who are using Isambard-AI to address critical healthcare challenges, across dementia, skin cancer, cardiac disease and more.
At an intimate gathering of policymakers, technologists, and regional leaders, BriCS welcomed the opportunity to speak directly and candidly about the future of AI innovation in the West of England and the infrastructure needed to support it.
Working at speeds 100,000 times faster than the average laptop and able to process in one second what it would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve, Isambard-AI offers huge potential in fields such as robotics, big data, climate research and drug discovery.
Working at speeds 100,000 times faster than the average laptop and able to process in one second what it would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve, Isambard-AI offers huge potential in fields such as robotics, big data, climate research and drug discovery.
Faster, more accurate cancer diagnoses and new clean-energy innovations are some of the key breakthroughs now closer to reality as the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer launches in Bristol today.
A new and unique supercomputing collaboration between the UK and France was announced at the UK-France Summit today (10 July).
We’re excited to share that Isambard-AI, the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer, has been ranked in the top 15 of the world’s fastest supercomputers by the prestigious TOP500 list, and also recognised as one of the greenest by the Green500.
As the doors open at ISC 2025 in Hamburg, we’re incredibly proud to share what’s been quietly taking shape in Bristol, UK. Introducing Isambard-AI, the UK’s fastest AI supercomputer and one of Europe’s most advanced AI-focused systems.
Within 12 months of breaking ground, BriCS have defied the odds of complex, conventional supercomputer builds and are gearing up to power on the UK's fastest AI supercomputer.
