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DRI Community Events

Training, webinars, conferences and community days from across the UK digital research infrastructure (DRI) community, listed by the CaKE NetworkPlus (Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange). These events are run by CaKE and its partners, not by IDAS. Always check the event page for times and booking. For the full, up-to-date list, see the CaKE events calendar.

Featured for Durham

  • Federated Data Transfer and Sharing Webinar (15 October 2026, online): outcomes of NFCS+ projects on federated data transfer, with Prof. Alastair Basden (COSMA, Durham).
  • CIUK 2026 (2 to 4 December 2026, Manchester Central): the UK's annual supercomputing conference, where Durham's ClusDur team competes in the student cluster competition.
  • Maximising and Evidencing Impact Bootcamp (from 15 December 2026, Durham): for digital technical professionals building skills in designing and evaluating projects.

All upcoming events

Last updated 13 October 2026. Dates and details may change; check each event page before booking.

October 2026

Date Event Format Location
15 Oct Federated Data Transfer and Sharing Webinar Online Online
20 Oct STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect In person Wellcome Collection Café, London
21 Oct Making Data FAIR and Sustainable (training) In person UCL, London

November 2026

Date Event Format Location
3 Nov Repository Selection: Finding the Right Long-Term Home for Your Research Data (training) In person Imperial College, London
11 Nov Edinburgh RIE Community and Co-design Day In person EPCC, Edinburgh
15–20 Nov SC26 In person Chicago, USA
16 Nov Sensitive Data Curation Skills Summit (UK TRE Conference) In person Venue TBC
17 Nov DisCouRSE Focus Group: Defining ‘Green’ Leadership in Digital Research In person EPCC, Edinburgh
17–18 Nov CaSDaR Data Stewardship Conference 2026 Hybrid Manchester and online
24 Nov Bristol RIE Community and Co-design Day In person University of Bristol
24 Nov DisCouRSE Focus Group: The dRTP–PRISM Interface In person King’s College London
25 Nov PRISM Network Conference 2026: Digital PRISMs, Digital Research Hybrid King’s College London and online

December 2026

Date Event Format Location
1 Dec Celebrating 70 Years of Fortran In person Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
2–4 Dec CIUK 2026 In person Manchester Central
From 15 Dec Maximising and Evidencing Impact Bootcamp In person Durham

January 2027

Date Event Format Location
18–20 Jan HiPEAC 2027 In person Glasgow

See the CaKE events calendar for new additions.