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Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission

To deliver advanced research computing solutions and services of internationally-recognised quality, innovation and value; which enable and support the Mission of Cardiff University and its partners.

Our Vision

To be a world-leading advanced research computing partner, delivering research-focused leading-edge solutions and services that

  • are internationally-recognised as innovative, trusted, convenient and competitively-priced at the point of use;
  • enable and support research outcomes of international distinction and impact; and
  • make Cardiff University known internationally as a leader in research computing.

Our Objectives

  • To transform the University’s approach to advanced research computing;
  • To bring together the advanced research computing community for the benefit of all;
  • To introduce and encourage the use of new techniques and technologies;
  • To encourage and enable new user communities and new applications;
  • To encourage new and interdisciplinary research using advanced research computing techniques.

Our Values

Your success is our success. This success is achieved through partnership, quality, leadership, innovation, ethical standards, value and a solutions-focused approach at all times. ARCCA aims to transform research outcomes through:

  • Technological leadership - Delivering the latest technologies and devising new solutions to enable research of international distinction and impact, consistent with the University's Mission and Vision.
  • Research Leadership - Embracing and driving new and interdisciplinary research opportunities, seeking new applications for High Performance Computing (HPC) including: new solutions for existing disciplines, teaching applications, new interdisciplinary research, and ultimately to be a key player in the development of new research disciplines.
  • Process leadership - Innovating and developing processes and methods to enable world-beating research and allied outcomes, seeking to be lean, agile and dependable, envied and emulated by the University's partners and comparators.