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Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WAThe 2026 ICCS Summer School will bring together Schmidt Sciences-funded VESRI teams and external researchers for a week of collaborative, hands-on learning and expert-led sessions. Register below by 31 March.
About
What happens at an ICCS Summer School?
The programme will feature a blend of:
- Keynote seminars and panel sessions
- Training and technical workshops
- Scientific presentations
- Collaborative and social events.
You will receive tuition and guidance from leading experts at the University of Cambridge. Attendees are expected to attend all parts of the programme.
Register by 31 March 2026.
What will be covered?
Topics include:
- Version control (Git and GitHub) – both introductory and intermediate sessions
- RSE skills – how to apply research software engineering principles to write higher-quality code, reduce bugs, and facilitate re-use
- Differential programming
- GenAI for software engineering – leveraging generative AI tools effectively for software engineering
- Machine learning with PyTorch and its applications in climate modelling
- Reproducibility in computing
- Introduction to High Performance Computing – hardware, performance limits, programming models, profiling, debugging.
- Random Forests
- FTorch
- Python bindings to compiled languages
Read about the 2025 Summer School.
Learning outcomes
We aim for attendees to:
- Understand the fundamental principles of research software engineering tools used in climate science
- Gain practical experience in core technical skills for collaborative research via hands-on workshops eg. in version control and computational workflows to write higher-quality code and facilitate re-use
- Learn and acquire proficiency in different programming languages used in climate science models
- Gain a practical understanding of ML techniques and how they can be applied in climate science
- Discover how generative AI tools can be used effectively for scientific software development
- Connect and collaborate with attendees from a diverse range of fields within climate science.
Costs
Attendance at the annual Summer School is free for members of the Schmidt Sciences community.
Applications for bursaries are now closed.
External participants are asked to pay a registration fee, which covers accommodation and subsistence. The cost of attendance will start at £150.00 to attend the sessions only, £250.00 including a formal dinner and socials. The fee for delegates who require accommodation (arriving on Sunday 12 July and departing on Friday 17 July – five nights) will be £1,000.
How to register
Complete the Summer School registration form by 31 March 2026.
Contact
ICCS team