ExCALIBUR programme news
News about the ExCALIBUR Programme that ran from 2019 to 2025
Read about the latest news and events on the programme website
Archive news
Design and implementation of new weather and climate diagnostic system - July 2021
The completion of the LFRic Diagnostic Infrastructure project marked a significant step in delivering the next-generation modelling capability within the Met Office.
ExCALIBUR newsletter - June 2021
Read the June 2021 edition of the ExCALIBUR newsletter. This included details of the recent Cross Cutting themed Met Office awards.
Funding opportunities - January 2021
Calls were open for five cross cutting themes for the ExCALIBUR Programme:
- SPF ExCALIBUR: EX20-6 I/O & Storage
- SPF ExCALIBUR EX20- 7: Data Workflow
- SPF ExCALIBUR: EX20-8 Exposing Parallelism: Parallel in Time
- SPF ExCALIBUR: EX20-9 Exposing Parallelism: Task Parallelism
- SPF ExCALIBUR: EX20-10 Machine learning: optimising numerical methods and augmenting physically based applications
Engagement activity - November 2020
The Met Office and ESPRC ran an engagement activity in November 2020 to learn how UK academia and relevant organisations may fulfil the ExCALIBUR programme requirements, to inform future science and cross-cutting themes for funding.
ExCALIBUR steering committee - June 2020
A steering committee was formed for the programme, including members of the science community with a high level of expertise across various disciplines. Find out more about governance of ExCALIBUR on the programme website.
Ministerial announcement of Strategic Priorities Funding of ExCALIBUR - October 2019
The UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced the Strategic Priorities Fund would the new ExCALIBUR programme. Read this press release to find out more.