Getting Started with the Nectar Research Cloud (August 2025)

About the Event

Does your computer struggle with your research workload? Do you want to access extra resources and share a computer with collaborators? Whether it’s data analysis, simulation or other computing work, the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud can help with your research by providing more computation power.

Nectar provides researchers with access to fast, secure and powerful cloud computers. During this free workshop, you will learn what Nectar is, how it could help you, and how to navigate the Nectar Dashboard.

Program

In this free, online workshop, you will get hands-on experience:

• accessing support and documentation
• navigating the Nectar Dashboard
• setting up and launching a cloud computer
• connecting to a cloud computer using the command line.

Attendance Requirements

No prior knowledge or experience is required. Prereading for beginners is provided.

Please include your university or institutional email address in your registration. This is required to log into the Nectar Dashboard.

To create an inclusive, supportive, and engaging environment, everyone is expected to be aware of and follow the ARDC Code of Conduct.

Format

This is an online workshop, and will not have an in-person venue or accommodate in-person or hybrid attendance. You can join from any location, as long as you have internet access. If you want to attend in-person training, please complete our expression of interest form and check for upcoming sessions.

To participate in this online workshop, you will need Zoom installed on your computer. You can download Zoom for free. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants prior to the training.

Please note this session will not be recorded.

Users of an AI meeting assistant must explicitly inform participants about the use of the tool and request consent from all participants before the meeting. The user should also declare the use of the tool at the beginning of the meeting and should only use it if all participants approve.

Learn More

• ARDC Nectar Research Cloud
• Learning and training resources for Nectar

Do you have questions about this event? Do you have questions about this event? Contact the trainer, Meirian Lovelace-Tozer. Please also inform us of any accessibility requirements you have.

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