UK AI Research Resource (AIRR)

UKRI / University of Bristol · Bristol, United Kingdom

Operational sovereign-aitrainingeuropesupercomputeroperational
Capacity
20 MW
Investment
$300M
Status
Operational
Expected Online
Operational

Facility Specifications

Operator UKRI / University of Bristol
Location Bristol, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51.4545, -2.5879
Status Operational
Capacity 20 MW
GPU Deployment H100 clusters (Isambard-AI, 5,448 GPUs)
Purpose UK's national AI supercomputer — Isambard-AI at Bristol, for academic and industry AI research
Power Source Grid + on-site solar
Investment $300M
Announced Oct 1, 2023
Expected Online Operational
Last Updated Jun 24, 2026

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