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IRIS Collaboration Meeting- IRIS: A Decade of Discovery & Collaboration

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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

Institute of Astronomy University of Cambridge Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0HA
Andrew Sansum (STFC, Scientific Computing Department), Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
Description

The IRIS Collaboration Meeting will take place on 13th - 14th January 2026 at The University of Cambridge.ย  Registration will start at approximately 11.30am on 13th January with a Networking Lunch provided.ย 

Please Register - Here

Directions - Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA

Map of the IoA Site

Map of the IoA within Cambridge

IoA on the scrollable University of Cambridge Map

Arriving by Road

The Institute of Astronomy main entrance is situated on Madingley Rise which joins Madingley Road opposite J. J. Thompson Avenue.

Parking is available at the Park and Ride, which is less than 10 mins walk away from IoA, along Madingley Road, and also nearby street parking is available along Clerk Maxwell Road.

Maps - Madingley Road - Cambridge park & ride

A disabled parking space is available immediately outside the main entrance.

Arriving by Public Transport

There are two bus routes from the city centre that stop close to the Institute of Astronomy.

Theย Whippet U (Universal)ย (discounted fares for University Card holders) and theย Stagecoach Citi 4ย services both run down Madingley Road.

For the U service, alight at theย William Gates Building stopย at the entrance to JJ Thomson Avenue and cross Madingley Road to accessย Madingley Rise and the Institute of Astronomy.

For the Citi 4 service, alight at Bulstrode Gardens on Madingley Road and walk down Madingley Road to cross overย at the junction withย JJ Thomson Avenue. Then proceed to Madingleyย Rise and the Institute of Astronomy.

Arriving by Rail

General information about UK train services is available at theย National Rail Enquiriesย website. In general, trains are quicker but more expensive than coaches.

Stagecoach Cambusย runs services between Cambridge rail station and the city centre, or take a taxi from the queue just outside the station.

There are regularย train connectionsย to Cambridge from London. Trains depart from King's Cross or Liverpool Street stations in London. The journey time of the faster King's Cross trains (Cambridge Cruiser trains) is about 45 minutes, while the other trains are slower and take around 70 minutes, or longer.

Maps of the London underground are available on theย TFL website.

Accommodation

We will not be providing accommodation, but please find link to view accommodation in Cambridge Colleges -ย  Unique B&B accommodation in Cambridge colleges | University Rooms
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Workshop Dinner

There will be a Workshop Dinner taking place on 13th January 2026 at 7:00pm - Details to Follow

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IoA Fire Evacuation Procedure.pdf
IRIS Code of Conduct 2026.pdf
  • Tuesday 13 January
    • 11:30
      Registration & Networking Lunch

      Networking Lunch - 12 pm

    • Session One
      • 1
        Intro
        Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
      • 2
        Welcome from Cambridge
        Speaker: Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge)
      • 3
        IRIS State of Union
        Speaker: Jonathan Hays (Queen Mary)
      • 4
        Security Update
        Speaker: David Crooks (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
      • 5
        Talk about Impact - TBC
        Speaker: Deniza Chekrygina (Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC))
      • 6
        TBC
        Speaker: Sophie King (QMUL)
      • 7
        Marking Homework from Strategy - TBC
      • 8
        Science Talk From Cambridge
    • 15:05
      Refreshment Break
    • Session Two
      • 9
        Astro Intro
        Speaker: Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge)
      • 10
        CASU
        Speaker: Alireza Molaeinezhad (University of Cambridge)
      • 11
        Euclid / WFAU
        Speaker: Mark Holliman (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh)
      • 12
        GAIA Core
        Speaker: Patrick Burgess (IRIS IAM)
      • 13
        GAIA DMP
        Speaker: Nigel Hambly
        IRIS-decadal-Astroscience-DMP.pdf
      • 14
        JBCA
        Speaker: Robert Beswick (University of Manchester)
      • 15
        Ligo
        Speaker: Duncan Macleod (Cardiff University)
      • 16
        LSST-UK
        Speaker: George Beckett (University of Edinburgh)
      • 17
        Plato
        Speaker: Dominic Ford (University of Cambridge)
      • 18
        SKAO
        Speaker: Rosie Bolton (SKAO)
      • 19
        SKA UKSRC
        Speaker: Robert Beswick (University of Manchester)
      • 20
        Astro Discussion
  • Wednesday 14 January
    • Session Three
      • 21
        Particle Physics Introl
        Speaker: Peter Clarke (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh.)
      • 22
        Darkside
        Speaker: Andrew McNab (University of Manchester)
      • 23
        Dune
        Speaker: Daniel Traynor (Queen Mary)
      • 24
        JlabClas12-TBC
        Speaker: Dr Bryan McKinnon (University of Glasgow)
      • 25
        LZ (XLZD Intro)
        Speaker: Daniela Bauer (IRIS IAM)
      • 26
        Microboone
        Speaker: Andrew McNab (University of Manchester)
      • 27
        Jetscape
        Speaker: Dr Jaime Norman (University of Liverpool)
      • 28
        Particle Physics Discussion
      • 29
        Nuclear Physics Intro
        Speaker: Shaun de Witt (IRIS IAM)
      • 30
        FairMast
        Speaker: Larisa Dorman-Gajic (UKAEA)
      • 31
        Jintrac
        Speaker: Emmi Tholerus (UKAEA)
      • 32
        CVMFS
        Speaker: Adam Parker (UKAEA)
      • 33
        Nuclear Physics Discussion
    • 11:00
      Refreshments Break
    • Session Four
      • 34
        Facilities Intro
        Speaker: Paul Quinn (STFC)
      • 35
        CLF-Other
        Speaker: Rajeev Pattahil (STFC)
      • 36
        CCP4
        Speaker: Ville Uski (IRIS IAM)
      • 37
        Diamond
        Speaker: Chris Reynolds (Diamond Light Source)
      • 38
        ISIS
        Speaker: Franz Lang
      • 39
        DAaaS
        Speaker: Jeremy Spencer (STFC)
      • 40
        ScIML
        Speaker: Jaehoon Cha (STFC)
      • 41
        CLF-Octopus
        Speaker: Dan Rolfe (STFC)
      • 42
        Discussion
    • 13:00
      Lunch
    • Session Five
      • 43
        Technology development: intro, overview and discussion: Ceph, Digital Assets, FTS, Openstack
        Speaker: Tom Dack (UKRI STFC Scientific Computing)
      • 44
        Ceph
        Speaker: Tom Byrne (UKRI STFC - RAL)
      • 45
        IAM
        Speaker: Donald Chung (STFC)
      • 46
        Accounting
        Speaker: Adrian Coveney (STFC UKRI)
      • 47
        FTS
        Speaker: Rose Cooper (STFC)
      • 48
        Security Policies / Communites
        Speaker: David Crooks (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
      • 49
        Providers intro
        Speaker: Alastair Basden (University of Durham)
      • 50
        RAL Cloud
        Speaker: Martin Summers (STFC)
      • 51
        Cambridge
        Speaker: Wojchiech Turek
      • 52
        Imperial
        Speaker: Dan Whitehouse
      • 53
        GridPP
        Speaker: Samuel Skipsey (GridPP / University of Glasgow)
      • 54
        Somerville
        Speaker: Mark Holliman (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh)
        Mholliman-Somerville2026.pptx
      • 55
        Discussion
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