ARDC Nectar Research Cloud
Boost your research with fast, interactive, self-service cloud computing on the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud.
- Access powerful computational resources, software and data on demand – wherever you are.
- Collaborate and share your work and computational resources with national and international partners.
- Host your research platforms, tools and data.
- Get ongoing support, training and learning resources tailored to researchers.
Better, Faster Research with Nectar
The ARDC Nectar Research Cloud is Australia’s national cloud research computing service. On Nectar, you and your team can use scalable computational resources, run software, host research platforms and applications, and store and access data remotely and at scale. Whether it’s data analysis, simulation, or other research computing work, Nectar can help you.
Simple, flexible access to powerful resources
Cross-institutional collaboration and use
Uninterrupted hosting
Dedicated support, training and learning resources
Trusted by Thousands
The ARDC Nectar Research Cloud caters to all fields of research. Nectar has supported:
From the Nectar Community
Monitoring Gold Coast beach use with AI
Professor Rod Connolly
Powering eReefs, a Great Barrier Reef research and preservation platform
Sharon Tickell
COVID-19 modelling and epidemiological analysis
Professor James McCaw
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Research Cloud Today.
Try Nectar using your Australian institutional login.
Start using NectarTry the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud using your Australian institutional login. New Zealand users with a University of Auckland login can also access Nectar. Login to Nectar is enabled by the Australian Access Federation (AAF) and Tuakiri.
If you don’t already have an AAF or Tuakiri login, you may still be able to use Nectar.
Want to use more computational power longer? Apply for a project allocation through the Nectar dashboard. Once your application is approved, you’ll enjoy access to Nectar and more resources for up to 12 months with the possibility of renewals. Learn about eligibility for ongoing Nectar access.
The ARDC Nectar Research Cloud has provided national cloud computing resources since 2012 at no cost to Australian researchers.
Nectar’s Story
Known then as the National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources, the Nectar project was established in 2009 through the Australian Government’s Super Science initiative, financed by the Education Investment Fund. In 2013, it began being funded through the Australian Government Department of Education’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). In 2018, Nectar became part of the ARDC.
Nectar is operated and maintained by the ARDC in partnership with 10 institutions, or ‘nodes’, across Australia and New Zealand:
- AARNet
- Adelaide University
- Intersect
- Monash University
- Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
- QCIF Ltd.
- Swinburne University
- The University of Melbourne
- University of Auckland
- University of Tasmania.
With our partners, we continue to develop Nectar, including by investing in GPUs and other leading-edge infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity, and launching new services. We’re committed to improving Nectar to provide Australian researchers with a competitive edge through cloud computing services designed for research.
More ARDC Cloud Computing Services
Using the versatile infrastructure underpinning Nectar, we provide a range of specialised cloud research computing services to save time, boost productivity, and power groundbreaking research.
Not sure which service meets your needs? Chat with our support team, who have helped thousands of researchers on their cloud computing journeys.
