Events
Sustainable Reality
Catalysts for Change
Our third annual event – this year held in the heart of London on October 7, 2025 – was an incredible success!
Thank you to all those who were able to join us at the Royal Society of Chemistry to explore the supercomputing of today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Our team is now working to edit together the presentations from the day. While this is in progress, have a look at our conference preview, browse our agenda, and get to know our speakers!
Our Theme for 2025
Our focus for SR25 was Catalysts for Change—exploring simple, effective ways to make a big impact in supercomputing.
We explored strategies in:
Leveraging our community to spark collaboration
Powering progress through environmental efficiencies
Balancing flexibility and control with smarter, safer system design
Building legacy through leadership and elevating emerging voices and ideas
Community Focus: Students + Early Career
New for 2025, featured our first set of Early Career Talks — a session dedicated to showcasing the ideas and research of the next generation of supercomputing professionals.
We are delighted to introduce our 2025 Travel Fellows:
- Urooj Ashger
- Danny Ash
- Xing Tang
- Sarah Johnston
Read on to find out more about each one of our extraordinary individuals – and we look forward to publishing their talks soon.
About the RSC
Since 1857, the Royal Society of Chemistry has been a home for ideas, innovation, and collaboration.
Located at Burlington House, alongside fellow learned societies and the Royal Academy of Arts—its historic Library and Information Centre (dating back to 1842) remains a living archive of scientific discovery.
We chose this venue because, like supercomputing itself, it sits at the intersection of tradition and imagination. The RSC’s collaborative environment encourages fresh thinking from diverse perspectives, making it the ideal setting for SR25. It’s warm, welcoming, and designed to be open and accessible—reflecting the aspirations of our own HPC communities.
Celebrating our 3rd Year
Sustainable Reality began in 2023 as a UK community event event focused on making HPC and AI more practical and approachable.
We’re here to spark conversations, share real experiences, and show how people and technology can work together to create lasting, sustainable solutions. Our goal is to cut through the jargon, keep things simple, and make sure everyone feels part of the journey.
Want to see what we’ve been up to? Explore our past events by selecting a year below.