Research Using The NES
All academics in the UK are eligible to apply for a free account on the NES. The science and research achieved using the NES covers a diverse range of subjects, from the permeation of drugs through a membrane to the welfare of ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom. Other applications include cases for modelling the coastal oceans, modelling of HIV mutations, research into cameras for imaging patients during cancer treatments and simulating galaxy formation.
As an example use of NES, "The motivation, methodology and implementation of an e-Social Science pilot demonstrator project entitled: Grid Enabled Micro-econometric Data Analysis (GEMEDA). This used the NES to investigate a policy relevant social science issue: the welfare of ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom. The underlying problem is that of a statistical analysis that uses quantitative data from more than one source. The application of grid technology to this problem allows one to integrate elements of the required empirical modelling process: data extraction, data transfer, statistical computation and results presentation, in a manner that is transparent to a casual user".
For more examples of research using the NES see http://www.ngs.ac.uk/case-studies and the ICT in Higher Education supplement in
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