Please pass this newsletter on to any of your colleagues who might be interested. Welcome to the August newsletter from The Society of Research Software Engineering! Our monthly newsletter announces new Society initiatives, gathers RSE news, events, blogs, papers and anything else interesting and relevant together in one place. If you would like to...
Introduction The RSE Society is able to provide financial support for events and initiatives which support our mission statement and charitable objectives (see our constitution section). The objectives of the RSE Society are: To advance education particularly but not exclusively amongst research software engineers; and/or To promote and advance research particularly but not exclusively...
‘Why do some researchers not make their software and data available?’ This week we’re introducing Peter Hill from the University of York. Read his blog post below to learn about his goals for his EPSRC RSE Fellowship. Why do some researchers not make their software and data available? After all, one of the foundational...
This week we’re introducing Thomas Dowrick from UCL! Learn more about him here. Improving Research Translation in Image Guided Surgery The medical devices field has historically focused on hardware innovations, but in an increasingly data-driven field, innovation has shifted towards technologies such as AI and augmented reality. As software becomes increasingly central to modern...
This week we’re introducing Domhnall Carlin from Queen’s University Belfast! Learn more about him here. I’m Dr Domhnall Carlin and I had the privilege of being one of the successful 2021 RSE Fellows. This is a huge achievement for Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), as it is the first time this Fellowship has been awarded...
This week we’re introducing Heather Turner from the University of Warwick! Read about her background and fellowship plans here. Heather Turner – Increasing Sustainability and EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) in the R Project I have spent my career developing code and software for researchers, primarily in the social and life sciences; first in...
The third election of trustees of the Society of Research Software Engineering will be taking place this September, along with our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Nominations are open from now (Monday 2nd August) until midnight at the end of Monday 23rd August.