Research software engineers: state of the nation report 2017
Research software engineers: state of the nation report 2017
Most research would be impossible without software, and this reliance is forcing a rethink of the skills needed in a traditional research group. With the emergence of software as the pre-eminent research tool used across all disciplines, comes the realisation that a significant majority of results are based, ultimately, on the skill of the experts who design and build that software.
The UK has led the world in supporting a new role in academia: the Research Software Engineer (RSE). This report describes the new expert community that has flourished in UK research, details the successes that have been achieved, and the barriers that prevent further progress.
RSE, Research Software, Research Software Engineer
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Brett, Alys
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Croucher, Michael
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Haines, Robert
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Hetherington, James
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Stillwell, Mark
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Wyatt, Claire
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6 April 2017
Hettrick, Simon
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Brett, Alys
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Croucher, Michael
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Haines, Robert
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Hetherington, James
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Stillwell, Mark
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Wyatt, Claire
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Hettrick, Simon, Brett, Alys, Croucher, Michael, Haines, Robert, Hetherington, James, Stillwell, Mark and Wyatt, Claire
(2017)
Research software engineers: state of the nation report 2017
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Abstract
Most research would be impossible without software, and this reliance is forcing a rethink of the skills needed in a traditional research group. With the emergence of software as the pre-eminent research tool used across all disciplines, comes the realisation that a significant majority of results are based, ultimately, on the skill of the experts who design and build that software.
The UK has led the world in supporting a new role in academia: the Research Software Engineer (RSE). This report describes the new expert community that has flourished in UK research, details the successes that have been achieved, and the barriers that prevent further progress.
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Published date: 6 April 2017
Keywords:
RSE, Research Software, Research Software Engineer
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Local EPrints ID: 503624
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/503624
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Simon Hettrick
Author:
Alys Brett
Author:
Michael Croucher
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Robert Haines
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James Hetherington
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Mark Stillwell
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Claire Wyatt
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