Software is fundamental to research
Reusability is important
Reusability is restricted by
A lack of understanding about licensing
A lack of experts
Balancing academic freedom, commercialisation, and right to public access
What happens next?
Google docs stay open
Anyone can edit or add comments
Guidance will be written by BBSRC
Links will be circulated to people who attended today
"Regulators are stuck in the stone age"
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ultimately we need more workshops like this to keep things on track