Simon Hettrick
Professor Simon Hettrick is Director of Strategy at the Software Sustainability Institute, and a Director of the Southampton Research Software Group.
I dunno... I think they do something with software?
Simon Hettrick
27 June 2024 - WAIS group chat, Southampton - @sjh5000 ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195
www.software.ac.uk
Is software important?
Use software
Fundamental to results
69%
92%
n=417
n=594
"Not at all"
"Vital"
n=594
Who's writing all the software?
A brief history of Research Software Engineers
2012: birth of a name
https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2016-08-17-not-so-brief-history-research-software-engineers
The Research Software Engineer is a new role in research.
It combines an intimate understanding of research with professional software engineering expertise
2013: campaign begins &
first RSE Group
1428
members
March 2019
2014: the UKRSE Association
2016: the RSE Conference
RSE Conference 2022
~10,000 RSEs worldwide
Image courtesy Ian Cosden
The Society of Research Software Engineering was founded on the belief that a world which relies on software must recognise the people who develop it
2013
2023
https://society-rse.org/community/rse-groups/
https://github.com/SimonHettrick/parsing_rse_job_adverts
Adverts on jobs.ac.uk with "Research Software Engineer" in the title
Research software engineers who port and maintain these codes and optimise system performance are a crucial part of operational infrastructure
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review/the-future-of-compute-report-of-the-review-of-independent-panel-of-experts
Universities should embrace Research Software Engineering as an intellectually and academically creative collaborative discipline, especially in health, with realistic salaries and recognition.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/624ea0ade90e072a014d508a/goldacre-review-using-health-data-for-research-and-analysis.pdf
If we don't recognise the work that is vital to research,
we limit our ability to conduct research
Not publications
144 kg
Publications
6,000kg
Software - 350 g
People who are
vital to research
People who are named in publications
Academics
RSEs, Technicians,
Librarians, Data
Stewards, PRISMS,
RMAs... and more
?
The Venn of academic importance and recognition
Recognising all research outputs and every role that makes research possible
www.hidden-ref.org
- Training materials and courses
- Grimpact
- Citizen science
- Enabling access to facilities
- Community building
- Standards
New categories
The Hidden Role
| CC-BY William Murphy |
Data stewards and managers, Librarians, Technicians, Lived Experience Contributors (including patients), Research Software Engineers, PRISMS (Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers), Professional Services Personnel, Public Engagement Professionals (PEPs), RMAs (Research Managers and Administrators) and Clinical Trials Managers.
Join us on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/hiddenref/shared_invite/zt-2gxfqxmw5-EhN96l7Yg74y3Zh87D~QIA
Hidden REF 2024
https://hidden-ref.org
Thank you!
@sjh5000
ORCID: 0000-0002-6809-5195, EPSRC Grant no: EP/S021779/1
Licence
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Access these slides: https://slides.com/simonhettrick/wais-june24
Talk about SSI, RSEs and Hidden REF for WAIS group talks
By Simon Hettrick
