Posted by admin on 15 August 2013 - 9:11am

We're happy to announce that the Institute's campaign to gain recognition for research software engineers is featured in this week's Times Higher Education.

Talented young technology professionals – indispensable to the successful pursuit of high-quality research – are deserting higher education for the private sector because the academy does not know how to reward them, experts claim.

Research software engineers, who work on research teams and are charged with designing, building and maintaining the programs required to carry out projects, have no recognised career path within universities, critics warn. So they end up leaving for more stability – and recognition – in industry.

If you would like to know more, you can read the full article in this week's magazine or online.

If you would like to contribute to our campaign for research software engineers, you should attend our workshop in September.