"A Research Software Engineer (RSE) combines professional software engineering expertise with an intimate understanding of research." (The Society of Research Software Engineering)

As a Core Research Facility we provide dedicated software engineering and computing expertise to researchers across disciplines.

For example, we can work with researchers to:

• identify suitable software solutions
• design, develop, and test research software and tools
• provide training to use High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities
• advise on best practices for software and research data management
• meet open source software requirements from journals and funders
• increase impact of research data outputs by implementing Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) principles

We are happy to arrange an informal meeting to discuss your ideas and questions.

For example, we could:

• discuss grant applications, including those requiring dedicated RSE resource for short- or long-term projects
• provide specialist support on a one-off, short-term projects or issues (for example: with lab equipment and software interfaces)
• discuss the feasibility of an idea providing advice and feedback
• help with grant costing for RSE time, computing resources, and data storage requirements
• provide training for use of High Performance Computing systems
• review existing software to enhance performance on HPC systems
• provide training for research students in software development best practices
• discuss open source code and data requirements
• advise on sustainable research computing practices

We welcome informal enquiries from University members.