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    Is the work of scientific software engineers recognised in academia?

    23 April 2012

    … Is the work of scientific software engineers recognised in academia? Posted by s.hettrick on 23 April … These discussions pertain to why the software engineer in academia needs recognition. Software has become a … considered to be free, but this often means “free to academia”. Somewhere down the line, someone has paid for …

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    Rethinking career paths across academia

    19 May 2017

    Rethinking career paths across academia Posted by s.aragon on 19 May 2017 … to follow this in universities too? Currently within academia there is nearly always only one type of hierarchy, … them to move both between research and coding and between academia and industry. What incentives and …

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    If we value software, we need "a fundamental sea-change" in academia

    14 May 2013

    … If we value software, we need "a fundamental sea-change" in academia Posted by s.hettrick on 14 May … to map out a new career path in the difficult terrain of academia. Developing software for research doesn’t … to quantum physics, the demand for custom made software in academia is on the rise, but the numbers of research …

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    Call for information: why do good software people leave academia?

    29 July 2016

    Call for information: why do good software people leave academia? Posted by s.hettrick on 29 July … SageMathCloud, recently announced that he was quitting academia to go and form a company. In his talk, William says "I can’t figure out how to create Sage in academia. The money isn’t there. The mathematical …

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    The Scientific Software Developer in academia

    01 May 2012

    The Scientific Software Developer in academia Posted by s.hettrick on 1 May … project grants that are essential in climbing the ladder in academia. What's more, if you decide to join industry, they … the Scientific Software Developer will be a minority in academia. But things are getting better, as explained by Dan …

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    Using CC-BY data in academia - a hands-on event for academics

    23 May 2013

    Using CC-BY data in academia - a hands-on event for academics … 2013, to demonstrate the value of the CC-BY licence within academia. They're inviting academics who are keen to …

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    Code review in academia

    18 May 2018

    Code review in academia Posted by s.aragon on 18 May 2018 …

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    Previously Discussed Topics

    12 December 2023

    … career paths exist in research software engineering and academia? Evolutions in the discussion of RSE career … April 2016, CW16 ) Rethinking career paths across academia (19 May 2017, CW17 ) How can we …

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    A not-so-brief history of Research Software Engineers

    17 August 2016

    … problem: why is there no career for software developers in academia? They didn’t know it at the time, but this … we could support the rise of expert software developers in academia, there would be an accompanying growth of reliable, … but there were a few detractors. Some people felt that academia had managed just fine over the last couple of …

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    The big data brain drain: why science is in trouble

    01 November 2013

    … is true in fields from industry to government to media to academia and virtually everywhere in between. Our increasing … the skills required to be successful in industry. While academia, with typical inertia, gradually shifts to … released for the benefit of the research community. Academia's Disconnect This brings us to Academia's core …

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