Research IT

Manchester Research Software Community - lightning talk session

Join the Manchester Research Software Community on the 17th of July for a series of lightning talks covering a wide variety of topics from the University research community.

July 17, 2024 10:30 — 12:30

Online and on campus (TBC)

The program for our lightning talks session has now been confirmed! Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in presenting. We have an exciting line-up of talks planned for the community:

  • “Modulise your research software for quick delivery and research outcomes” by Xiaoxue Zheng
  • “RO-Crate - package your research outputs with their metadata” by Eli Chadwick
  • “Advancing AI education in GLAM: Lessons learned from the Library Carpentry code sprint” by Phil Reed
  • “Single sign-on and federated authentication” by Dave Love
  • “Office for Open Research - Open Research Skills Framework” by Justyna Pujszo

The lightning talks will be followed by a collaborative discussion session - e encourage everyone involved with or interested in research software to participate! The meeting will be held in a hybrid format and refreshments will be provided. Registration has now been extended to the 12th July 2024. The community Teams space is open to all University researchers, staff and PGRs for discussion, announcements and more!

Modulise your research software for quick delivery and research outcomes

Xiaoxue Zheng, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

"Modulise Your Research Software for Quick Delivery" accelerates research software development by promoting a modular approach to software engineering. This strategy involves breaking down complex software projects into manageable, reusable, and independently testable modules. By implementing modularisation, we can streamline development workflows, and enhance software maintainability and scalability. This approach not only optimizes the development process but also ensures quicker delivery of high-quality software, facilitating more efficient and effective research outcomes.

RO-Crate - package your research outputs with their metadata

Eli Chadwick, Faculty of Science and Engineering

When someone else uses your data in their research, it’s important for them to know where the data came from and how they should cite it. RO-Crate is an approach to packaging research outputs along with structured metadata, which can help make those outputs more FAIR. It's developed by a global team, including some Manchester RSEs.

Advancing AI education in GLAM: Lessons learned from the Library Carpentry code sprint

Phil Reed, Faculty of Science and Engineering

The lesson maintainers for Intro to AI for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) and the Library Carpentry Curriculum Advisory Committee (the LC-CAC) co-hosted a seven-hour online code sprint on 31 January 2024 to help contribute bug fixes, edits, and improvements to this popular new lesson. This talk will share a summary of lessons learned that could be useful for Manchester.

Single sign-on and federated authentication

Dave Love, Research IT

A brief sketch of the single sign-on authentication we need, and bridged federation. Increase both convenience and security, specifically phishing resistance, for once!

Office for Open Research - Open Research Skills Framework

Justyna Pujszo, Office for Open Research

The Office for Open Research is developing support for researchers, helping them to engage in open research practices. Our Open Research Skills Framework forms the basis for the development of our offer, taking in themes of 'responsible methods', 'transparent methods', 'communication and publishing', 'open data', and 'open software'. The scope of our aims requires us to work with expert partners from across the University to deliver the skills and training that enable researchers to make their research more open.