A new special interest group has been launched for anyone interested in process datalogging, experimental automation, and the interfaces between hardware and software at the University. Find out more about the aims of the group and how to get involved.

A two-phase collaboration between the Cai Lab and the Research Software Engineering team transformed a legacy Strain Database into a modern, scalable platform. The upgrade improved reliability, usability, and flexibility to better support the ongoing research needs of the lab.

When researchers are getting ready to publish a paper, they increasingly want to publish their software as well. Quite often, though, research software isn’t initially ready for public consumption. This is where Research IT can help.

Research Lifecycle Programme (RLP) has recently enabled a significant investment in the University’s flagship high performance computing platform, CSF3.

Research IT was well represented at the recent N8 CIR DRI Retreat in Manchester where the key themes were better communication with researchers, promoting shared platforms, and tackling careers, AI, and IT sustainability.

IT Services and Research IT are looking for Proof of Concept pilot projects using Amazon Web Services. Not only will you have access to AWS but you will also have support from IT Services and Research IT to define and deliver your project.

In this second part, we present some excellent options available to UoM researchers for storing and wrangling sensor data, focusing on our Research Data Storage (RDS) and our high-performance compute resource (the Computational Shared Facility; CSF), along with some simple guidelines and links to our extensive documentation.

This 2-part how-to guide outlines some key considerations if you are planning to use sensor data for your research. In this issue we present two important questions to ask before embarking on your data processing journey. The next part will look at the options available to UoM researchers for storing and processing sensor data, focusing on our Research Data Storage (RDS) and our central High Performance Computing resource, the Computational Shared Facility (CSF)

Our Research Software Engineering (RSE) Department has launched its new Terms of Engagement, setting out a series of commitments from RSEs and researchers governing how we collaboratively deliver our services and help the research we support produce the best possible outcomes.

Meet Dr Raymond Wan, Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry and one of the leads of the University C++ User group. Discover how they are reaching out to C++ users across the University and how you can get involved.

The Research IT Agile Methods Working Group within our Research Software Engineering (RSE) department, in collaboration with University College London (UCL), has secured funding from DisCouRSE Network+ to deliver free Agile project management training to digital research technical professionals (dRTPs) across N8 universities (including the University of Manchester) and UCL.

Members of our Research Software Engineering team recently attended a one-day workshop organised by the Advanced Research Computing team at the University of Leeds. Find out what was discussed and share their insights from the day.