Research IT News
Research Software Engineering Round Up


In July the Manchester Research Software Community (MRSC) held a lightning talk session with researchers and research staff from across the University sharing best practice, tips and information.
Farewell to our Year in Industry Students


After a year hosting University of Manchester Computer Science Year in Industry students, we look back on how it went and wish them all the best for their future studies.
Keeping Track of Dependencies


Dependency tracking is one of the tasks that it is easy to forget to do, and yet is important for code of any lasting significance. GitHub has tools available to help you keep up to date to avoid unsupported dependencies and vulnerabilities. Anyone producing code at the University is encouraged to take advantage of these tools so problems due to upstream code are addressed more rapidly.
Launch of new GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation Community


Join us in launching a new Computation and Data in Research (CaDiR) community! The GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation (GISMEO) community aims to facilitate innovative and interdisciplinary use of geospatial methodologies and technologies through building a dedicated, university-wide geospatial community.
Future Plans for Research IT


At the start of year Research IT commissioned Open Data Manchester to undertake a series of strategy finding workshops with members of the research community from across the University. The report generated from the outcomes of the workshops is now available and we'd like to hear your thoughts.
NVivo 14 Available!


Are you an NVivo user? A new version of the qualitative data analysis package is now available to the University community so let us know if you want to update!
The Great Scrum Switch Over


Following on from their blog back in March 2024, Senior RSE Ann Gledson and Head of RSE Adrian Harwood reflect on the Agile Methods for RSEs training course and the implementation of a version of scrum for all RSE projects.
Detecting Text Written by AI


In today's digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role in content creation, from writing articles to composing poetry. This technological marvel raises a pressing question: How can we discern whether the content we consume is the product of human creativity or the output of a sophisticated AI?
Reflections and Futures from Manchester Research Software Community


The Spring meeting of the Manchester Research Software Community featured a presentation on GitHub Project Automation as well as breakout groups to discuss the next steps for the group. Aman Goel reflects on what the community has achieved so far and their plans for the future.
UoM UK Biobank Users Wrap Up for 23/24


The last UoM UK Biobank Users meeting of the academic year recently took place but there is still plenty of activity going on over the summer!
Creating the Next Generation of Research Software Engineers


Andrew Gait from the Research Software Engineering team recently spoke at a local Manchester college careers day about his experience of working as a Research Software Engineer.
Research IT at Collaborations Workshop 2024


Aman Goel and Scott Archer-Nicholls from the Research Software Engineering team attended the recent Collaborations Workshop (CW24). Here they share some of the highlights from their time at the event.