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Bringing History to Life: Launch of an Oral History Website

Theresa Teng, Catherine McGuire,

Capturing memories of historical events from those who lived through them is a vital part of preserving our heritage. Discover how our Research Software Engineers developed a website that provides open access to a unique oral history archive, exploring Northern Irish migration to Great Britain during and after the Troubles.

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Intro to Docker: an interactive training event

People sitting in a tiered lecture theatre listening to a person speaking at the front of the room
People sitting in a tiered lecture theatre listening to a person speaking at the front of the room
Francisco Herrerias Azcue,

To help researchers adopt modern software architectures and enable them to use the vast range of existing containerised tools, our Research Software Engineers have developed an interactive course which introduces the basics of container usage.

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Aurora Leadership Programme: Championing Women in Research IT

Adina Rahim,

Adina Rahim, Research Software Engineer, has been selected for Aurora, Advance HE's leadership development initiative for women, created to address the under-representation of women in leadership roles in the sector.

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Connecting Experts for Biomedical Research

Theresa Teng,

Developed by Translation Manchester and Research IT, the Translation Manchester Research Connections Tool is a dynamic online platform which enables researchers to discover and connect with a network of academic, clinical, and industry experts, both within and beyond the University.

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Virtual Mindfulness for Diabetics

A person wearing a VR headset with a computer generated background of lights behind them
A person wearing a VR headset with a computer generated background of lights behind them
Andrew Jerrison,

People with Type 2 diabetes sometimes manage their stress through mindfulness but many find it difficult to practice without support. While there are apps available, many are not engaging enough to sustain use. To address this, researchers from the University and King's College London, partnered with Research IT to create a VR app as part of the VRUnwind project.

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Launch of the Python User Group

Andrew Gait, Nigel Green,

Andrew Gait and Nigel Green from our Research Software Engineering team have launched a new CaDiR channel for researchers and staff who use Python. It's open to people of all abilities and makes an excellent follow-on for those who have attended our Python training courses. Find out more about their plans for the community.

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AI Assisted Coding in RStudio

Anthony Evans,

Research Software Engineer Anthony Evans delves into how cutting-edge AI tools powered by advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) can help deliver contextually relevant assistance and suggestions, enhancing your RStudio programming workflow.

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Free Access to GitHub Co-Pilot

lines of code
lines of code
Adrian Harwood,

We have had a number of people ask us about access to GitHub Co-Pilot in recent months and now staff and students at the University can get free access to the tool through GitHub Education. If you aren’t sure what it is, how it can help you or what the risks of using it are, read on.

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Upcoming Changes to MathWorks Sign On

Anja Le Blanc,

From the 9th of Sept you will notice a change in how you sign into MathWorks products such as MATLAB and Simulink.

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Research Software Engineering Round Up

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People sitting in a tiered lecture theatre listening to a person speaking at the front of the room
Aman Goel,

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.

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Farewell to our Year in Industry Students

Four Year in Industry students smiling at the camera. One of them is holding a box of lego
Four Year in Industry students smiling at the camera. One of them is holding a box of lego
Yat Leung, Hamzah Abbasi,

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.

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Keeping Track of Dependencies

Donal Fellows,

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.

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