Head of Research Software Engineering (RSE) Adrian Harwood shares his thoughts on the shape of RSE services in the age of vibe coding.

An upgrade of the Dalton Nuclear Simulator by the Research Software Engineering team brought new life to a legacy educational platform used to explore nuclear reactor operations through interactive gameplay. Discover how our team strengthened a valuable tool for teaching, research, and scientific engagement.

Our Research Software Engineers (RSEs) worked with Dr Réka Solymosi from the School of Social Sciences to build a mobile app that helps women record where, when and why they felt unsafe during their runs – making a complex data gathering requirement possible in the form of a practical, usable product.

Researchers from across the UK came to Manchester in April for an ARCHER2 and Research IT course on intermediate research software development. Through hands-on exercises and flexible materials, they gained practical skills to write better, more sustainable code.

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.

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.

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.

Our Research Software Engineering (RSE) department has launched a new Agile learning pathway designed for both technical and non-technical dRTPs — Agile Fundamentals and GitHub Tooling for Agile courses — using LEGO, Minecraft, and collaborative GitHub exercises to build team collaboration, leadership, and practical agile project management skills.

Our Research Software Engineering department recently completed a project to develop and deploy a unique knowledge support system into GP practices to support research into the over-prescription of antibiotics. Find out how they did it.