15 research outputs found
Preliminary analysis of a survey of research software engineers in the UK.
No full textThis paper presents results from a survey conducted on a new role in academia: the Research Software Engineer (RSE). The survey provides much needed demographic information about the education, field, gender, job satisfaction and career plans of the people of RSEs. The community is found to be highly educated, derive mainly from the hard sciences, and to be predominantly male. Respondents report satisfaction in their jobs, but indicate that career progression is both difficult and opaque. This paper supports a continued discussion about the experience of RSEs and recommends further investigation into this important community.<br/
[CODE] softwaresaved/esrc-software-study: Code release for Zenodo
No full textCode release for Zenodo.Antonioletti, M., Chue Hong, N. P., & Aragon, S. (2022). softwaresaved/esrc-software-study: Code release for Zenodo (v1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.808630
What makes software FAIR? Reviewing the Towards FAIR Principles for Research Software paper and new research related to FAIR software: A report from FAIR4RS Subgroup 4
No full textThis report summarises the work of the FAIR for Research Software Subgroup 4, which was tasked with reviewing the Towards FAIR Principles for Research Software paper and identifying new research that had been published after that paper was written.
A survey was circulated to the subgroup, as well as further afield, that asked some general questions around FAIR for research software along with specific questions about the suitability of the principles presented in the Towards FAIR Principles for Research Software. This report summarises and analyses the results of the survey
Better software, better research: providing scalable support for scientific software
No full textPaper presented at Computational Science & Engineering Software Sustainability and Productivity (CSESSP) Challenges, on 15-16 October, 2015 in Washington, D.C.The papers and discussions from the workshop are summarised in the workshop report
Preliminary analysis of a survey of Research Software Engineers in the UK
Full text linkThis paper presents results from a survey conducted on a new role in academia: the Research Software Engineer (RSE). The survey provides much needed demographic information about the education, field, gender, job satisfaction and career plans of the people of RSEs. The community is found to be highly educated, derive mainly from the hard sciences, and to be predominantly male. Respondents report satisfaction in their jobs, but indicate that career progression is both difficult and opaque.This paper supports a continued discussion about the experience of RSEs and recommends further investigation into this important community
Software used in research based on combined surveys
No full text<p>The combined results of five surveys run by the Software Sustainability Institute, which were run between 2014 to 2016. The data relate to 1261 survey participants who were asked “What software do you use in your research?”.</p>
<p>The data are described here:</p>
<p>https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2016-08-13-quick-and-dirty-analysis-software-being-used-research-python-matlab-and-r</p
The role of the international patent system in the transfer of technology to West Africa : case studies : Ghana and Nigeria
Full text linkThe principal aim of this thesis is to undertake a critical
examination of the role of the international patent system in the
transfer of technology to West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria.
It focuses mainly on the patent systans and technology regulatory
regimes of the two countries. The study is intended to identify and
evaluate the impact of the international patent system on the transfer
and development of technology in this area.
The first chapter provides a theoretical foundation to some of
the more practical issues to be discussed in the subsequent chapters.
The Paris Convention and the diplomatic revision exercise thereof, as
well as other efforts and policies regarding patents and technology
transfer at various levels are discussed in Chapter Two. Chapters
Three to Eight consider the two case-studies undertaken in this
thesis. Chapter Three begins with the historical development of the
patent system in both Ghana and Nigeria, and the remaining chapters
continue with a discussion of the present patent and technology
regulatory regimes of both countries. Based on facts and figures the
two case-studies examine critically the patent law and systems and
technology transfer laws of these two countries including other
related institutional measures highlighting their strengths and
weaknesses.
The study argues that if the patent systems of both countries
are to play a meaningful role in the transfer and developnent of
technology they nust be utilized as a tool of economic policy and also
be related to the technology transfer regimes which nust necessarily
be integrated into the national technology policy which should, in
turn, be made an integral part of the entire national developnent
plan. It is concluded that it is only in this way that the patent
system can effectively contribute to the transfer of technology and
the development of indigenous technological capabilities in the two countries
Better Software, Better Research: Providing Scalable Support for Scientific Software Development
No full text<p>Over the last five years, the Software Sustainability Institute (http://www.software.ac.uk) has refined a programme of activities to support better scientific software development in a scalable and cost effective way. We present a summary of these activities and the context in which we operate to inform the CSESSP workshop.</p
Transcending jurisprudence : a critique of the architectonics of international law
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Genetic Resources, Equity and International Law
No full textThis thesis examines the application of international law to the uses of agricultural crop plants termed plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. In particular, it asks the question, does international law regulate the use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture so as to enable equity among nations in accessing these resources and sharing the benefits which arise from them?
In answering this question this thesis will also consider several related issues which have arisen in the course of the international debate on this topic. These resources are closely entwined with the lives and livelihoods of certain categories of peoples such as indigenous peoples and farmers and local communities. In addition, they are critical for the economies, agricultural systems and food security of nations. The thesis question will not be considered in the abstract, but will rather be placed against the background of these issues, which will be continuously used to put the legal discourse into perspective.
The legal analysis will focus on five international agreements which directly or indirectly regulate the use of crop plants. These five agreements are placed in two broad categories, i.e. environmental/conservation agreements and trade and property related agreements. The first category includes the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992 and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of 2001. The second category includes the Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of 1991, the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of 1994, and several treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. In addition, since the topic raises issues of rights, certain human rights treaties and documents will also be used in the analysis.
The current international conflict over plant genetic resources can be condensed into one of rights, human rights and property rights. The international treaties cited above have all contextualized the issue within a framework of property rights, setting out mechanisms for different forms of legal control of these resources. This thesis will argue that whatever the form and nature of such property rights, they cannot achieve equity in the use of crop plants. Rather the use of such rights results in violations of human rights
