Hidden REF Flyer
April 14, 2021
The focus of research evaluation on papers and grants excludes far too many vital contributions
April 24, 2021
Mike Croucher writes in the MATLAB community blog about the Hidden REF and the importance of software in research.
Anyone who has worked around academia for a long time will tell you that there are many roles in academic research that are vital-but-unrecognised. Software development used to be one of them! Back in 2012, a group of people decided to change this situation and created what has since become the Research Software Engineering (RSE) movement. As I can personally attest, this movement has been a game changer for those of us who contribute most through research software rather than journal writing. Our place in the academic world now has a name, a career structure, fellowship opportunities, an international association and more.
Read the article on the MATLAB community blog.
