University of St Andrews Research Computing Network Launch

Programme

The programme is in development on GitHub.

Short Talks

• Introduction - Paddy McCann
• The Software Sustainability Institute, Software Carpentry and RSEs - Olexandr Konovalov
• Why do I write code? Coding platforms for an experimental physicist - Roman Spesyvtsev
• Using R, RStudio, and git to Support a Reproducible Research Workflow - Rob Schick
• Become a Solr power user: getting the most out of Solr - Swithun Crowe
• Vim: Why Not? - Ken Munro

Discussion

At the moment the Research Computing Network is a mailing list on which we've been sharing announcements (not least about this event) which may be of interest to members. Where do we go from here? What can we do which would be of the most value to Network members?

• Do we need other communications channels?
• Should we have regular meetings/events? What form should these take?
• Can/should we offer training? What topics are appropriate? Who would provide the training?
• What else would you like to get from the Network?