| layout | post | ||||||||||
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| title | Founding Fathers | ||||||||||
| author | @vsoch | ||||||||||
| rse | Rob Haines | ||||||||||
| excerpt | In this episode, we hear a story of how research software engineering came to be. | ||||||||||
| date | 2020-12-10 00:30:00 -0800 | ||||||||||
| external_media | https://us-rse.org/rse-stories-episodes-1/2020/rse-stories-robert-haines-episode-45.mp3 | ||||||||||
| length | 11953440 | ||||||||||
| duration | 00:21:20 | ||||||||||
| explicit | no | ||||||||||
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In our 45th episode, we talk to Rob Haines, the head of Research IT at the University of Manchester. Have you ever heard the story of how research software engineering originally came to be? Rob has a side to that story to tell, as he might be considered one of the founding fathers of the RSE movement and his group at the University of Manchester. How has his career progressed, and what are remaining challenges? Listen to this week's episode to learn more!