Wrap-up

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Overview

Questions

  • What are the wider Research Software Development Principles and where does FAIR fit into them?

Objectives

  • Reflect on the Research Software Development Principles and their relevance to own research.

In this course we have explored the significance of reproducible research and how following the FAIR principles in our own work can help us and others do better research. Reproducible research often requires that researchers implement new practices and learn new tools - in this course we taught you some of these as a starting point but you will discover what works best for yourself, your group, community and domain. Some of these practices may take a while to implement and may require perseverance, others you can start practicing today.

An image of a Chinese proverb "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now
An image of a Chinese proverb “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now” by CCNULL, used under a CC-BY 2.0 licence

Research software development principles

Software and people who develop it have significance within the research environment and a broader impact on society and the planet. FAIR research software principles cover some aspects and operate within the wider Research Software Development Principles - recommended by Software Sustainability Institute’s Director Neil Chue Hong during his keynote at RSECon23. These principles can help us explore and reflect on our own work and guide us on a path to better research.

Helping your team

Help the team principles of writing FAIR, secure and maintainable code
Helping your team, image from RSECon2024, used under CC BY 4.0

Helping you peers

Help the peers principles of making your work reproducible, inclusive and credit everyone involved
Helping your peers, image from RSECon2024, used under CC BY 4.0

Helping the world

Help the world principles of being responsible, open and global, and humanist when developing research software
Helping the world, image from RSECon2024, used under CC BY 4.0

Further reading

Please check out the following resources for some additional reading on the topic of this course and the full reference set.

Key Points

  • When developing software for your research, think about how it will help you and your team, your peers and domain/community and the world.