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SUMMARY:"Green" RSEs?  A new role (and a new community) to reduce the envi
 ronmental impact of research - Kirsty Pringle - Software Sustainability In
 stitute\; EPCC\, University of Edinburgh
DTSTART:20260521T120000Z
DTEND:20260521T130000Z
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CONTACT:Jack Atkinson
DESCRIPTION:Research Software Engineers (RSEs) collaborate with researcher
 s to develop and maintain software\, helping to embed best practices that 
 improve reliability and reduce inefficiencies in research workflows.\n\nAs
  awareness grows of the environmental impact of computational research\, a
  new specialism - Green RSE - is beginning to emerge.\n\nGreen RSEs integr
 ate sustainability into software development\, ensuring environmental cons
 iderations are addressed alongside performance and usability. Despite its 
 potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of research computi
 ng\, the role is still loosely defined and lacks formal recognition or cle
 ar career pathways.\n\nTo address this gap\, the Green RSE Special Interes
 t Group (https://socrse.github.io/green-sig/) has been established in coll
 aboration with the UK Society of Research Software Engineering. This initi
 ative aims to build a community\, share best practices\, and define the sk
 ills and responsibilities of Green RSEs. Early findings highlight how Gree
 n RSEs can support sustainable software practices across disciplines and c
 ontribute to reducing the environmental impact of computational research.
LOCATION:Room E\, West Hub
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