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Description
Since establishing the Research Software Engineering (RSE) team at UiT, we have tested various strategies to integrate RSE into the university's core infrastructure. While some initiatives have flourished, others have been more challenging. This talk provides an overview of our experiences, intended to help other Nordic institutions navigate similar hurdles.
We will focus on how we address the ongoing challenge of funding. Specifically, we will discuss how our current model allows RSEs to move away from daily HPC operations to focus on long-term research collaborations through dedicated service levels and grant applications. We will also look at our efforts to increase campus visibility, such as our weekly help desk at the library run in partnership with the data team, a low-threshold service that has proven very popular. Finally, we will share what hasn't worked for us so far, such as our attempts to engage with startup incubators, and discuss why some successful models from other universities don't always translate to every institution.