UoM Digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTP) Workshop

Schedule

Fri Jan 16 2026 at 09:30 am to 04:30 pm

Location

Nancy Rothwell Building | Manchester, EN

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This is a workshop to connect dRTPs at UoM, showcase dRTP careers, and workshop things important to the UoM dRTP community.
About this Event

This is a workshop to bring together digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTP) at the University of Manchester. We're bringing everyone together to hear about the variety of dRTP roles at UoM and the work being done to professionalise these careers internally and externally. The second half of the day we will connect and workshop together to better organise and define the dRTP community's needs at UoM.

Post-workshop we will produce a report to send to senior leaders at UoM to highlight the dRTP community's professional needs at UoM.


If you're a dRTP at the University of Manchester, please join us!


This is an in-person only event.

Venue: Blended Lecture Theatre 1 (GA.056), Nancy Rothwell Building, The University of Manchester.


This event is funded by the Software Sustainability Institute.


Agenda

?: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrival and coffee
?: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Introduction and Icebreakers
?: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Presentations and Q&A - dRTP roles at UoM

Info: Talks from: TBC (Research Software Engineer), Stavrina Dimosthenous (Data Curator), Danielle Owen (Highly Restricted Data Service Lead)


?: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
?: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Presentations and Fireside Chat - Professionalising dRTP careers

Info: Talks from : Bill Ayres (RDM Strategic Lead) /Tristan Martin (Data Stewardship project coordinator), Aleksandra Nenadic (Research Software Training Lead - SSI; Skills and Workforce Development Academic Theme Lead - RLP) , and Adrian Harwood (Head of Research Software Engineering)


?: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
?: 02:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Workshop Session

Info: In groups, we will workshop around organising the dRTP community at UoM, dRTP career paths and recognition, and what dRTP roles need from UoM.


?: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Workshop Session Wrap-up
?: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Event Wrap-up and close
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Nancy Rothwell Building, Booth Street East, Manchester, United Kingdom

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