The Research Software Alliance (ReSA)

Research software is a critical component of open research, and an increased focus on research software challenges will further the objectives of Wellcome Trust’s Open Research programme to maximise research impact.

The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) advances the vision that software is valued as a fundamental component of research.

This proposal will support ReSA to bring research software communities together to collaborate on the advancement of research software, utilising application of the FAIR principles as a catalyst for this global endeavour.

This project seeks USD$157,250 to engage the research software community to apply the FAIR principles to research software. to achieve three aims: FAIR4RS WG project direction to develop agreed FAIR for research software principles FAIR4RS Roadmap leadership to map FAIR for research software projects into a longer-term strategic framework People Roadmap to support the development of career paths and reward structures to complement the FAIR4RS Roadmap This proposal will accelerate the development of an open research system that recognises and supports research software.

This will provide researchers with the skills and resources to fully utilise research software, in a system where policy makers and funders value research software, and where organisations adequately reward staff with software expertise.