Speaker
Florian Mannseicher, DFG

Title
Research Software and its management – a funders perspective

Abstract
The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) is the central public funding organisation for academic research in Germany and promotes research in all academic disciplines. Research software is either output or object in many research projects underpinning its ever more important role in the sciences and the humanities. The DFG supports these research projects through various funding programmes and has launched calls to support projects that promote the quality assurance and long-term usability of research software. Additionally, the DFG mentions research software management explicitly in its Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice. However, research software and its management are still far less visible in the DFG funding programmes and policies than e. g. research data and research papers. Consequently, this keynote addresses what the DFG has been working on and is currently working on to elevate research software as first-class research output, and how its management can be facilitated by useful policies. However, the DFG is only as strong as the support that it receives from the scientific communities. So, do ask what a funder can do for you and do ask what you can do for your funder.

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